The Daily Fail: Novice Solo-ers Support Thread (Now with less fail!)

Hate the idea of solos. Only ever tried 4 and completed all of them. One bronze back in the day (I genuinely thought I was 1337 back then until I got to BSN and realised people had soloed gold). One to prove I could solo gold, another inadvertently when the AIU was released, just to get a feel for the character, and another when (also inadvertently) when I was trying out a new build for the Hunter.

A few more notes that I forgot to add yesterday:

Objective waves:

You need to be even more patient than on other waves. You see the timer and you instantly go into overdrive - no, your first job is to take a breath and calmly think about the situation. The most important skill for objective waves is leading the enemies. If you have to operate in one part of the map, go to the other and hold it until most enemies bunch up there, then sprint back and do the stuff in relative peace. If you have hack for example, try to stay for a third or so in, then kite away, then another third and so on. Once again, patience and calm, deliberate action is key. Yes you have timers, but it's a lot more time than you think, so chill.

Target switching on Platinum is severely limited. IIRTC, it's possible only on Collectors 3(which is unnecessary, since it's Brutes) and Derpshit 6 or Reapers 6, but I's rather keep the missile. Most hacks can be glitched, so do that. Pizza is easiest pnce you learn to pizza-run. Devices are a PITA on most maps. Leading the enemy away and positioning yourself in the most protected angle is essential.


Nuking pattern:

Some waves benefit greatly form nuking the first spawn or two (aim for at least 4 enemies with 2 big bosses or 5 with at least one). Since you seem to lean towards Reapers, I'd nuke 5, 7 and 8 and try to have at least 2 missiles for 10 (3 is better) - one for emergencies and one for post objective cleanup.

Some people like to nuke 4 , cause of the Prime and the phantoms, I'd skip it on Giant/White. 5 has 2 Banshees and a higher budget, so taking a chunk out of that budget in the beginning shortens the overall time and requires less mental effort on your part to keep your focus for longer. 7 is somewhat difficult with turrets and a Banshee + phantoms pushing you, so if you can, begin with another nuke. 8 is one of the most difficult Reaper waves, with 1 Atlas, 2 Banshees and the rest Marauders with Phaeston 9000 and phantrolls with palm blasters of doom, so I do my best to catch a big spawn and even two here with a missile. Wave 9 is a cake walk with Geth Scanner and a reasonable way of dealing with phantoms.

Also, Giant is easier for kiting, but White is easier for spawn nuking, so you might wanna take that into consideration.

If you go for Reapers, figure out a way to 1)Stop Banshees fast and 2)kill Banshees fast. Doing damage to their armor bars (so, first, quickly dropping their barrier) tend to do the trick for the first and a powerful weapon is good for the second. Incendiary glitch is also good for Reapers, with all that armor. Once they've stopped, aim for headshots (unless you are using stuff like Venom or Scorpion).

As far as kits go, HSent and TSent are both good, durable kits, put at least 4 ranks into Tech armor for 40% DR and at least 4 in Fitness (you can even go for 6 on the HSent for a 46646 build). HSent has a dodge, which is also to be taken into consideration. I'd once again recommend SI with Talon or a sniper rifle, it has a lot of power with Cloak and Proxy Mine and a lot of survivability with Energy Drain.

i failed another 2 or 3 attempts yesterday evening, pizza delivery made me nuke everything on sight. I should upload that as it was ...
On the plus side, i remembered i soloed with TSol allready with raider/acolyte agains reapa
So i ll switch to Tsent now

TTT last Tsol vid also put me in a very agressive stance i cant handle

Day 3, attempt 4: Giant/Reapers
TSent Arc Pistol/Falcon
Survivor loadout, Pistol Amp III, Incendiary IV, Cyclonic IV
Wave 7 fail because I forgot Geth Scanner, ran face first into a turret and then got sporked by the phantom crouched on my dead body.
Time: 47:15

Lesson of the day: Geth Scanner, don't leave home without it.

Actually this felt much less terrible than yesterday. Objectives were devices (had to kite twice from #4 and finished with 8 seconds to spare, whew!) and center hack, which was a piece of cake with all those slow moving units (only had to kite once). I actually had 4 gels, 5 ops packs (did use 4) and all my rockets and thermal clips at the time of death. I even got 3WS and I'd never gotten past W6 before. So, progress, I guess!

I thought I beat multiplayer when I finished all the characters on Platinum. But an achievement didn't even pop up.

Turian Sentinel is a great choice for your first time. He is very gentle and capable and will always treat you right.