3 skills but 4 profiles = horrible

I was a pure biotic until after the first Architect. After that, and fighting so many freaking remnant, I had to change. Biotic just doesn't do enough against shielded or armored enemies since it's not easy to set up biotic combos on them. Eventually I switched to all Tech (Overload, Incinerate, and Drain). I'm over 110 hours in, level 70+, and into my second playthrough, and I still have never switched profiles. I've rocked all four weapons at once while keeping the full 100% to power recharge and I still feel like 3 skills is too little.

It's not like they got rid of the wheel, you can still pull it up, ya know, to use consumables and select your weapon (for some reason, I use the mouse wheel), and that pauses combat. If you have enough consumables of a certain type (like I did) they basically become additional powers as it is.

I don't understand or like the ammo consumables, it goes against the OT, fine I guess, but it also goes against the game itself when three of your squadmates can have it so that they ALWAYS use a certain ammo type, with every shot. Yeah, yeah, they also have unlimited ammo, then tie it to the weapon type like: Shotguns: Cryo, AR: Incendiary, Pistols: Disruptor. Or whatever, maybe even give us the choice, reach 6th level in AR and one of the two options lets us select a constant ammo type for that weapon.

Speaking of the squadmates, what's the point of giving them only 4 skills, two active and two passive? Especially when they continue to gain skill points after they're maxed out?

The more I played the more I found that bugged the crap out of me.

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If they insist on keeping the profiles this is my suggestion:
4 (maybe 5) skills per profile, 2 profiles (if on console, USE THE DAMNED WHEEL!). In MP, limit it to the base 3 skills if you have to for balance (and since you can't pause a MP game). (I hate anything MP so I really don't care how they handle/balance it, but one thing I learned from WoW, is that the two should not be balanced together, but handled as two completely separate things.)
In the squad selection screen, allow us to pick one skill for each squadmate, add that skill to the wheel to command that squadmate to use that power on our current target. (ME (and DA) is a squad based game, taking control of the squad away from the player is stupid.)
If we switch profiles, the skills are usable instantly, but we cannot switch again for X seconds/minutes.

I like the profile system. Very much, even. The things I personally would change:
- allow us to reduce or remove the cooldowns between profile switching, be it through levelling, high level profiles or just change the way it works.
- ammo powers: you have such a good crafting system: why not work them in as an augmentation? That makes so much more sense than a consumable...
- I don't need a squad which I have to micromanage in combat. The combat is just the right amount of frantic and tactical for me. What I DO need, is to be able to set up (on the tempest or whatnot) for each character when and where they use which power. Let's say: If cora spots an armored enemy, let her use her nova which is pspecced for armor damage. If she freezes an enemy, let her use her charge. If me or another squadmate falls below 50 health, let her use her shield boost. Etc, etc... On the normal difficulty I never had qualms with my squadmates, they did just fine and never died, but I'm about to try insanity and am kind of fearful for what might come. We'll see though.

Other than that, I have no beef with the system.

I hate three abilities restrictions, atleast 6 should be the bare minimum per profile and just have a couple favourites tops. But 6 is the minimum that is needed. Right now i got tons of abilities which never see any bloody use as i got only 3 slots to actually use since switching profile is pointless and i rather have my skill slots in one go \rather than 3x4. Shit like this is why a lot of us didnt want MP in a single player game as it always ends up screwing the Single player systems to balance their useless (to me) MP.

Besides game has serious issues especially once you go past lvl 80 where powers end up being worthless with long cooldowns which applies to favourites switching as well. Oh well ill see if they patch in more slots cause atm 3 slots is massively frustrating. If not then im done with the game cause its not like we can even mod this issue out.

WHat happens at 80?... :/ 

I'm 62 myself, and powers are all but worthless? Even if just for crow control.

I see. I'll be sure to build for that.

But didn't they rebalance insanity? Or does this still hold up?

Yup the archetype based passive profiles are fine, just give us more slots instead of the 3x4 system. People hate the 3x4 system and not the profiles, but they tend to get mixed up and bunched together.

I guess, "3 skills and 4 profiles" thing has something to do with gamepads. Can't say if it's good or bad in terms of balance, because I haven't finished the game yet (level 20, just started the colonization of the 3rd planet).

And that's REALLY saying something.  

I cant believe it compared to MEA, DAI got a lot right. I had more skill slots, companions are actually useful and i can customize their skills, gear and a lot more than Andromeda. Here the companions are terrible with terrible weapons in terms of usefulness. Bioware has to go through to balance the single player properly and needs a massive patch. Powers, skills, detonations, squadmates all end up becoming redundant. This applies to a lot of weapons and armors as well.

When people bitch about MEA being DAI in spcae they are wrong. if it was DAI in space i wouldnt be bitching as i would be enjoying the game instead. There is a reason DAI is still installed on my system and while i love witcher 3 i find it a chore to replay.

Couldn't agree more, that's actually something I said to myself after playing Andromeda. People hated DA:I but it got a lot of stuff right. Sure, it was simplified when compared to DA:O and DA2 but looking at how simplified Andromeda is, DA:I seems like a RPG dream.

I switch quite often to be honest. Currently I'm using 3 favourites with 2 different profiles, and all see use.

Engineer - Assault Turret, Energy Drain, Concussive Shot
Infiltrator - Assault Turret, Cryo Blast, Concussive Shot
Infiltrator - Invasion, Tactical Cloak, Cry Blast

And the CD aren't that bad, people. Yes, Assault Turret takes ages (though you can drop it on 1 favourite, and it will stay alive if you switch to another that has it), but the others only take a few seconds.

How much weaker do you think powers would be if you had access to 4x the same amount at any given moment in order to balance the game properly?  I'll do the math for you, 4x weaker.  In a game where people believe the powers are to weak already.  It must be the consoles fault.

Wait back up.  You wish you could have quadruple the powers because you have a PC but feel that the profiles are cheating?  HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!