Consumables or Powers

It would be good if there was a fourth 'skill tree' of just passives that you could choose one ammo type from, or something like that.
 

Haven't used a consumable in SP yet. They feel completely redundant now.

Never used consumables. In principle, the idea of shield capacitors, backup life support, etc. is not bad though.

But for ammo, I say, get special ammo as weapon mods, like it used to be in ME1.

I want 'em as weapon mods, ala ME1.

We can choose to have a mod that does more damage, or a mod that changes the ammo type. I don't want the "weapom mod slot/ammo mod slot" from ME1, though. I think we should have to choose, but have all slots open for all types of mods (obviously with ammo mods you could only have one, but that's neither here nor there.)

To be fair, though, I didn't mind ammo powers in ME2/3, and I'm just fine with 'em being consumables in ME:A.  I just prefer 'em as mods like ME1.

I would prefer Ammo Powers myself.

I don't want them to be consumables because A) It takes up a consumable slot that I could use for something else, It's limited, when it never has been before and does not make sense, C) As they are now, they only last three whole clips, so things like shotguns or sniper rifles get screwed, D) In game, we have 3 examples of constant special ammo use by our squadmates.

I don't want it to be a weapon mod or augmentation because A) Either option would take up a slot I use for other mods or augmentations, and since both already have limited slots, I don't feel the current special ammo types do enough to justify loosing one of those slots, It would be too static and limiting, being able to switch special ammo types to help deal with various situations can be very helpful.

Having special ammo types as 'powers' allows for versatility on the field without taking up limited spaces/slots.

Instead of being a power that each character would have to put points into, it could be a new 'Squad' based power section, where any power/ability/skill/whatever that affects the entire squad would be. I would like this because ME has always been a squad based game, so having a section the specifically emphasizes building the squad as a whole would be appreciated.

It wouldn't be difficult to add in a way to select them in battle either. The power wheel never went away, it is still in ME:A; There could be a half circle above the weapon selection where the ammo types would sit, or perhaps two crescents on either side of the wheel, splitting them up (mostly to make it look more uniform and not lopsided) with Incendiary, Cryo, and Disruptor on one side and Warp, Armor Piercing, and Radiated on the other.

Selecting ammo types could basically use what we already have in game: Clicking on one type would give the entire squad that ammo type, or by using the same buttons/keys we use to tell our squadmates where to stand or who to attack, we select which ammo types each squad member uses and then our own. (Yeah, seems a bit more complicated than it needs to be, but unless we are given the ability to actually command our squadmates like we could in previous ME games, it seems like a compromise.)

How about ammo augments.

I do use the cobra all the time though. Who can say no to explosions?

They make you invincible basically. You mix consumable ammo powers with annihilation field/cryo melee/the engineer drone and youre comboing for every power used without really needing to put the effort in.

I like them OP but I can see where you want to spec them.


Edit: Stun locking rampages. *Two thumbs up BioWare*

I wish I had thought of ME1 Ammo, and added that to the poll

I don't like the way they implemented consumables. I really wish they were powers. The game gives you too many skill points to spend on too many talents, many of which end up being rather unused. I noticed this particularly in NG+ when I am just struggling to find things to spend skill points on.

I also don't like having to load up the consumables everytime they run out. So I would be ok I could queue their consumption or if there was an augmentation that performed the job of the consumable (so not quite a wep mod but an augmentation).

Finally, the effects of the special ammo was much more obvious in the original trilogy than here. Sure a shot of inferno starts a slow burn and messes up the enemy, but the sound effects that would come from the target are severely lacking.

Either weapon mods à la ME1 or weapon augmentations. The idea of having them as consumables seemed OK, but I couldn't really care to use them in game. Consumables in general is a typical RPG mechanic that I feel very few games have gotten right to my tastes.