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Post by crashsuit on Sept 5, 2017 13:55:44 GMT
I think you only get one when you succeed, right? I was getting them awarded for failed solo matches. No idea if that's working as intended or not.
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Post by crashsuit on Sept 5, 2017 6:14:57 GMT
mgamerz get your host together goddamn it
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Post by crashsuit on Sept 5, 2017 3:03:50 GMT
For Japanese, do you need it in kana, kanji, or romaji? I'm not sure how it usually shows up in the game.
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Post by crashsuit on Sept 4, 2017 22:05:04 GMT
You know, this is a good opportunity to get drop rate data on Apex packs, for anyone who has some spare time and patience. Open an alt account, sign up for the trial, fail a celebration solo, open an Apex pack, repeat 100 times.
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Post by crashsuit on Sept 4, 2017 18:51:09 GMT
I have some extra Apex pack data for you from some alt accounts. Three Apex packs, 1 UR each.
Edit: Gladiator, Silhesh, and... Silhesh
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Post by crashsuit on Sept 4, 2017 18:49:57 GMT
During my recent alt account adventures, I found out something interesting about the celebration mission. Even if you fail, you still get the Apex pack. On a fresh account, I hosted a private solo on the celebration mission, deliberately died immediately, and got the pack right afterwards.
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Post by crashsuit on Sept 3, 2017 14:27:34 GMT
Wait, 4 bar hosts are a thing? I have NEVER seen that, even playing on friends' hosts. I guess this explains why every match is laggy to some degree. But yeah, I refuse to play on 2bar, that's just BS rolled up in Rubberbands. The lag is pretty frustrating. I don't even play on fewer than three bars, but even then for about half the three bar hosts the game is borderline unplayable for me because of lag. Some of the three bar hosts I played with might as well have had zero bars. All the four bar hosts I played with were ok, though I did have ledge grab issues sometimes.
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Post by crashsuit on Sept 3, 2017 8:50:50 GMT
Um, you forgot to sensor the bottom name on the mission success screen. Oh fucking hell. Edit: OK I fixed it.
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Post by crashsuit on Sept 3, 2017 8:26:04 GMT
Apex rating (over 3000!): Strike teams: Characters: Guns: Mods: Gear: Nameplates: Some of the gold scores: Platinum(!) score: Thoughts: -it's no ME3MP, but it can still be pretty fun -Human Soldier power build is a beast -Charger is the little common that could -including the Tutorial pack, celebration Apex pack, ME3 loyalty pack, and other misc. starter packs, there's a lot of free stuff to get new accounts going -if you think you'll ever want to start an alt account, but don't want to buy another copy yet, the trial is a good way to get an alt account up and running -oof the grind is real -leveling kits is a huge pain in the ass, even with XP boosters -you can jump to gold right away if you know what you're doing -doesn't take long to max bronze cards -having to earn MF feels like a huge chore all the time -if the host has fewer than 4 bars, you're gonna have a bad time -even on Friday and Saturday nights in the US, it's hard to find gold lobbies -unlike ME3MP's armor damage reduction, lack of consumable capacity upgrades feels like the only real obstacle to moving to gold+ -alt account name and exact Apex rating hidden out of modesty and to protect anonymity
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Post by crashsuit on Sept 2, 2017 19:18:40 GMT
They're lazy except for Sharpshooters which are goddamn sprinting world champions. I just figured it out. The Sharpshooters drank all the space coffee, that's why the rest of them are so tired.
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Post by crashsuit on Sept 2, 2017 7:16:33 GMT
My alt account's pack: 2 URs, 1 rare, 2 commons, and the XP boosters.
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Post by crashsuit on Sept 2, 2017 6:18:37 GMT
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Post by crashsuit on Sept 2, 2017 6:16:38 GMT
Can someone make a Trial account and see what all the items of Equipment are this week? I would do but I am super lazy I am very busy with other important MEAMP related projects. I can do it this evening, if someone else doesn't get to it first. I can jump into the trial on an alt account. In fact, I might do it anyway to tr oll some gold pugs. Had some alt account fun tonight, tldr inside the spoiler. OK, so I just got done playing a couple hours on an alt account with a fresh manifest, and I had a blast. Between the free starter pack, basic pack, and ME3 loyalty pack, plus the additional basic pack I got from the 5k starter credits, plus the tutorial pack, plus the Apex pack I apparently got from my first game, which was a failed celebration mission solo, I wound up with a decent assortment of stuff to work with. Exemplar I misc common and uncommon guns HFS II Naladen I misc weapon mods misc XP boosters, plus consumables and other misc boosters Krogan Vanguard II Dang look at all this free stuff. Can't remember which is which now but I wanna say this is the.. tutorial pack maybe? Loyalty pack(?) Basic pack(?) Apex pack! The missions I played: bronze celebration mission solo (failed) tutorial mission (successful) 2 x bronze celebration mission pug (1 successful, 1 lost connection) 2 x silver pug (1 successful, 1 lost connection) After spending my winnings from the night on Basic packs, I took my HFS 6/III, Charger II, no gear, no mods, Cryo I, Cell Capacity I, and 2 of each consumable, and I went pugging gold. Dropped into wave 2 of an Outlaws/Magma pug with two other soldiers(?) and a Jug. I wanna say we had targets and pizzas, but I can't remember for sure. We did finish in under 13 minutes, though, and I actually placed 2nd. So, while the game is pretty grindy, it's definitely possible to start contributing on gold more or less immediately, which is kind of cool. Edit: 2nd gold pug
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Post by crashsuit on Sept 1, 2017 23:40:57 GMT
If you're using andromeda points, I think it's safe to say the apex pack is a best for URs. They're 3.33x the cost of a premium, and based on what I've seen you get an UR in abou one in four premiums on average. If you're using credits, the jury is still out since the ratio is 6x the price instead of 3.33x. Also, did crashsuit get an UR booster in his pack? Not sure, sorry. I didn't actually see what boosters were in them.
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Post by crashsuit on Sept 1, 2017 23:17:48 GMT
I hate objectives. They work. They don't work. You think about them and they don't work. I hate them. Are they coarse and rough and irritating, and do they get everywhere?
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Post by crashsuit on Sept 1, 2017 23:15:41 GMT
Useful(?) tip: For anyone crazy enough to have alt accounts, there are utilities like NoxApp+ and Island that will let you sandbox multiple copies of the Android app side-by-side. That way you won't have to log in and out to manage the various strike teams.
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Post by crashsuit on Sept 1, 2017 16:55:56 GMT
Your Rich Volus Uncle TM could help you unlock a bunch of stuff. So you could be a Level 1, Rank XX Human Soldier with the Hurricane (Siphon) X and 40,000 Apex ranking, but 0 XP. Update: I'm still at work, but I logged into the app with a different account. Uncommon gear: Vulnerability VI, Enhanced Munitions Rare gear: Assault Loadout, Juggernaut Shield
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Post by crashsuit on Sept 1, 2017 16:47:35 GMT
Can someone make a Trial account and see what all the items of Equipment are this week? I would do but I am super lazy I am very busy with other important MEAMP related projects. I can do it this evening, if someone else doesn't get to it first. I can jump into the trial on an alt account. In fact, I might do it anyway to tr oll some gold pugs.
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Post by crashsuit on Sept 1, 2017 16:40:01 GMT
Funny; I was about to ditch the sniper skirmish when I saw that crashsuit was in the lobby. I swapped out my shotgun for a Valiant on my Turian Havoc Trooper. Naturally crashsuit had his newly minted XX Human Juggernaut. I didn't notice that the pugs were getting antsy, but I guess crashsuit is becoming a celebrity now... I notice people who like my posts. Haha. That, and I had a few beers in me...Excited? Antsy? Who knows And yes, I was envious of the XX Juggernaut Ohh it was you! I thought it was the other person. I spent half the match looking at their name, trying to think if I'd seen it before. That was a good game, sorry I didn't recognize you as a BSNer.
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Post by crashsuit on Sept 1, 2017 6:23:20 GMT
Wow, how did you get live footage of the MEA devs in charge of balance changes?
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Post by crashsuit on Sept 1, 2017 6:18:33 GMT
I was about to ditch a sniper skirmish lobby but then snowleopard25 dropped in so I stuck around with my half-damage pistols. The other two pugs didn't look familiar, but as the lobby counted down, one of them said "OH SHIIIIIT IT'S CRASHSUIT!" I thought that was pretty funny.
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Post by crashsuit on Sept 1, 2017 1:37:17 GMT
If I didn't have to deal with Mass Effect fans anymore, I'd celebrate too.
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Post by crashsuit on Aug 31, 2017 16:43:14 GMT
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Post by crashsuit on Aug 31, 2017 14:16:19 GMT
Seems I may be unlucky. I got two replies on reddit from people who bought the early pack and were still able to buy three Apex packs since it was re-added.
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Post by crashsuit on Aug 31, 2017 9:00:07 GMT
Fun mission but like everyone says it crashes when the Hydra orgy shows up. It works ok if you rub a little mustard on it though.
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