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HellmanSabian Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
#24276: Feb 19th 2012 at 11:48:14 AM

That's the revolver?

God damn it. I am disappointed, Bio Ware.

Took the words right out of my mouth.

I'm finding the AI and abilities of the enemies actually quite tough to get used to this time around. They're actually quite intelligent and quite ruthless.

JotunofBoredom Left Eye from Noatun Since: Dec, 2009
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#24277: Feb 19th 2012 at 11:54:54 AM

Atlas mechs can EASILY chew you up with that cannon on their arm, it's just that it has trouble fighting four people at once.
I've solo'd an Atlas in multiplayer without a rocket launcher.

It takes a while, but it ain't that hard.

I've finally gotten into the groove of being a Infiltrator in multiplayer. Cloak is just the best thing ever, especially when you've got other players to build aggro after you suddenly disappear.

Cryo Blast is also very fun. For a flanked Guardian, it's a death sentence.

It kinda makes me sad that Infiltrator only has incinerate in singleplayer mode.

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#24278: Feb 19th 2012 at 11:57:46 AM

I've solo'd an Atlas in multiplayer without a rocket launcher. It ain't that hard

Well so have I. While it also had two Phantoms supporting it. However, its main role is distracting you and killing while you are distracted by the soldiers, which it does very efficiently.

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#24279: Feb 19th 2012 at 12:45:35 PM

According to wiki there is a way to apply ammo powers to weapons for one mission.

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#24281: Feb 19th 2012 at 12:48:45 PM

@Gamestop commercial:

Look closely at Garrus, and you'll see he's wearing a different set of armor than what he's been shown in thus far.

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#24282: Feb 19th 2012 at 1:44:28 PM

I think one of the main reasons I can't do vanguard is because '1' is my panic button.

Also I totally cloak and sprint and backstab all the time. I am pretty sure everyone hates me for it since I end up dying instantly.

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#24283: Feb 19th 2012 at 1:56:14 PM

That's because you are doing it wrong.

You should do it with a shotgun.

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Teebert kingslayer from boxcar's noggin Since: Sep, 2009
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#24284: Feb 19th 2012 at 2:04:10 PM

cloak sucks. the enemy units can still see you and if you go in for a backstab, they'll melee you first.

vanguard, however, is god mode. equip pistol, get insane cooldown bonus. charge, shoot, charge, shoot, repeat until time for extraction.

hey ch00bs, are you Blissey1?

edited 19th Feb '12 2:04:42 PM by Teebert

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#24285: Feb 19th 2012 at 2:18:58 PM

no, blissey1 is blissey1

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#24286: Feb 19th 2012 at 2:22:00 PM

[up][up] Have you tried that on Silver?

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Teebert kingslayer from boxcar's noggin Since: Sep, 2009
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#24287: Feb 19th 2012 at 2:23:11 PM

I tried it a couple times before I got Charge to refill my shields completely (and failed completely). I'll have to try it again sometime.

edited 19th Feb '12 2:25:38 PM by Teebert

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#24288: Feb 19th 2012 at 2:24:00 PM

You know that one glitch in 2 I mentioned before where Shepard gets his shotgun animations mixed up with the pistol's? Well I got it again, and I love it.smile

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#24289: Feb 19th 2012 at 2:32:14 PM

[up][up] Tell me if you get butchered, because I just don't see that Charge strategy working with Phantoms, snipers, and Atlas Mechs everywhere.

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Teebert kingslayer from boxcar's noggin Since: Sep, 2009
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#24290: Feb 19th 2012 at 2:50:21 PM

Charge vs Phantoms actually works fairly well. The stagger effect plus heavy melee basically keeps them stunlocked. Nemeses are a joke.

Atlas mechs not so much. Although with 100% shield boost Charge, they're a bit easier.

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JotunofBoredom Left Eye from Noatun Since: Dec, 2009
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#24291: Feb 19th 2012 at 3:16:06 PM

cloak sucks. the enemy units can still see you and if you go in for a backstab, they'll melee you first.
You're doing it wrong.

Cloak works best as an escape, a way to perform a hacking or rezzing with no interference, a damage bonus for sniping, or flanking from at least mid-range.

Backstabbing is a no-no unless you know what you're doing.

edited 19th Feb '12 3:16:58 PM by JotunofBoredom

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TheProffesor The Professor from USA Since: Jan, 2011
#24292: Feb 19th 2012 at 3:23:02 PM

Backstabbing is great, but it only works if you have a quick escape route. If you get trapped behind enemy lines after killing a Guardian and his buddies show up, you're in a bad way.

However, if you stick with your squad and flank the enemy, you can sprint back into the protection of your squad mates.

Or So I'veHeard.

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#24293: Feb 19th 2012 at 3:45:29 PM

hey ch00bs, are you Blissey1?

Can I help you?

I recently started playing an Infiltrator of my own. I've tried backstabbing via shotgun followed by a heavy melee, and I've had equal amounts success and failure. Most notably, it seem to work like a charm on phantoms, at least on bronze. Shotgun from cloak takes out their barriers, heavy melee finished them off.

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#24294: Feb 19th 2012 at 3:50:28 PM

I think the best way to take out Phantoms is as an Engineer- one level six Overload (if leveled right) annihilates their barriers even on Gold in one hit, then two point blank shotgun blasts take care of the rest.

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#24295: Feb 19th 2012 at 3:52:26 PM

I think the best way to take out Phantoms is as an Engineer- one level six Overload (if leveled right) annihilates their barriers even on Gold in one hit, then two point blank shotgun blasts take care of the rest.

See, that requires lugging around a shotgun though, sending the recharge time on powers through the roof.

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#24296: Feb 19th 2012 at 3:53:02 PM

Not really. I lug around a Scimitar VIII with accuracy and damage boosting mods and my powers still recharge in about four seconds each.

edited 19th Feb '12 3:53:16 PM by CPFMfan

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ch00beh ??? from Who Knows Where Since: Jul, 2010
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#24297: Feb 19th 2012 at 4:03:53 PM

Yeah, cloaking is for repositioning, not really straight offense like charge. Sometimes, though, you end up repositioning behind someone and you are morally obligated to stab them.

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#24298: Feb 19th 2012 at 4:16:08 PM

Not really. I lug around a Scimitar VIII with accuracy and damage boosting mods and my powers still recharge in about four seconds each.

Too slow for me. I only carry a Phalanx and my powers recharge in around 2 seconds.

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#24299: Feb 19th 2012 at 4:47:23 PM

Infiltrator? Mantis and cloak, repeat till everyone's dead of headshots. Atlases will go down in maybe 6 Mantis shots (depending on what level Mantis you have). If this is what the Mantis is like, Widow must be so much overkill.

Cleared bronze with just another player last night. That was fun. Been playing engineer a lot (both quarian and human). Just carry a modded Mattock X. Both the drone and flamethrower turret are fricking fantastic, but the human engineer shades the quarian because cryo is kinda crap and overload is made of win and awesome.

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#24300: Feb 19th 2012 at 4:57:27 PM

Widow is total overkill. It goes right through the Guardian's shields, for example. But it is slow and heavy as hell.

Overload is pretty much the only reason I play Engineer. One level six Overload will take down the shields of a Phantom, Centurion, Nemesis, or Turret, and also stun them, which sets them up for a shotgun blast.

I'm still wondering if the Revenant with a scope and stability enhancer is a worthy weapon for the soldier.

edited 19th Feb '12 5:00:49 PM by CPFMfan

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