[Megathread] Mass Effect 3

[Nerraw]

Anyone tried the new objective yet? The drone is awesome!

[Deleted]

I like that the drone can speak, though I wasn't expecting it to just be a drone.

Should've been an ex-Mass Effect squad member escort if you ask me - How great would it be to see Samara again in London? ;D

Bioware have already proven to not give a fuck about teammates.
And it would be too easy, because Samara would just have ripped apart everything across the map.

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Garrus would stop occasionally to headshot banshees.
Grunt would be headbashing enemies that gets too close. Through GUARDIAN riotshields.
Thane would pull some jet li kung-fu and break brute necks.

[Nerraw]

The problem is that they can all die off in ME2. I think consistency would be a major problem to get around.

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Because hes a hater.

[Windry]

M... I haven't found a good use for any of the new characters/guns.

The slayer and shadow kind of remind me of Novaguard... ya, it's cool that you can blink strike across the map and destroy weaker mobs like nothing... but that playstyle is dicey in Gold, and won't fly at all in platinum.

The Fury... might as well play Hu Sentinel. Dark Channel really isn't that much better than Warp, and it's vastly inferior to Reave. Annihilation field, which I will call immolation aura as worthless on Adepts because of their low shields/health. It doesn't even add DR!

The Destroyer's missle launcher does pathetic damage, and it keeps him at 50% shields. Now, I can see him being playable with 6/0/6/6/6, and throw on all the heavy weapons you want... but if you're going to do that, Krogan Sentinel is still better at that job.

I am reserving my judgement on Paladin for the time being.

The Demolisher is also playable... but I look at it as vastly inferior to the Male Quarian Infiltrator. TC and Arc Grenade just does way more damage. The Pylon is nice as support, but there just isn't enough offense here.

Weapons:
Typhoon: I felt like this was a nice gun, and very useful at first, but it weighs as much as a Claymore/Black Widow. I do think Warfighter on a Demolisher/Krogan Soldier/Krogan Sentinel would be good with this... but I think it's really too heavy for any other class.

Piranha: The gun seems to do decent DPS with its quick rate of fire, and more importantly, it does stagger. The problem with the Piranha lies strictly with its range. Even with smart choke and accuracy talents, it just seems to not be able to go past 20m. Now in another game, that'd be fine, because it is a shotgun after all, but most shotguns in this game can go 60-100m with smart choke =/

Acolyte: It's like the Falcon of pistols! Oh wait... you have to charge it up for every shot? You literally cannot fire an uncharged shot? Sigh.

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Platinum is not as hard as everyone is making it out to be. The same builds and guns that melt face in Gold will do the same in Platinum. Most importantly... the same things that stagger mobs in any other mode will stagger mobs here, so Falcon essentially stun locks all unarmored mobs, and Reegar will still do enough damage to make Banshees stand still.

[Nerraw]

The Destroyer's missile launcher is pretty good for crowd control if specced right. Plus Devastator Mode gives you a shield increase if you spec into that, which roughly outweighs what you lose from having the launcher active. Just stand back with a huge mother-frakking gun and start moving crap down. I got the Revenant I today (about time!), and with it I can just mow through an Atlas in no time while I use the missile launcher to keep other things away.

[Windry]

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...Uamd4dVE&gid=0

Stats on new mods/gear

[rhorle]

The problem is that they can all die off in ME2. I think consistency would be a major problem to get around.

And drones are heavily used in conventional warfare, which isn't seen that much in Mass Effect. Since all of the battles are squad based and not army based. A drone fits more for the style that multiplayer is. Instead of the lone special ops team that Shepard is we are more the best of the regular infantry troops.

---------- Post added 2012-07-17 at 10:01 PM ----------

An hour?! Holy crap! O.o

There are people on BSN that have it down to 17-24 mins. Some may include rocket glitches and other exploits and cheating to get the fast time. But apparently not every claim made includes such. I don't know if it provides any sort of benefit but one such glitch happens if you get staggered while shadow striking. Your sword will remain out until a power is used again, so you can run around holding a light saber though technically I guess it would be a modified vibroblade.

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The Acolyte is interesting... but the charge time is just annoying

---------- Post added 2012-07-18 at 05:49 AM ----------

MP is just totally broken for me...
Every other time I get knocked out it insta-"revives" me and I'm stuck dead on the floor using powers/attacks until I die again then I'm stuck in the air :\

[Duncanîdaho]

Any of you other N7 veterans play on X-box? I'm looking to get a crew together for platinum. Randoms just are not working. PM me if interested and we can work out some times. This thread is just way to big now to go back and look for who plays on what system sorry, I can't remember either.

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There are people on BSN that have it down to 17-24 mins. Some may include rocket glitches and other exploits and cheating to get the fast time. But apparently not every claim made includes such. I don't know if it provides any sort of benefit but one such glitch happens if you get staggered while shadow striking. Your sword will remain out until a power is used again, so you can run around holding a light saber though technically I guess it would be a modified vibroblade.

We just had a massive banning spree.
Would think that the last one scared them off, but the new challenge mode giving incredible rewards was too tempting for the mongrels.

[Nerraw]

We just had a massive banning spree.
Would think that the last one scared them off, but the new challenge mode giving incredible rewards was too tempting for the mongrels.

I like their timing on it. Just after everyone spent the whole weekend farming points.

---------- Post added 2012-07-18 at 06:42 PM ----------

N7 Piranha (new shotgun) and Male Quarian Engineer unlocked!

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FUCK YEAH ONE-SHOTTING PHANTOMS WITH SHADOW STRIKE HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT YOU BITCHES!

That was the best fcuking feeling ever.

[Oerba Yun Fang]

Part of me wants to try the new MP stuff, but the other part keeps reminding the first part of all the grinding I have to do to try it unless I get super lucky. The second part is an asshole.

[Nerraw]

Part of me wants to try the new MP stuff, but the other part keeps reminding the first part of all the grinding I have to do to try it unless I get super lucky. The second part is an asshole.

Yeah, that's what I spent the weekend doing since there was the event anyway.

But you've got one thing going for you. The new character cards are only Rare, not Ultra-Rare.

[Oerba Yun Fang]

Yeah, that's what I spent the weekend doing since there was the event anyway.

But you've got one thing going for you. The new character cards are only Rare, not Ultra-Rare.

Given my relationship with RNG, they might as well be Ultra-Rare. lol

[Nerraw]

Given my relationship with RNG, they might as well be Ultra-Rare. lol

Let me put it this way: I still haven't unlocked the Turian Soldier. Yes, that's a Rare card that came with the base game. In March. That's my luck. Not that I particularly need that one, but still. And I got three of the new characters within my first 10 premium spectre packs. So while my luck generally sucks, it is just that. Luck.

[Oerba Yun Fang]

I quite like how my latest FemShep turned out.

[rhorle]

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July 18, 2012
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Vindicator Assault Rifle
-Damage increased from [62.4-78.0] to [68.6-85.8]

Mattock Assault Rifle
-Damage increased from [94.2-117.8] to [103.6-129.5]

Phaeston Assault Rifle
-Damage increased from [38.1-47.6] to [41.9-52.4]

Piranha Shotgun
-Damage increased from [63.6-79.6] to [70.9-88.7]

Vorcha Flamer
-Increase base range from 5 meters to 10 meters

Though with the way FBW/G/G matches have been going for me lately I would have thought the made it harder. But guess it is just stupid people being stupid.

[Nerraw]

Okay, so now they buff the less used assault rifles. Just as I get to FINALLY unlock the Revenant. -.-