Mass Effect 3 Multiplayer Catch-All – Shepards with Jobs

So I'm convinced that the Krogan Vanguard with the Reegar Carbine X is pretty much unstoppable. Several times I've played with guys using that combo and no one comes close to their score. I only have the Reeger I, so I've got a fair way to go, but far out, it's deadly.

I love the Reegar Carbine. So much fun to use.

Hitting up som MP in a bit, if anyone's around and wants to dwindle down the massive challenge list, let me know.

Man, I was doing great on a solo bronze vs. my dreaded nemesis, Cerberus! I was on wave 9! With a Drell Vanguard (loving Reave btw), and then the EA servers crashed and kicked me out of my own game and back to the main menu. Challenge points I had racked up in 9 waves won't count. Phooey...

Analyzing a bit, I think Pull+Reave might be more effective than Warp+Throw, only because of recharge speeds. Not sure about the damage output from the biotic explosion, but I assume it's the same, isn't? Could this be true?

kexx wrote:

Analyzing a bit, I think Pull+Reave might be more effective than Warp+Throw, only because of recharge speeds. Not sure about the damage output from the biotic explosion, but I assume it's the same, isn't? Could this be true?

That's what i use when I want to create a bazillion biotic explosions. Pull first, then reave = boooom! Lots of fun.

Quick question, I started a level 1 guy today selected a bronze matchmaking game. It put me right in the middle of a gold challenge. Somehow I wasn't a big enough handicap to cause the team to die, we still somehow still beat.

My question: did I just goof or does the matchmaking sometimes put you in a match outside your selected difficulty?

kexx wrote:

Man, I was doing great on a solo bronze vs. my dreaded nemesis, Cerberus! I was on wave 9! With a Drell Vanguard (loving Reave btw), and then the EA servers crashed and kicked me out of my own game and back to the main menu. Challenge points I had racked up in 9 waves won't count. Phooey...

Ouch.

If I had an ultra-rare for every EA server kick... I might not quite have a maxed manifest, but I'd be a heck of a lot closer.

kexx wrote:

Analyzing a bit, I think Pull+Reave might be more effective than Warp+Throw, only because of recharge speeds.

Recharge speed is definitely one of its strong points, I don't think there's better among biotic powers.

The big weak point, of course, is that it doesn't affect armor. I don't think it even primes a biotic explosion on armored targets, does it?

kexx wrote:

Not sure about the damage output from the biotic explosion, but I assume it's the same, isn't? Could this be true?

I've read that the only two things that affect biotic explosions are the ranks of the two powers, and any evolutions with a modifier to specifically make BEs stronger.

Pull has the highest available modifier at 75%, but Reave has none. (IIRC Shockwave is 65% and everything else is 50%.) Depending on how multiple modifiers are calculated, I think the Drell's could be either one of many at the top (if it's multiplicative, i.e. 50% each from Throw and Warp is 50% * 50% = 75%) or it could actually be a bit weaker (additive 50% + 50% = 100%).

Nicktock wrote:

My question: did I just goof or does the matchmaking sometimes put you in a match outside your selected difficulty?

No, sometimes you just get dumped into whatever.

Operation Dumbin' It Down.

Operation: GERONIMO (Jan 18th-20th)

Event Description: Reaper units are identifying and targeting our team medics. To counter, we are increasing training in battlefield medicine for all N7 soldiers, regardless of specialty. By ensuring each soldier can deliver emergency care, we will confuse and frustrate the Reapers into abandoning their strategy.

Individual Goal: Earn any first aid medal on any map at any difficulty.

Reward: Commendation Pack

Seems like that'd be a tough one to get fair and really easy to farm.

Yeah, it might be hard to get normally. Might need to farm this one with fellow goodjers. Let´s assemble during teh weekend!

A bronze mission that plays like an episode of the Three Stooges? That could be fun.

So how many revives in a single game is that? I can't find it in N7 HQ.

i think you get a 5 revives medal, but not sure if there´s anything else. Is there? Isn´t that the only medical medal there is?

The Revive Medal is for 5. I get one in every Gold match I play (except the ones where I give up on keeping my teammates alive).

It seems possible that this weekend will be a lousy one to play on Gold, though. Matches full of people getting downed on purpose? Ugh.

Can I get an invite to the steam group?

http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/7...

I have no idea what I'm doing, but would like to try this out.

CptGlanton wrote:

The Revive Medal is for 5. I get one in every Gold match I play (except the ones where I give up on keeping my teammates alive).

It seems possible that this weekend will be a lousy one to play on Gold, though. Matches full of people getting downed on purpose? Ugh.

True. My first thought was, that's easy to do on Gold, people die all the time. Second thought was, oh crap, everyone's going to be in gold dying all the time so actual gold runs are going to suck.

The solution then, is SIIIIIILVERRRRR!!!

God no, then I'll have my other games ruined too! I use bronze for my low level charactets, mid range switch to silver, then go for gold when I need some cash with my level 20s. Haven't tried platinum yet and I don't want to!

The interesting thing is, your going down is not going to help you get this commendation pack. It's only going to (potentially) help someone nearby, if a player actually cares. So while easily farmed, yes, I wonder what PUGs are actually going to be like this weekend.

cheesycrouton wrote:

Can I get an invite to the steam group?

http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/7...

I have no idea what I'm doing, but would like to try this out.

Sent. Let us know your Origin ID, too - can't invite to & join specific games without friending there.

My Origin ID is my nick, so if anyone is around and wants a game where I might be awake (on GMT time), then I'm game!

I think I will be on tonight and maybe some tomorrow on 360 so maybe we can group up and grind the challenge out.

Just add Kloreep. He's the Kevin Bacon of ME3.

LobsterMobster wrote:

Just add Kloreep. He's the Kevin Bacon of ME3.

LOL. So true

Kevin Bacon got a Hurricane X in his commendation pack.

Dammit! I got an Eagle II. I really like the Eagle, but I kinda wanted another Valiant. Or something new.

Also, great games today, gents. We did really well on Gold. Never felt it got dicey. Yeah, we died a couple times, sure, but we never got to a point where it was 1 guy kiting long enough to end the wave. We did pretty good I think.

Couple more of those, and I'm sure we could venture Platinum. We had good coordination I felt. Specially on FB Ghost. That little room to the left of spawn is surprisingly easy to hold.

I got the Assault Rifle in my pack. Is it any good? Comparable to what other assault rifle? Haven't tried it yet, maybe I should just load it up.

SpacePPoliceman wrote:

No, sometimes you just get dumped into whatever.

Okay good, well I did get 13 levels at once for that. So that was nice.

I'd like a steam invite too! http://steamcommunity.com/id/Nicktock

Yet another point in Crusader. I'm up to level 7 in it and everything else is at one, if I've even got it at all.

Guess I should try it out again...

gewy wrote:

Yet another point in Crusader. I'm up to level 7 in it and everything else is at one, if I've even got it at all.

Guess I should try it out again...

Got mine up to VI. Think of it as a sniper shotgun, ludicrous damage, very heavy, hard to hit up close. I had a hard time using it until I stuck it on somebody with a stun power like Cryo Blast, Overload, or Energy Drain; once the baddie was frozen in place for a second, the Crusader would just mow them down.