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apparently my friend fell asleep on me

maybe some gold tonight?? ;)
I fell asleep every time I fell through the map.

I figure if I go the DR and air tank route, I can just hover 2 feet off the ground and draw fire while everyone else kills everything...but this time no die or fall through the map.

Gold? Let me level up my Spectator Class first...still not 100% on where to put all the extra skill points though.

 
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I will likely be on tonight for some MP as well this time!

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I lied. I booted up the game and then fell asleep. Hahaha It was a super long day my body just was not having it.

 
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I fell asleep every time I fell through the map.

I figure if I go the DR and air tank route, I can just hover 2 feet off the ground and draw fire while everyone else kills everything...but this time no die or fall through the map.

Gold? Let me level up my Spectator Class first...still not 100% on where to put all the extra skill points though.
i see what you did there

 
This is that point where I tend to not be on the thread that much because you guys get farther than me and I don't want to be spoiled.  I'm not as bad as Shrike :D , but I tend to be one of the last to finish games. 

 
Holy shit does this game need boss checkpoints!!!
I was having a gay 'ol time until I came up against the Remenant boss on EOS.
Shoot the legs! I am, but there's no health bar. Am I too far away? I finally do that and their like shoot the head! Meanwhile Liam and Cora very killed from the Nullifiers and/or if I help them out on that the damn thing constantly spells the Area of Effect shit on me and I have to dude left and right. I'm running out of ammo concurrently. I fucking had him and then Liam and Cora died and as I tried to revive then I got stuck on the many fucking cover/obstacles pointing out of the ground and died from that AoE of death shit.
RAGE QUIT!!!
 
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I think I found my groove w/the Havoc Trooper...the funny thing is there's a thread on reddit saying the answer to every problem is "Vanquisher." Yup...when I switched from craptastical AR to Vanquisher I, the game changed for me. (also add in I finally have a handle on evading, learning the maps, and a respec).

Same time tonight.

 
I think I found my groove w/the Havoc Trooper...the funny thing is there's a thread on reddit saying the answer to every problem is "Vanquisher." Yup...when I switched from craptastical AR to Vanquisher I, the game changed for me. (also add in I finally have a handle on evading, learning the maps, and a respec).

Same time tonight.
yea you were definitely keeping up on the scoreboard towards the end of the night :twoguns:

 
This is that point where I tend to not be on the thread that much because you guys get farther than me and I don't want to be spoiled. I'm not as bad as Shrike :D , but I tend to be one of the last to finish games.
Wow, you can feel the love in the room. :wall:

When most of my gaming is an hour here and there during the week and a few hours on the weekends, you get what you can get. :razz:

I am farming the crap out of my strike teams, now up to three of them.

 
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yea you were definitely keeping up on the scoreboard towards the end of the night :twoguns:
My command of the Spectator Class has improved greatly, no longer dead or dead last. Hover & a head shot on any reds were insta gib.

Managed to get Charger up to X by resisting the temptation of buying 2 premium packs...so that's what, 1 down and 46 weapons to go?

Juggernaut shield armor, likely tomorrow.

 
Wow, you can feel the love in the room. :wall:

When most of my gaming is an hour here and there during the week and a few hours on the weekends, you get what you can get. :razz:

I am farming the crap out of my strike teams, now up to three of them.
I'm up to 4 and have 1 at level 18, been doing all the bronze/silver stuff. Have stayed away from the golds since my awesome salarian squad is level 18 but only a 50% success rate on them :wall:
 
I'm up to 4 and have 1 at level 18, been doing all the bronze/silver stuff. Have stayed away from the golds since my awesome salarian squad is level 18 but only a 50% success rate on them :wall:
Don't be afraid to give your level 18 team a shot at that 50% Gold mission. I have failed at least 2 Gold missions with my current level 20 team when they were at 18, and never got any bad traits. Also, my team is a lot more successful than not at 50%. I would wager out of 10 Gold missions, they completed 8.

I'm starting to think bad team traits don't matter much, because 1) I have failed countless times, and only got ONE bad trait for my 5 teams & 2) the team that actually does have the bad trait will STILL have mission success at a reasonable percentage.

Go for it. You have very little to lose.

 
Here's a question about the strike teams.  If they have a piece of equipment and I replace it with something else/better, what happens to the old piece of equipment?  Does it disappear so that it can't be used by another team or does it go into "inventory" so I can equip it with another team? 

 
I'm up to 4 and have 1 at level 18, been doing all the bronze/silver stuff. Have stayed away from the golds since my awesome salarian squad is level 18 but only a 50% success rate on them :wall:
I was worried about that too, but I made three squads. My two A-Teams go on bronze/silver missions and always succeed. The third one is the suicide squad which I just throw at every gold possible despite the success rate. :twisted:

Here's a question about the strike teams. If they have a piece of equipment and I replace it with something else/better, what happens to the old piece of equipment? Does it disappear so that it can't be used by another team or does it go into "inventory" so I can equip it with another team?
The piece of equipment you buy for your strike team is permanent to that strike team. If you buy that same team another piece of equipment then the one they previously held will disappear. You will then have to buy it again if you want to use it on another team.

 
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Here's a question about the strike teams. If they have a piece of equipment and I replace it with something else/better, what happens to the old piece of equipment? Does it disappear so that it can't be used by another team or does it go into "inventory" so I can equip it with another team?
Ahahaha (this is a mobile app & EA we're talking about), we can only wish that happens. Yeah, nope, sorry it's gone.

If you have a negative trait, mend it with equipment. I had a squad that had slow reflexes so I negated that with equipment to get a +0 change.

 
Attempted to do some Bronze matches w/my Krogan Merc...lvl 1. (solo w/randoms)

I got kicked a few times. So I swapped weapons to Viper X & Katana X because you know even if they are lesser weapons ppl see X and say oh, maybe we shouldn't kick him being this is bronze. >.>

5th lvl now, why would I ever want to play anything except Krogan headbutt machine now is beyond me. I felt like Godzilla. Breathing fire, shimmery shield over body like his charged scales on his back, and smashing things. I'm sure some ppl might have gotten annoyed that I was trying to headbutt everything but we won every match and I think I only went down for the count twice.

I can't imagine how much fun Krogan Van headbutt guard is or Krogan Glad I headbutt idator is. I was chuckling for most of the match once I went zerker mode.

Same time tonight.

 
yeah! I failed a strike team mission with a 90% success rating and got Xenophobic giving me a -10 to something on that away team.

 
Krogan Glad I headbutt idator
Her name is actually Krogan Glad I Hammer ator.


I have level 20, level 17, and level 8 strike teams. I don't see much point in adding a fourth - there aren't enough missions sometimes. Maybe if I get to the point where I have three 20 teams and decide to specialize them for each of the +20 equipment options.

I think I prefer having the funds available whenever new multiplayer equipment releases. The Juggernaut thing is super powerful, so I'm guessing the other items will benefit other play styles just as well.
 
So I'm like not playing the game because of the rage quit before, it's odd. I want to play but I don't want that stress so I just play more Rocket League lol.

I just had my mid lvl ST (15) fail on a bronze at 89%, dafuq. No negative trait thankfully.

My low lvl ST (9) got the mission done, leveled up and got a Tough Trait +5 effectiveness so I guess all is good.
 
I picked up the Nomad and ran into Peebee on Eos.   Peebee does give a bit of the Sera vibe from DA: I, though that's just on first meeting.  

Did the second Remnant tower on Eos and the bots there repeatedly kicked my ass.  Not sure what I was doing wrong, though it was approaching rage-quit levels being gang-banged repeatedly by all of them.  Decided to change it up a bit, so sat up on one of the hill outcroppings outside the tower area and picked off all of the Remnant bots with a Widow sniper rifle.  Went back to the forward outpost to rearm and re-up my life support, then headed back to the tower.  Found the Remnant bots had come back. :wall:  Rinse, repeat, did it a second time.  

On to the third tower shortly.  

 
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So I'm like not playing the game because of the rage quit before, it's odd. I want to play but I don't want that stress so I just play more Rocket League lol.

I just had my mid lvl ST (15) fail on a bronze at 89%, dafuq. No negative trait thankfully.

My low lvl ST (9) got the mission done, leveled up and got a Tough Trait +5 effectiveness so I guess all is good.
I picked up the Nomad and ran into Peebee on Eos. Peebee does give a bit of the Sera vibe from DA: I, though that's just on first meeting.

Did the second Remnant tower on Eos and the bots there repeatedly kicked my ass. Not sure what I was doing on, though it was approaching rage-quit levels being gang-banged repeatedly by all of them. Decided to change it up a bit, so sat up on one of the hill outcoppings outside the tower area and picked off all of the Remnant bots with a Widow sniper rifle. Went back to the forward outpost to rearm and re-up my life support, then headed back to the tower. Found the Remnant bots had come back. :wall: Rinse, repeat, did it a second time.

On to the third tower shortly.
What level are you guys playing on? I'm playing on normal for the first time through and it hasn't seemed too bad. I've died a couple of times, but it was....um....1d10t user errors with me walking off cliffs and stuff. I wanted to enjoy the story the first time through and not feel the frustration. If you are enjoying the game, no shame in dropping the difficulty level. I've done it with Dragon Age Origins and Inquisition (stupid DLC boss...grrrr).

 
What level are you guys playing on? I'm playing on normal for the first time through and it hasn't seemed too bad. I've died a couple of times, but it was....um....1d10t user errors with me walking off cliffs and stuff. I wanted to enjoy the story the first time through and not feel the frustration. If you are enjoying the game, no shame in dropping the difficulty level. I've done it with Dragon Age Origins and Inquisition (stupid DLC boss...grrrr).
I'm playing on Hardcore, which is why I assume I'm getting gangbanged by the Remnant bots in that area. I don't want to drop the difficulty level, as I'd like to get the cheevo for doing Hardcore on my first playthrough. The Kett at the bit where you meet up with Cora was kicking my ass repeatedly until I worked through the issue, though I was level 1. Right now, the Remnant bots were that issue this time around, since that area didn't have a great option for a good place to defend with only one access path as it was a big open area. So, I went and changed the rules. The Kett that showed up afterwards in that area weren't an issue.

 
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Hardcore here too. It's generally a challenging good time but that boss fight, like the first time meeting up with the Remnant you just don't know what to do the best - the best strategy - way to eliminate them (hint, take out the assemblers first), was annoying with a new enemy & way overpowered attacks. Dodge, dodge, dodge. Lol, waaaay different than my stay-in-cover-tactical mindset I've done with the rest of the game. Also the first time you're messing around with the decryption puzzles at the first Remnant tower and then accidently activate it with no patterns put down because you don't know the buttons/controls and whatnot, enemies spawn and you go ahh shit. lol Yeah there are tutorials buried in the UI but lol I have only glaced at one of them to be honest.

 
Didn't realize until after you got off last night that it was you 100xp that I was playing with haha. Got mentioned after you got off, oh yeah that Soul Caliber is 100xp from CAG. Stupid gotdott ; P

 
I'm playing on Hardcore, which is why I assume I'm getting gangbanged by the Remnant bots in that area. I don't want to drop the difficulty level, as I'd like to get the cheevo for doing Hardcore on my first playthrough. The Kett at the bit where you meet up with Cora was kicking my ass repeatedly until I worked through the issue, though I was level 1. Right now, the Remnant bots were that issue this time around, since that area didn't have a great option for a good place to defend with only one access path as it was a big open area. So, I went and changed the rules. The Kett that showed up afterwards in that area weren't an issue.
I don't think there's an achievement for hardcore, only insanity?

 
I don't think there's an achievement for hardcore, only insanity?
Because we only play games for the achievements? ; P

I usually ramp up the difficulty in games just to make it more of a challenge regardless
Yeah well personally, I usually go on normal but since I'm a Mass Effect vet, I wanted to go on Hardcore and have a challenging yet fun time. It really makes you stop and think at times, however that said it usually happens after I die and that's when I stop and think ohh hmm that was dumb.
Update: Ding dong the witch is dead, the witch is dead. After 30 mins (I died once during that time) I finally killed that Remnant boss, holy shit! Heart rate returns to normal.
 
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This game needs SERIOUS fixing. The multiplayer has completely disappointed me.

I played 5 Gold games last night. Disconnected from each one. EACH ONE.

I tried to be the host, since I read online that it is much less likely that you get disconnected. Took a FULL HOUR to get a game going. Matchmaking is complete ass.

The single player also has too many annoying glitches, and after some important parts in the game I get the black screen of death, forcing me to restart the game.

So frustrated with how this game turned out.

 
This game needs SERIOUS fixing. The multiplayer has completely disappointed me.

I played 5 Gold games last night. Disconnected from each one. EACH ONE.

I tried to be the host, since I read online that it is much less likely that you get disconnected. Took a FULL HOUR to get a game going. Matchmaking is complete ass.

The single player also has too many annoying glitches, and after some important parts in the game I get the black screen of death, forcing me to restart the game.

So frustrated with how this game turned out.
Play single player until all this blows over.

Wait, Black screen of death? Clarify
Can't you use like the other 50 saves you should have?
 
This game needs SERIOUS fixing. The multiplayer has completely disappointed me.

I played 5 Gold games last night. Disconnected from each one. EACH ONE.

I tried to be the host, since I read online that it is much less likely that you get disconnected. Took a FULL HOUR to get a game going. Matchmaking is complete ass.

The single player also has too many annoying glitches, and after some important parts in the game I get the black screen of death, forcing me to restart the game.

So frustrated with how this game turned out.
Last night in particular was really bad for MP. I had been getting a random disconnect here and there since launch but last night I had multiple in a row and I kept disconnecting from the ME servers entirely. Really a bummer when you waste all that time on a gold mission only to be ripped from it minutes from completion. Womp womp.

 
I tried to be the host, since I read online that it is much less likely that you get disconnected. Took a FULL HOUR to get a game going. Matchmaking is complete ass.

The single player also has too many annoying glitches, and after some important parts in the game I get the black screen of death, forcing me to restart the game.
Matchmaking is terrible when hosting solo or with two people. The queue is non-existent. At least it works fine when your hosting with three people.

Hopefully, Bioware addresses a lot of the SP and MP concerns on the 4th. I haven't started the SP because of said issues, but looks like I might have to since my Apex rewards are nearing the 200 limit. :lol:

 
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Dumb question. Can strike teams get to a higher level than 20?

My Chrome errored out on trying to get this, though IE worked for some odd reason.
20 is the max.

I have 4 teams and was planning on doing 2 more for the trophy/cheevo but there aren't enough missions to justify it...gonna have to go for those MP assist medals instead I think.
 
Play single player until all this blows over.

Wait, Black screen of death? Clarify
Can't you use like the other 50 saves you should have?
After a major cutscene, the game pretends to be loading to the next section, but it will remain on a black screen while the bottom right icon simulates a loading animation. I purposely left it like that to see whether I had to restart or if it was just an exceptionally long loading time, and it went on for 30 minutes before I just decided to restart the system.

 
^ Ahh, maybe that's what they'll address on the 4th?

I recorded that boss fight, rewatched it and then realized a few better strategies (a few places I could have done a jump, ground pound melee move) lol. That little evaluation technique comes from many years of RTS replays showing me the improvement I needed to do better.

[customspoiler='RemnantBossFight']http://xboxdvr.com/gamer/Spybreaker/video/29114298[/customspoiler]

The GameDvr didn't have a long enough recording option, the boss fight took me at least 20 minutes, just insane. I don't think my AI squadmates actually shot at that thing!?

Eos has gotten to 100% now and I'm now running with weapons level III, seems like I'm getting level III weapons from my strike teams too so it looks like I need to research some of my stuff from I to III. The preorder/deluxe weapons seem to be less useful now.

Off to go back to Voeld now I guess.

 
Didn't realize until after you got off last night that it was you 100xp that I was playing with haha. Got mentioned after you got off, oh yeah that Soul Caliber is 100xp from CAG. Stupid gotdott ; P
word...when I saw you joined the party, I said his GT looks familiar but didn't know you were Broly.

I lucked out and got Asari Adept to VII or VIII, holy crap she's so much fun to play and she rocks. I ran Bronze w/her to lvl 3...with randoms, a few times ppl trying to kick me. It's bronze...my Apex rating is 10x your rating, wth?

Lvl 3-6 running Silver w/godott. I think we 2 manned one also. Then I had to prove my mettle on wave 6 for the Silver Apex mission when everyone else was head stomped (executed). Best comeback ever.

Lvl 6-13 Golds w/got & his minion + random. Krogan zerker is no joke, 2 Korgan zerker makes you think...should I cobra missile them or save it for the Hydra.

...I really need a better gun.

 
Actually ran into a strange bug.

Joined a game already in process w/my Krogan lvl 14?

Spawned as a generic red shirt (red armor color scheme), Lvl 1. human male soldier. He had no consumables, no skills, nothing. Just the default Avenger AR & Katana shotgun w/out mods. We still won the Silver match...I'm just glad I didn't get kicked before extraction. Though likely no on noticed and if they did it was too late.

Recap/reward screen showed lvl 14 Krogan for me despite playing as a lvl 1 human. (shrugs)

PSA: new equipment item in the ME:A MP store. Biotic Amp armor...for those that need everything nowza.

 
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Actually ran into a strange bug.

Joined a game already in process w/my Krogan lvl 14?

Spawned as a generic red shirt (red armor color scheme), Lvl 1. human male soldier. He had no consumables, no skills, nothing. Just the default Avenger AR & Katana shotgun w/out mods. We still won the Silver match...I'm just glad I didn't get kicked before extraction. Though likely no on noticed and if they did it was too late.

Recap/reward screen showed lvl 14 Krogan for me despite playing as a lvl 1 human. (shrugs)

PSA: new equipment item in the ME:A MP store. Biotic Amp armor...for those that need everything nowza.
you probably spawned in that alternate reality where Shepard succumbed to the Krogan mating calls on Tuchanka

 
I have 4 teams and was planning on doing 2 more for the trophy/cheevo but there aren't enough missions to justify it...gonna have to go for those MP assist medals instead I think.
I got that one real quick playing the Human Adept via the classic Singularity & Shockwave combo.

 
Actually ran into a strange bug.

Joined a game already in process w/my Krogan lvl 14?

Spawned as a generic red shirt (red armor color scheme), Lvl 1. human male soldier. He had no consumables, no skills, nothing. Just the default Avenger AR & Katana shotgun w/out mods. We still won the Silver match...I'm just glad I didn't get kicked before extraction. Though likely no on noticed and if they did it was too late.

Recap/reward screen showed lvl 14 Krogan for me despite playing as a lvl 1 human. (shrugs)


Oh you played as your Krogan's shade. *hint, watch The Magicians
 
Yeah buddy!

Asari Adept X - level 18...two more levels & lance spam city. Now 1...Gold Krogan zerker isn't scary anymore after I unlocked Biotic Warrior. Asari Sentinel is also up there in rank though I'm not sure if she'll be my next project after I hit 20 w/the Adept.

Managed to pull a Revenant & Dhan last night as well, now sure how I feel about the Dhan. At least on Gold.

 
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