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I think it effects XP. But not credits.


To my understanding, credits are given out to the team for your achievements (10 melee kills, 25 assists, and so on), for completing missions quickly (the time bonus) and completing them period, and for completing the match.

I used to play the multiplayer quite a bit when ME3 came out. I sort of stopped after the most recent of the MP DLCs. As far as I remember, any class with energy drain will do just fine. For most non soldier or infiltrator classes, the carnifex is by far the most worthwhile weapon in the game.

Melissia wrote:Annihilation Sphere, for example, is more of a biotic explosion primer

Huh. Great when the power description not even suggests this.
But I suppose it makes sense, it being a biotic ability. Should've been able to guess that.

Melissia wrote:the closest you can get to an Asari soldier

The classic Asari Commando for me is the Asari Adept, like so:
http://narida.pytalhost.com/me3/classes/#Adept/Asari/DQKNJ/Avenger10AC5AF5/Paladin10AZ5AI5////

People are quick to dismiss the Avenger, but on level 10 it is surprisingly effective ... especially if you use short, controlled bursts and aim for the head.
I noticed a lot of people play the Adept with a pistol to maximise cooldown efficiency, but focusing on the assault rifle and using biotics just as a sort of bonus is so much more fun. You go in guns blazing, all the while tossing out biotic attacks left and right. Devastating.

The Asari Huntress is just as awesome, though. I've always loved both the Asari Adept and the Human Infiltrator. Imagine my grin as I was drawing the Huntress out of a Reserves Pack. If I wouldn't miss Throw so much, I'd never go back.

 Lynata wrote:
The classic Asari Commando for me is the Asari Adept

Far, FAR more fragile than the sentinel build I mentioned above.

I wasn't referring to Asari Commandos. I was referring to a "soldier", IE heavily armed and armored combat specialist.

Bah, that's a job for the Turians.

 Lynata wrote:
Bah, that's a job for the Turians.

Please, Turians are nothing compared to Krogan and Geth soldiers.

Turian Soldier is still my strongest class, I'm finding. Kick on a stability II mod, add in a hurricane and a cerberus harrier and I can top gold (once in a blue moon)...

My strongest class is probably Geth Juggernaut.

While I might not get the best score I never actually die.

Turian Soldier is fun. When I last played one I was using a Phaeston. Largely due to style reasons (I like to be RPG'ish even in Multiplayer), but it works surprisingly well when combined with the Marksman ability. "Suppressive fire" gets a whole new meaning there.

Geth Juggernaut is something I really want to try. It sounds like playing a walking tank.

 Lynata wrote:
Turian Soldier is fun. When I last played one I was using a Phaeston. Largely due to style reasons (I like to be RPG'ish even in Multiplayer), but it works surprisingly well when combined with the Marksman ability. "Suppressive fire" gets a whole new meaning there.

Geth Juggernaut is something I really want to try. It sounds like playing a walking tank.

Best shields in the game, the ability to replenish its shields and stun enemies for several seconds (and then stagger them afterwards) through hitting enemies with its heavy melee, and 40% damage reduction on a character that is very hard to stun (I only recall praetorian melee stunning me) and impossible to be grabbed in an instant-kill attack (such as by banshees or phantoms). And it has the ability to deploy cover and/or a "geth turret" that can replenish shields to nearby allies, and has an inherent gameplay mechanic where it draws the aggro of enemies more than other players do.

"Walking tank" is accurate. Just don't ask it to run, dodge, or jump over cover. It can't do any of those.

 Compel wrote:
Does winning the round actually have any impact on your share of credits?

Kind of/sort of.

The objective waves (Three, six, and ten) all have an "operation" which has to be completed. You have a set amount of credits you can gain from that "operation", with the number fluctuating based upon the completion time for the "operation". As a rough guideline, for completing a full game to Wave 10 or not extracting:
You're looking at anywhere from 9000ish (if you're very slow on completing objectives) to 12000ish credits on a Bronze match.
28000 to 30000 credits for Silver, 68000 to 70000 for Gold, and 110000ish for Platinum.

Surviving the Extraction Wave and being on the shuttle nets you 10% of your overall gained credits on top of the credits you would gain from the completion of your match.

I meant you winning the round, as in coming first. As opposed to the other players. It just seems to me a pride thing, though it'll make you feel like less of a twit, I guess if someones playing say, a Geth Juggernaut or a Volus and coming last, despite being ultra helpful in the game.

 Compel wrote:
Turian Soldier is still my strongest class, I'm finding. Kick on a stability II mod, add in a hurricane and a cerberus harrier and I can top gold (once in a blue moon)...

You really do not need any kind of Stability Module on the Turian. There's no reason to not take his recoil & stability perk at least once in his Turian Veteran tree (I like to go Power Damage & Weight Capacity[Evolution 4B], Power Damage[Evolution 5A], and Damage+Stability [Evolution 6B]) for a Turricane build. I skip Concussive Shot in favor of buffing up Proximity Mine(evolved for Radius, Vulnerability on targets affected by Proximity Mine, and Damage), Fitness(full shield buffs), Veteran, and Marksman(Firing Rate, Duration, and Accuracy+Damage) to full and play a kind of support role to my team.

It works fairly well. I cannot stand using the Harrier on anything at this point as the thing is just so...overused. I prefer my Valkyrie on anything that does not have Marksman.


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 Compel wrote:
I meant you winning the round, as in coming first. As opposed to the other players. It just seems to me a pride thing, though it'll make you feel like less of a twit, I guess if someones playing say, a Geth Juggernaut or a Volus and coming last, despite being ultra helpful in the game.

In that case:
Nope. No credit bonuses in that regard.

Bear in mind that most people regard "scoreboarding" as a bad thing.

Yeah, scoreboarding is silly. The point is to survive the round and complete objectives quickly, both in-character and from the rewards you get.

Well my favourite character is still the humble human infiltrator. Probably because my single player character is one...

Anyways, I really love the indra rifle. I use it with my turian sentinel and it's like an assault rifle with a scope, but more damaging. Also mattock rules.

I would agree about the "scoreboarding" (is that a word? ) - but ... I dunno about you people, I for one feel bad when I'm last on the scoreboard. It may be a false association to have (especially regarding the aforementioned support roles), but to me it comes across as being "the weakest link" of the squad, so to say.

@ Infiltrator: I've grown to love the Valiant. <3

Yeah, I get the same feeling, Lynata.

The Valiant is my best gun though, however I've stopped using it in the hope of getting more experience with other guns.

I'm boring and usually end up playing with a Mantis instead.

Loving my Turian soldier so far, especially the rapid fire stuff! Concussive shot caught me eye initially, but starting to see the wisdom of proximity mines

I really just don't understand some people...

I ended up in a game with this guy yesterday. I'm not exactly certain about how well they did in the game, though it didn't strike me out as anything special.

Being the sad guy that I am, I did some maths. Based on those stats.

71 days straight played.
On average, they have been playing 12 games a day, minimum.
The maths seem to work out in favour of that 1720h total time.

I mean, seriously... Yikes. I honestly thought I played the [url=http://social.bioware.com/n7hq/?name=compelbast&platform=pcgame[/url] too much.

Nah, I've still got five hours more than you.
That said, I also took a looong break after Operation Silencer in May and only began playing again a week ago or so, thanks to being intrigued by the Citadel DLC. In retrospect, I should've probably played more back then, at least until I got that last customisation unlock for my Asari Adept - who knows how long it will take now with all those new cards...

The 71 days guy is crazy, though.

It's not that crazy...

I play pretty regularly. Haven't played for a week or so though, due to the fact that my regular duo partner is still settling into his new place and a routine for work.

Yeesh. Don't you have any other games?!

The gameplay is definitely fast, furious and addicting. It's far from perfect though and I'm encountering a high frustration level with it, however.

Lag is rampant and I often find my character warping/lagging out, and shooting at things that aren't there, and dying a lot.

Also, not every player seems to grasp the cooperative, team-based nature of the game. Instead they seem to want to try and Rambo it on their own.

In fact more often than not I fail the Bronze level on Wave 6 or 7. Forget the Silver or Gold levels, no one plays them and everyone dies almost immediately.

You on PC, Cave_Dweller? If you are, I can give you a hand with it (Unless the game is split into regions?).

 Compel wrote:
You on PC, Cave_Dweller? If you are, I can give you a hand with it (Unless the game is split into regions?).

Yeah I'm on PC, name is LazerShoes

I've never seen Kanluwen not playing ME3. He's that far gone.

I ask Kanluwen for advice on ME3 multiplayer builds because he's an ME3 nerd and nerds are cool sources of information.

Nerd.

 KamikazeCanuck wrote:
I've never seen Kanluwen not playing ME3. He's that far gone.

Lies!

I play Battlefield too!

Ya, just to keep up appearances.