Comments on: Mass Effect 3: Best Character Builds by the Number – Geth Trooper Soldier

By: girlplaysgame

girlplaysgame — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 13:12:18 +0000

In reply to Rob B.. Flamer is so much fun! But if I'm playing on Platinum, I definitely need a good team to draw aggro cuz Hunter Mode lets me die so easily! :)

By: Rob B.

Rob B. — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 17:07:39 +0000

My favorite is the extra reach on the flamer, 0 into Hunter Mode, and max out health & shields. I find that the extra H&S is vital for standing in there and flaming away, especially on Plat. I also spec for duration over damage on the flamer, because I find the extra five seconds or so adds up to more damage on that banshee or whatever while increasing the number of scrubs killed by walking into the arc. For weapon, I use Locust or Hurricane with power enhancer V and omni boosters V, with a preference for the Locust so I don’t have to keep running for ammo. My flamer recharges like every three-five seconds, and I pretty much spend the entire mission burning stuff. I am often top scorer with that build, which I like to call Beavis due to his love of Fire.

By: Guysgameharder

Guysgameharder — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:40:21 +0000

I don’t touch hunter mode, 50% shield reduction isn’t worth it. My flamer can’t shoot through walls, so I don’t care about seeing through them.

By: girlplaysgame

girlplaysgame — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 03:58:40 +0000

In reply to Ian. Yeah it happens when you get any of the new DLC characters to a new level using another character in the same class. You can exploit this glitch for all the new characters - I have a tutorial on how to do it somewhere on this blog :)

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 03:12:00 +0000

I don’t know how I did it, but somehow I bugged the game so I have -21 skill points and went 6/6/6/6/6. Actually, I even did it twice and I’m still not sure how I did it nor have I seen it since or on a different class. Only differences are I took Power & Durability, Shield/Barrier on Flamer and Reach on Flamer and Duration. I would respec, but I don’t want to lose the 1650 shields I got from maxed Fitness.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 15:16:27 +0000

In reply to girlplaysgame. I find on gold that more health is required to survive. With the geths weak health I have put all available buffs on shields/health that I can while maxing out flamer damage. 0 points on hunter mode as the shield penalty is too hefty for my liking (also the the view is distracting) With the reegar you can drop enemy shields in one clip, than activate the flamer when the clip runs dry. With a power damage buff lvl 3 (30%) you can drop a banshee on gold in one pass.

By: girlplaysgame

girlplaysgame — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:32:08 +0000

In reply to Ultimate.

And my characters aren’t spec’d out exactly as I prescribe – I just calculate what the ideal build is by the numbers, but there are so many other non-quantifiable factors that go into finding the best build for your playstyle. For instance, I do range instead of damage on my flamer :)

By: girlplaysgame

girlplaysgame — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:30:51 +0000

In reply to Ultimate. I did ... I considered the extra damage output vs. the extra life expectancy and found them about equal, so it's pretty much up a toss up. Choose whatever fits your playstyle best!

By: Ultimate

Ultimate — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 17:09:38 +0000

Hmm. Did you consider taking 6 points out of Fortification and putting them into Networked AI- Power damage (5)? Just curious.

By: Minion4D

Minion4D — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:19:32 +0000

In reply to girlplaysgame. Hell yeah I could see the trooper becoming one of those badass tactical characters, good for intellingence work, ambushs and sniping. I used to hate the quarian males, but the infiltrator became my favourite character purely because of how tactical I could be with him. I tend to edge towards the less bulky characters nowadays.