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[Pacifien]

Come on Vanguards, tell me all about it.

[NICKjnp]

I haven't used it yet. I'll tell you this though... it looks awful on femshep.

[AntiChri5]

Mmmm.



Just one more hour........

[Kronner]

Provides the best bonuses for Vanguards, mainly thanks to the extra weapon and melee damage. Shield bonus makes very little difference on Insanity. Looks ok. (no idea about femShep - do not care)

Modifié par Kronner, 07 juillet 2010 - 04:17 .

[Wonderllama4]

if you swap the Kestrel shoulder pads for the in-game melee ones, your melee damage goes by like 45%. your elbow will be your deadliest weapon, lol

[Pacifien]

NICKjnp wrote...
I haven't used it yet. I'll tell you this though... it looks awful on femshep.

It doesn't in actual practice, though. Well, that's just my opinion anyway. I thought it was going to look awful, but I'm happy with it.

I should get out my Vanguard just to give the armor a nice punch.

[jlb524]

I think the armor looks good enough on FemShep.



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I am playing a vanguard now, and the melee bonus is nice. I still need to get those other melee pads to achieve a 45% increase.

[epoch_]

People actually buy those packs?

[SDCrush]

IMO, the three best bonuses for vanguards are +shields, +dmg, +melee. Guess what three bonuses most of the pieces in this set give?

The only thing I have to balance that against is the aesthetics. I don't like the helmet because I like to see the face (otherwise I could use any ugly preset, right?), and I'm currently not using the chest piece because it doesn't say N7 and I'm a N7 fanboyyyy. Honestly, though, the set looks pretty good on a male Shep as long as you don't mind bulking up a little.



Question: is the helmet allowed on EV missions like Migrant Fleet or Collector Ship? It looks like it wouldn't be.

[Kronner]

epoch_ wrote...

People actually buy those packs?

For 160 points? Why not, I had them on my account as a leftover from Overlord. More armor pieces - more options, better game

SDCrush wrote...

IMO, the three best bonuses for
vanguards are +shields, +dmg, +melee. Guess what three bonuses most of
the pieces in this set give?
The only thing I have to balance that
against is the aesthetics. I don't like the helmet because I like to
see the face (otherwise I could use any ugly preset, right?), and I'm
currently not using the chest piece because it doesn't say N7 and I'm a
N7 fanboyyyy. Honestly, though, the set looks pretty good on a male
Shep as long as you don't mind bulking up a little.

Question: is the helmet allowed on EV missions like Migrant Fleet or Collector Ship? It looks like it wouldn't be.

No it is not.

[Simbacca]

Kestrel Head
Increases HeadShot Damage by 5%
Increases Weapon Damage by 3%
Increases Shield Strength by 3%

Kestrel Chest
Increases Melee Damage by 10%
Increases Weapon Damage by 5%
Increases Shield Strength by 3%

Kestrel Shoulders
Increases Shield Strength by 8%
Increases Melee Damage by 10%

Kestrel Arms
Increases Weapon Damage by 3%
Increases Shield Strength by 3%
Increases Melee Damage by 10%

Kestrel Legs
Increases Shield Strength by 8%
Increases Heavy Weapon Ammo by 5%


Full Kestrel Armor Total
Increases HeadShot Damage by 5%
Increases Weapon Damage by 11%
Increases Shield Strength by 25%
Increases Melee Damage by 30%
Increases Heavy Weapon Ammo by 5%


And for comparison:

Kestrel with Strength Boost Pads
Increases HeadShot Damage by 5%
Increases Weapon Damage by 11%
Increases Shields by 17%
Increases Melee Damage by 45%
Increases Heavy Weapon Ammo by 5%

Kestrel with Strength Boost Pads and Recon Hood
Increases Weapon Damage by 13%
Increases Shields by 14%
Increases Melee Damage by 45%
Increases Heavy Weapon Ammo by 5%

Kestrel with Recon Hood and Stabilization Gauntlets
Increases Weapon Damage by 15%
Increases Shields by 19%
Increases Melee Damage by 20%
Increases Heavy Weapon Ammo by 5%

Kestrel with Kuwasii Visor
Increases HeadShot Damage by 10%
Increases Weapon Damage by 8%
Increases Shields by 22%
Increases Melee Damage by 30%
Increases Heavy Weapon Ammo by 5%

Kestrel with Capicator Chest Plate and Capicator Helmet
Faster Shield Regeneration by 20%
Increases Weapon Damage by 3%
Increases Shields by 19%
Increases Melee Damage by 20%
Increases Heavy Weapon Ammo by 5%

Kestrel with Amplifier Plates and Umbra Visor
Increases Power Damage by 10%
Increases Weapon Damage by 8%
Increases Shields by 14%
Increases Melee Damage by 20%
Increases Heavy Weapon Ammo by 5%

Kestrel with Heavy Damping Gauntlets, Shield Harness, and Sentry Interface
Increases Shields by 31%
Increases Melee Damage by 10%
Increases Heavy Weapon Ammo by 5%


And some N7 without any Kestrel pieces:

Sentry Interface, Shield Harness, Strength Boost Pads, Heavy Damping Gauntlets, Life Support Webbing
Increases Shields by 15%
Increases Melee Damage by 25%
Increases Health by 10%

Recon Hood, Aegis Vest, Strength Boost Pads, Stabilization Gauntlets, Life Support Webbing
Increases Weapon Damage by 10%
Increases Melee Damage by 25%
Increaese Health by 15%

Capicator Helmet, Capicator Chest Plate, Strength Boost Pads, Stabilization Gauntlets, Stimulator Conduits
Faster Shield Regeneration by 20%
Increases Weapon Damage by 5%
Increases Melee Damage by 25%
Increases Storm Speed by 10%

Umbra Visor, Shield Harness, Amplifier Plates, Heavy Damping Gauntlets, Life Support Webbing
Increases Power Damage by 10%
Increases Shields by 10%
Increases Health by 10%

Modifié par Simbacca, 07 juillet 2010 - 07:17 .

[SirValeq]

My newest Vanguard put this on for his first serious mission (Mordin recruitment) today except for the helmet (used the cooldown reducing one) and as far as extra shields or weapon damage aren't very noticable, the extra melee damage (it was impossible to have the 25% shoulders at this point in the game) is.

Also I like the look on the male Shepard (haven't used it on any femshep yet). Sure, it's bulky, but that's why it suits a Vanguard, an assault Sentinel and a Soldier.

[Omicrone]

NICKjnp wrote...

I haven't used it yet. I'll tell you this though... it looks awful on femshep.

It's an armor, not an evening outfit. I'm particularly happy about the fact that they're giving femshep actual armor, not some alloy that accentuates her curves.

The kestrel main piece seems like a keeper for the vanguards, and different playstyles will require different combos. I'd personally go with maximising weapon damage.

[SirValeq]

Omicrone wrote...
...different playstyles will require different combos. I'd personally go with maximising weapon damage.

True. It's really great that the armor is modular. I can imagine that Scimitar users will focus on weapon damage, Claymore/Evi (which already pucks a punch) on melee to finish enemies without wasting shots, the cautious Vanguards will focus on shields etc.
I hope for more armors like this in the future, so all classes can be happy.

[TMA LIVE]

Playing a new run on Vanguard. So far not noticing a real difference yet, but I don't have the full upgrades yet, so that's expected.

[Simbacca]

I've just started my insanity Assault Sentinel last night, and as soon as I got armor locker just before meeting TIM for the first time, I put on full Kestrel armor minus the helmet.  Going from the default N7's 3% shield boost to the Kestrel's 22% was nice, but what I noticed most was the 30% increased melee damage as I tore through Freedom Progress.

Modifié par Simbacca, 08 juillet 2010 - 05:40 .

[Pacifien]

An imaginary dollar to someone who actually plays that game with the helmet on and likes it that way.