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[HBC Dresden]

SilentCO1 wrote...

Saw this too. Would like to know how. Maybe a Sniper?

I play exclusively as an Infiltrator. It's easier to aim for their heads.

[CHAw]

Butthead11 wrote...

EsterCloat wrote...

I've read that as well but if its happened I haven't noticed. I think some of this stuff may not be possible in the multiplayer to be honest. One of the tips say that you can kill the driver of the mech and ride the Atlas but so far no one's been able to do that as far as I can tell.

Has any one tried to do this in the SP mech fight? 

Yeah. Managed to smash open the cockpit, then shot the pilot. But as I ran up in an attempt to board it, it blew up. Not sure if it was because I damaged the Atlas too heavily in the process of shooting the pilot or if the demo automatically blows the Atlas because it's a demo.

[Chaoswind]

Guys this game is mature for a reason, if you break their swords in SP Shepard will be able to capture one and take her to his chambers for a sweet round of "interrogation".

Besides that I rather kill them than break da sword.

[Sabbatine]

EsterCloat wrote...

I've read that as well but if its happened I haven't noticed. I think some of this stuff may not be possible in the multiplayer to be honest. One of the tips say that you can kill the driver of the mech and ride the Atlas but so far no one's been able to do that as far as I can tell.

I've done it with a Widow round before.  If you break the sword you get a distinct kind of shattering sound.

As for the Atlas mechs, it's possible to kill the driver in multiplayer but at that point the Atlas powers down and remains in kind of a slumped position.  There is currently no way to assume control yourself though.

UK Wildcat wrote...

Sounds like a bad thing to do actually. Unless you like getting chain blasted by hand-cannon.

 

Depends, getting blasted by the hand-cannons will put you on the ground but a friend can come get you up.  Getting stabbed with the sword is often instantly fatal, as in you're done for that round with no chance to be rescued by a friend or use your own consumable to get back up.

I personally use a Widow as my primary weapon so I usually go for the head shot because that's all it takes for me to kill her, if I had a weaker weapon with a higher rate of fire I might aim for the blade.

[Emzx19]

phantoms should lose the hand cannon. its kinda op they have a 3 shot kill purple ball launcher and an insta-kill sword with no reviving. and to top it off the widow is really the only thing effective on it weapon wise and power wise overload and stasis with the team shooting the crap out of it. lose the swords or the hand cannon. dont care which but one should go

[Butcher_of_Torfan]

CHAw wrote...

Butthead11 wrote...

EsterCloat wrote...

I've read that as well but if its happened I haven't noticed. I think some of this stuff may not be possible in the multiplayer to be honest. One of the tips say that you can kill the driver of the mech and ride the Atlas but so far no one's been able to do that as far as I can tell.

Has any one tried to do this in the SP mech fight? 

Yeah. Managed to smash open the cockpit, then shot the pilot. But as I ran up in an attempt to board it, it blew up. Not sure if it was because I damaged the Atlas too heavily in the process of shooting the pilot or if the demo automatically blows the Atlas because it's a demo.

I read in one of the previews, might have been on IGN, that the 1st Atlas you encounter in game has to be killed, then after that they're ridable

[Zing Freelancer]

Butthead11 wrote...

 I just read a tip on the loading screen that said something along the lines of "Destroy phantoms swords to remove their melee capabilties...
Wat

Am i the only one who didn't know you could do this???? Would shotties be able to do this easily when phantoms get close? How hard are they to destroy? 

Phantoms have a devastating ranged attack, destroying their swords will force them to use ranged only, not a wise choice.

[Butthead11]

Zing Freelancer wrote...

Butthead11 wrote...

 I just read a tip on the loading screen that said something along the lines of "Destroy phantoms swords to remove their melee capabilties...
Wat

Am i the only one who didn't know you could do this???? Would shotties be able to do this easily when phantoms get close? How hard are they to destroy? 

Phantoms have a devastating ranged attack, destroying their swords will force them to use ranged only, not a wise choice.

I know that now,

I created this thread 11 days ago

[mysticforce42]

Considering that target size wise, body >>> head >>>>>>>>>> sword, and the first two options actually kill the phantom, I feel zero desire to aim for the sword.

I can see that being somewhat useful if you are spraying an AR in the general direction of the phantom and a stray shot managed to knock out the sword... but removing the threat permanently is far more preferable.

[Eclipse_9990]

You can!? Holy ****. I've got to work on my aim for this. 

Modifié par Eclipse_9990, 05 mars 2012 - 01:10 .

[D.Kain]

Ok guys I actually destroyed the phantom sword yesterday for the first time ever. And it was completely random and awkward - I shot her in the head with a carnifex, and her sword shattered. Perhaps I shot her sword though, I had armor-piercing rounds, that penetrate, and she was sitting low, maybe her sword was right in front of her face, it tends to be there when she looks right at you, so you can shoot her sword and her head both. And she doesn't shoot you at once after that, she tries to run away first, and her AI becomes less bold and she hides more.

[DavianBurke]

Greystone wrote...

I once looked a phantom dead in the eye from 3 meters away on my krogan soldier.

The phantom ran.

Yes. Just... yes.

[AcidThe Wraith]

I had a Phantom that was permanently paralyzed laying on the ground because of Stasis, and yes, you can shoot of the sword. Not very practical to aim for it though.

[SovereignWillReturn]

Not worth it destroying the swords. Their palm shots are Carnifex status ridiculous. I'd rather lure them into trying to melee me as I roll out of range and kite them until they die, not just have them 2 shot me to death.

[Darkslayer557]

their head is bigger than the sword. so what's the point of aiming at the sword instead of the head?

[KnuckLes_8I0]

Id rather aim and shoot her in the head then go for her sword.

[_symphony]

Shooting their swords by accident is one of my "oh ****" moments.

[FFLB]

I think it would be more effective if their sword was actually 4-5 ft. long and 1-2 ft. wide. That way it would become a more obvious target. If she used it as a spear, that would also probably discourage me from charging at it all the time... probably. That would be amusing though. Vanguard Shishkebab, maybe with a bit of Krogan in between.

[kmmd60]

Done that only once - a stray bullet from SMG hit her sword, it shattered. I got shot down by her palm thing afterward

[Purple Protector]

Yes you can but it only works for singleplayer. In multiplayer it's deactivated (just like the driveable Atlas). You still hear the sound, though. But if you manage to shoot the blade, she immediately has a new one. It's pointless doing this in multiplayer.

[miloSolus]

Eh, I'd rather shoot my....actually, nm...it's obscene what I was about to say. Multiplayer anyone?

[Locutus_of_BORG]

FiGhTiNCoWBoY wrote...

I saw the loading prompt the other day as well but have yet to figure out exactly what would destroy only the sword. Not exactly a fan of getting close enough to examine a phantom and find out either though...

Yeah, I find that by the time I can get a good bead on the sword, I'm usually well on my way to killing the Phantom outright, so I just go for the kill.