discusses various techniques and ideas for an effectvie Krogan Soldier on Gold. The forthcoming written guide will contain more detailed discussion. This video is a starter as it were. If you have ideas and suggestions that will improve the Krogan Soldier's play, please post in this thread and add to it. Thank You. Below the link:www.youtube.com/watch
Krogan Soldier Strategy Guide (Gold)
Hello all, after playing fairly extensively with
what has become my favourite class in Multiplayer I thought I would write up a
guide for all those who wish to enjoy the Krogan Soldier as well. This guide
will be limited to the Krogan Soldier on Gold though in time I may make one for
the Sentinel as well. The other reason for making this guide is the general
level of criticism levelled at the Krogan Soldier, which sadly and incorrectly
has been labelled ‘useless’ on Gold. Bearing this in mind, a virtual axiom of
all game play is that utility lies in the eyes of the beholder or better put,
in the hands of the player. That is to say that the Krogan Soldier is as useful
as the player using the class. To be sure, the Krogan Soldier is just that, a
Soldier. Comparisons with cloaking Infiltrators, chain overloading Engineers
and stasising Asari Adepts are fairly pointless, since the Krogan Soldier is
none of those things. The point of this guide is to make the Krogan Soldier as
effective as possible with what he has been given, rather than complain about
his alleged lack of abilities. Thus, I plan to fairly extensively, step by step
go through all the necessary elements of the Krogan Soldier to make him as
effective and ‘useful’ as he can possibly be. No doubt, any such kind of guide will
draw criticism and that is fine, I welcome it and stand by my claim that the
Krogan Soldier is an awesome class and supremely fun to boot.
General Tactics and Applications of the
Krogan Soldier on the Battlefield
Before delving into build, powers and weapons it
would be useful to discuss the different roles the Krogan Soldier can play on
Gold.
1. Tank:
yes, you can tank on Gold, a rather classic role for the Krogan. You can also
die easily on Gold so tanking does not mean running into a crowd of 10 enemies
and going it alone. By tank I mean that barring the Vanguard, the Krogan is one
of the only classes/races that can go toe to toe (one on one) with almost any
enemy with a high probability of winning. Additionally large numbers of grunt
enemies can be tanked as well. I will go into more detail later on this.
2. DPSer/Hit
and Runner: provided you have the necessary equipment and weapons, a Krogan
Soldier can take out most enemies one by one fairly rapidly. His storm speed
and superior health allow him quick movement from enemy to enemy across the map
and careful use of storming and cover create powerful possibilities for hit and
run tactics and a fairly good rate of dealing out damage.
3. Bodyguard:
this is a mixture of both roles and something of a support role to squishier
classes. Engineers and Adepts cannot take the same level of punishment as a
Krogan and can easily be overwhelmed. Acting in a bodyguard position allows
more efficient teamwork and power synergy. More on this later.
The Build
There are several possibilities for
a Krogan Soldier build but I will likely only talk about what is most effective
in my experience. I welcome ideas others might have but for now I will focus on
what I believe to be most effective. Let’s look at each power starting at level
4 when you choose evolutions:
Fortification: this is a must and
not taking it is just bad, it adds both durability and power to the Krogan
Soldier.
Level 4: take increased damage
protection. The alternative is senseless to me because on Gold it is very
dangerous to purge your armour. Keep it on the whole time until the game is
over. The more protection, however miniscule, the better.
Level 5: take power synergy, it
will increase both the power and force of Carnage, enhancing it to allow you to
knock back Guardian shields to headshots and stagger protected enemies
Level 6: once again, the more
damage protection the better, take the 10% increase
Carnage: this is the bread and
butter power of the Krogan Soldier and exceptionally useful, it will keep you
alive in the heat of battle, decimate foes and add needed DPS.
Level 4: take the 30% damage
increase; Carnage already has an AOE of 1 meter, that is enough, the more
damage the better. 1.5 isn’t enough of an increase to merit taking it.
Level 5: take knock down, your
Krogan will thank you. Enemies that are still alive even with health are
dangerous, just take it. I cannot tell you how often Carnage knockdown has
saved my life or a teammate’s life.
Level 6: take the damage upgrade,
armour damage is always situational, whereas general damage is universal
Fitness: this is very important for
the Soldier. Take all of the bottom 4,5,6 evolutions, i.e. health and shields.
A pure melee build, whilst viable in certain situations, is not the most
efficient way to go.
Inferno Grenade: don’t bother with
this on Gold. It does very little damage to protected enemies and is likely the
worst of all grenades available. The Krogan Soldier build I am suggesting only incorporates Fortification, Carnage,
Krogan Beserker and Rage.
Krogan Beserker: This tree will
allow you to deal out more damage and lower your Carnage CDs, in short
indispensable.
Level 4: take power damage and
weapon capacity
Level 5: take the 15% bonus to
power damage and force, essential for Carnage. Headshots already do tons of
damage.
Level 6: max out your shotgun
capacity; this will allow you very low CDs with Carnage and if desired, the
ability to carry a backup weapon if needed or wanted such as a light AR.
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