Falcyn wrote...
No matter how hard I try, I just can't get a better score sniping on Gold with a GI than an SI.
Being able to recover shields instantly while cloaked (ED) means I can stick my head out of cover to fire far more often, and I think that makes all the difference.
depends on enemy and gun you are using. if you use widow or other single shot snipers, SI has a huge advantage, but with a black widow or valiant, high damage bonus (25% from hunter mode and 20% from headshot bonus. there is also 6th evolution of cloak difference. on SI you will probably spec it for one power w/o breaking cloak, while on GI you will use max damage which is another 40%) on GI is leveling the score. Then again, with SI you can drain the shields and one shot enemy, while on GI you have to fire 2 times. on the other hand, there are enemies whose shields can't be drained with single ED or can't be killed with just one shot.
Personally, i would give advantage to SI because ED can set up explosions and instant shield recharge is a life saver. But, i will still use my GI because i have more fun. I think that geth are far cooler.
Oh, GI is useless against reapers. no matter if you spec it like soldier or whatever, you need biotic or tech skills to fight the reapers. not that you can't do it with just guns, but it is way harder.