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#26
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OP, thanks for the highlights. However, the N7 Shadow's capabilities are nothing new.

Although, I'm starting to feel sorry for you guys who have seen the N7 Shadow being played as nothing more than Electric Slash spammers. While a rather potent Power, ES is NOT AT ALL the N7 Shadow's strength of playstyle.

She's actually a Shadow Strike + melee CQC specialist.

Well, that's my perspective on the N7 Shadow, and how I've spec'ed and play her, anyway.

Modifié par tetsutsuru, 06 septembre 2012 - 10:22 .


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Jack Crapper wrote...

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Great build. I didn't know you can reload while in SS mode.

Yeah, SS works like BC in that regard.  I'm on Xbox, and I believe you have to hold down the fire button and SS right after shooting.

OT: Epically beautiful.  I never thought to use the Claymore like that, though I do it with BC.  Since I love the Claymore, it's especially nice to find this.  Thanks, OP!



Wait, you can reload during Biotic Charge?  I've never heard this, anywhere. 

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BuckshotSamurai wrote...

Jack Crapper wrote...

Pichsterz wrote...

Great build. I didn't know you can reload while in SS mode.

Yeah, SS works like BC in that regard.  I'm on Xbox, and I believe you have to hold down the fire button and SS right after shooting.

OT: Epically beautiful.  I never thought to use the Claymore like that, though I do it with BC.  Since I love the Claymore, it's especially nice to find this.  Thanks, OP!



Wait, you can reload during Biotic Charge?  I've never heard this, anywhere. 



Oh lord, I think this is news for me too.. I play my drellguard from time to time and I can't remember ever exploiting this with him. Thanks JC:D. 


I've been playing with the Claymore a lot lately and I have noticed it reloading during rolls and dodges etc. I need to do more testing to nail the methodology but it can prove to be a very useful if it can be used consistently.

Modifié par synapsefire, 06 septembre 2012 - 11:00 .


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I don't see the big deal, maybe tetsutsuru is right and people are just used to ES spammers. The OP's build seems pretty reckless to me power and weapon wise. As far as powers go, cloak should be maxed out with bonus power. That way you can ES then SS when you need to, SS twice (which makes killing phantoms easy as hell and they die in about 3 seconds), or SS behind enemy lines, get a kill, and not be seen until you want.

I'd rather use a piranha than a claymore, since you can really only use a claymore when you're the host and it's overkill against none boss enemies. You SS a boss (besides a prime) and then you stick a piranha up its ass and it's already over if their shields are down. Also, shield drain for SS has kept me alive countless times and should be taken if you're doing gold+.

Modifié par Assumedkilla, 06 septembre 2012 - 11:02 .


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^the whole point of the build is to use the claymore along with damage cloak to pump out as much damage as possible. I'm fairly sure 2 claymore shots and a ss in 3 seconds is more efficient than 2 ss in the same time span.

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The Rainbow Reaper wrote...

^the whole point of the build is to use the claymore along with damage cloak to pump out as much damage as possible. I'm fairly sure 2 claymore shots and a ss in 3 seconds is more efficient than 2 ss in the same time span.

The only thing I said I'd SS twice was a phantom and after the second SS she's dead. That would most likely be quicker and safer than trying to shoot her, since she doesn't know I'm there and most people probably couldn't hit a flipping phantom 100% with their first two claymore shots. If someone is looking for max damage with a claymore why not just use a GI? Their DPS would be higher.

Modifié par Assumedkilla, 06 septembre 2012 - 11:16 .


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synapsefire wrote...

@Shnibadabobin

I don't think you grasped the nuances of this build at all but more importantly you've got A LOT of stuff wrong in your post.. I can't be bothered addressing all of it but anyone who knows how to use cloak will always have a 3 second cool down regardless of weight.

Edit: btw the build is finished but I will probably add Armor Damage in the Fitness tree to mine. I will not edit the narida link as I think the rest of the points are a matter of preference although bonus power in cloak will mess the build up for anyone who want to try it.


If you decloak while you are heavy, it WILL take a long time to recharge, which makes doing objectives more difficult. Perhaps I did word that wrong, but everything else in my post is a proven fact. The Claymore might have more damage per shot, but the Piranha does far greater damage over time to all sources. Reegar carbine has the highest damage per second in the game, and even more so to shields. When the Reegar Carbine has the Shredder Mod equipped, it is one of the few guns that can hit over 1k dps to armor.  The Piranha may not build very well into your 3 shot combo, but the Reegar carbine does. And when you have a weak Shadows Strike and a low recharge time because of it, you cannot pull off the double Shadow Strike that everybody else can do because they know how to keep themselves from beeing heavy without sacrificing gonpower.

Everything I have said is tested and proven by myself and others.
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Modifié par Shnibadabobin, 06 septembre 2012 - 11:21 .


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I haven't seen any threads saying the Shadow isn't anything but awesome, but this is a pretty sweet build regardless. I haven't respec'd her since the promote weekend, so maybe I'll give this a shot, although I'm not that great with the Claymore. Thanks for another cool video!

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najzere wrote...

I haven't seen any threads saying the Shadow isn't anything but awesome, but this is a pretty sweet build regardless. I haven't respec'd her since the promote weekend, so maybe I'll give this a shot, although I'm not that great with the Claymore. Thanks for another cool video!


 if you have the crusader use it!

my shadow uses it and it really does a number on them mooks and bosses my claymore is IX and has less accuracy but does alot more damage i will give you that, but if you use crusader{mines is up to II} with fully accuracy and damage mods it really out preforms and you can also switch the accuracy mod for a bigger clip mod and get 4 shots compared to the clyamore where you only get one shot

Modifié par Ravenmyste, 06 septembre 2012 - 11:25 .


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If you decloak while you are heavy, it WILL take a long time to recharge, which makes doing objectives more difficult. Perhaps I did word that wrong, but everything else in my post is a proven fact. The Claymore might have more damage per shot, but the Piranha does far greater damage over time to all sources. Reegar carbine has the highest damage per second in the game, and even more so to shields. When the Reegar Carbine has the Shredder Mod equipped, it is one of the few guns that can hit over 1k dps to armor.  The Piranha may not build very well into your 3 shot combo, but the Reegar carbine does. And when you have a weak Shadows Strike and a low recharge time because of it, you cannot pull off the double Shadow Strike that everybody else can do because they know how to keep themselves from beeing heavy without sacrificing gonpower.

I fully agree. A good infiltrator isn't only one of the best killers, but is also the medic and objective getter of the team, but I don't really see that happening with this build. You might as well be a GI with a GPS or Claymore since that's a higher DPS.

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Assumedkilla wrote...

The Rainbow Reaper wrote...

^the whole point of the build is to use the claymore along with damage cloak to pump out as much damage as possible. I'm fairly sure 2 claymore shots and a ss in 3 seconds is more efficient than 2 ss in the same time span.

The only thing I said I'd SS twice was a phantom and after the second SS she's dead. That would most likely be quicker and safer than trying to shoot her, since she doesn't know I'm there and most people probably couldn't hit a flipping phantom 100% with their first two claymore shots. If someone is looking for max damage with a claymore why not just use a GI? Their DPS would be higher.


With the build from Micah3sixty you can one-hit kill phantoms on gold only with one SS ( cooldown 2.54 with Piranha or Wraith ).  I am wondering what the cooldown on cloak is with the claymore X - the build says 4.85 seconds.

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I got the Crusader in my last two commendation packs, but I haven't used it yet. I think the point of this build is to maximize damage with a one-shot weapon though...

I've got to remember to try out the Crusader though, thanks for the suggestion.

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This is about what I do with my Shadow but no Claymore. I've been using the Disciple cause of its low cool down. Will have to try with the Claymore though!

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ryoldschool wrote...

Assumedkilla wrote...

The Rainbow Reaper wrote...

^the whole point of the build is to use the claymore along with damage cloak to pump out as much damage as possible. I'm fairly sure 2 claymore shots and a ss in 3 seconds is more efficient than 2 ss in the same time span.

The only thing I said I'd SS twice was a phantom and after the second SS she's dead. That would most likely be quicker and safer than trying to shoot her, since she doesn't know I'm there and most people probably couldn't hit a flipping phantom 100% with their first two claymore shots. If someone is looking for max damage with a claymore why not just use a GI? Their DPS would be higher.


With the build from Micah3sixty you can one-hit kill phantoms on gold only with one SS ( cooldown 2.54 with Piranha or Wraith ).  I am wondering what the cooldown on cloak is with the claymore X - the build says 4.85 seconds.

Yeah, I've gone damage twice before in SS, but I prefer going drain since it's saved my life so many times. Doing a SS again to a phantom only takes a sec or two and it's safe since I'm still cloaked the whole time, so they're not attacking.

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Ravenmyste wrote...

najzere wrote...

I haven't seen any threads saying the Shadow isn't anything but awesome, but this is a pretty sweet build regardless. I haven't respec'd her since the promote weekend, so maybe I'll give this a shot, although I'm not that great with the Claymore. Thanks for another cool video!


 if you have the crusader use it!

my shadow uses it and it really does a number on them mooks and bosses my claymore is IX and has less accuracy but does alot more damage i will give you that, but if you use crusader{mines is up to II} with fully accuracy and damage mods it really out preforms and you can also switch the accuracy mod for a bigger clip mod and get 4 shots compared to the clyamore where you only get one shot

Smart Choke does nothing to the Crusader, and the Spare Clip mod adds more ammo to the reserve, not in the clip itself. It always has 4 shots. The shredder mod also hardly does anything, bringing my Crusader IV from 545 damage to armor (silver) to 565. Amazing gun, but not in this situation. Try that on a Destroyer, since he actually DOES bring up the clip size.

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BuckshotSamurai wrote...

Jack Crapper wrote...

Pichsterz wrote...

Great build. I didn't know you can reload while in SS mode.

Yeah, SS works like BC in that regard.  I'm on Xbox, and I believe you have to hold down the fire button and SS right after shooting.

OT: Epically beautiful.  I never thought to use the Claymore like that, though I do it with BC.  Since I love the Claymore, it's especially nice to find this.  Thanks, OP!



Wait, you can reload during Biotic Charge?  I've never heard this, anywhere. 

It works with any power with sufficiently long animation. Empty your clip, use a power before the auto reload starts, weapon reloads during the power. It should technically work with any power, as long as the auto reload starts during the power's animation. It's just more noticeable with powers with long animations, as you're less likely to cancel the reload by doing something else.

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What's funny is, I can't effectively use BSN builds like these, because I either don't have a respec card (I have 2), or I can't perform the technique optimally/can't effectively use it to utmost potential. Most of the it just doesn't work out. :(

I'll try this build out, see if it fits me. Might try other alternatives to the Claymore. If it doesn't fit me well enough, then so be it. Anyway OP, nice well-written guide and nice video! :)

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Assumedkilla wrote...

ryoldschool wrote...

Assumedkilla wrote...

The Rainbow Reaper wrote...

^the whole point of the build is to use the claymore along with damage cloak to pump out as much damage as possible. I'm fairly sure 2 claymore shots and a ss in 3 seconds is more efficient than 2 ss in the same time span.

The only thing I said I'd SS twice was a phantom and after the second SS she's dead. That would most likely be quicker and safer than trying to shoot her, since she doesn't know I'm there and most people probably couldn't hit a flipping phantom 100% with their first two claymore shots. If someone is looking for max damage with a claymore why not just use a GI? Their DPS would be higher.


With the build from Micah3sixty you can one-hit kill phantoms on gold only with one SS ( cooldown 2.54 with Piranha or Wraith ).  I am wondering what the cooldown on cloak is with the claymore X - the build says 4.85 seconds.

Yeah, I've gone damage twice before in SS, but I prefer going drain since it's saved my life so many times. Doing a SS again to a phantom only takes a sec or two and it's safe since I'm still cloaked the whole time, so they're not attacking.


lol, yeah tradeoffs are tradeoffs.   Sometimes I can SS a pair of Phantoms and live to tell about it, but usually only if lucky.   I SS phantom, then SS something away from her - it takes the DOT about 1.5 seconds to kill her, but that is enough to have her still kill  you with her last breath!

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Shotgun Nova wrote...

What's funny is, I can't effectively use BSN builds like these, because I either don't have a respec card (I have 2), or I can't perform the technique optimally/can't effectively use it to utmost potential. Most of the it just doesn't work out. :(

I'll try this build out, see if it fits me. Might try other alternatives to the Claymore. If it doesn't fit me well enough, then so be it. Anyway OP, nice well-written guide and nice video! :)


In the Micah3sixty build ( linked above ) as long as you have equipment applied and a light weapon the build works great.   Need Melee gear ( Hydraulic Joints or best other buff to melee ), strength enhancer consumable on the weapon, and a power amplifier armor mod.  Also put a melee mod on your weapon.

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What's the song on your Human Engineer video?

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ryoldschool wrote...

Shotgun Nova wrote...

What's funny is, I can't effectively use BSN builds like these, because I either don't have a respec card (I have 2), or I can't perform the technique optimally/can't effectively use it to utmost potential. Most of the it just doesn't work out. :(

I'll try this build out, see if it fits me. Might try other alternatives to the Claymore. If it doesn't fit me well enough, then so be it. Anyway OP, nice well-written guide and nice video! :)


In the Micah3sixty build ( linked above ) as long as you have equipment applied and a light weapon the build works great.   Need Melee gear ( Hydraulic Joints or best other buff to melee ), strength enhancer consumable on the weapon, and a power amplifier armor mod.  Also put a melee mod on your weapon.


Do you know what's funny? I specced my shadow like this. Very similar to that build.

I put an Acolyte X w/ Melee stunner and ULM, in conjunction with a Hurricane II w/ Stability mod and Hi-Velocity Barrel. Throw on some consumables and I'm good.

Charge Acolyte, cloak, find target, shoot, then Shadow Strike. Repeat. The only exception is when reviving people. ;)

Modifié par Shotgun Nova, 07 septembre 2012 - 12:04 .


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Influ wrote...

BuckshotSamurai wrote...

Jack Crapper wrote...

Pichsterz wrote...

Great build. I didn't know you can reload while in SS mode.

Yeah, SS works like BC in that regard.  I'm on Xbox, and I believe you have to hold down the fire button and SS right after shooting.

OT: Epically beautiful.  I never thought to use the Claymore like that, though I do it with BC.  Since I love the Claymore, it's especially nice to find this.  Thanks, OP!



Wait, you can reload during Biotic Charge?  I've never heard this, anywhere. 

It works with any power with sufficiently long animation. Empty your clip, use a power before the auto reload starts, weapon reloads during the power. It should technically work with any power, as long as the auto reload starts during the power's animation. It's just more noticeable with powers with long animations, as you're less likely to cancel the reload by doing something else.



Thanks.  I probably have had this happen and just didn't realize it.  I really, really can't believe I haven't noticed it with the Phoenix classes since Smash has such a long animation.  I'll have to play around with this tonight to try to get it down.  Claymore shot, DrellGuard Charge, Claymore should be freaking awesome.  I wonder if I can reload Claymore while doing Drell dodge moves?

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Why would anyone ever claim the Shadow is useless? I prefer her with the Harrier + Omni-Blade, though; I took her into a a gold match (with friends, for full disclosure) at level 1 and came in 2nd place. I think we full-extracted that time.

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An impressive show of force in that video, though the build scares the hell out of me. Maybe some other day after I've grown used to the Shadow (thankfully got her finally).

I'm assuming you used AP ammo IV?  I'd imagine that contributes quite a lot.

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Ravenmyste wrote...
 if you have the crusader use it!

my shadow uses it and it really does a number on them mooks and bosses my claymore is IX and has less accuracy but does alot more damage i will give you that, but if you use crusader{mines is up to II} with fully accuracy and damage mods it really out preforms and you can also switch the accuracy mod for a bigger clip mod and get 4 shots compared to the clyamore where you only get one shot


Plenty of wrong/inaccurate information in this post.


@OP : Interesting way to use the Shadow.