118 réponses à ce sujet

[Salarian Jesus]

I finished both my first Gold and Platinum solo for the first try. I guess I waited too long to try them out.
Out of my 8 Gold solos, I finished 7 (the only fail came after getting a 10 waves survived medal; I went down 5 seconds before the extraction, haha).

[Mindfane]

1 and counting....

[mark197205]

Managed it first time using Kroguard, Reegar with Incendiary ammo IV, cyclonic IV, shield booster V and shotgun amp III against geth on Giant, took me 58 minutes. Out of 6 tries I've completed 4, the fails were down to either me trying to rambo too hard or things like charge refusing to work despite the target being in plain sight 6ft away..
Fastest time so far was 44 minutes, again using the easy-mode set up above but on Glacier.

[karmmh]

It took me about 5 or 6 goes, I think. The first successful one I did was only the other day. Kroguard, Geth, White, with the Carnage-less spec that's on my profile right now (too lazy to look), using Wraith with omniblade and shredder mods, warp ammo IV, cyclonic IV and strength enhancer III.

I was told to melee all the things, and I did (I may have shot some rounds but whatever). And as long as I had Rage going I was fine, although I lost it a couple of times during objective waves and during the two-Prime waves when I couldn't split the pair of Primes up.

As a general rule I didn't take on more than three mooks at a time. If I got staggered I repositioned asap. My strategy was to spread them out and take them down almost one by one, out of line of sight of all the others and especially the Primes. Avoiding the stagger was crucial.

Fear not, DragonRacer, you will be able to do it soon!

[Boog_89]

2nd attempt with the batsent - 74 mins
1st attempt with the krogaurd - 34 mins

Go figure

[oOmpie]

Tbh, I only have 1 silver solo under my belt after 30-ish attempts with all kinds of different kits.

Granted, I play under "no 'gelling" restrictions but I feel like such a ******, since I consider myself a pretty good gold and fairly decent platinum player...

[Kuato Livezz]

1 attempt Gold solo, 1 success.
2 attempts platinum, 2 failures. Wiped at wave 8 and 9.

My problem is that I get too impatient and I don't have the skills to eliminate enemies efficiently before I get overwhelmed.

[Pwet]

DragonRacer wrote...

So, after spectacularly failing Gold Solo attempt # 4 tonight, I am curious how long it took everyone here to get their first one and if you have any advice to offer on anything I am missing at this point. Because I am hitting a dead end despite my extensive reading and video watching.

I consider myself a very solid, veteran Gold player. In a team, I'm fine. Even with only one other person, I do fine. But subtract one and I may as well be a babe lost in the woods.

Attempts # 1 and 2 were about a month or so ago. I tried the BSN "easy mode" everyone talks about... first was Kroguard/Reegar Geth/Glacier. Died on Wave 3 objective. I then tried TGI/Mattock Cerberus/Rio. Died on Wave 3 objective. Both are characters that you're supposed to just show up with and hit the "I Win" button, right? If you have even a shred of talent or skill at all, right?

*sigh*

Went back to my old, reliable Turian Sentinel. Attempt # 3 was made about two weeks ago, after a lot of practice on Gold duos with a good friend. Figured I could handle it now. Was better at kiting enemies and not trying to rush objectives. T-Sent/Mattock Geth/Giant. Died after deactivating 2 devices on Wave 6.

Led me to tonight. Same character, but set aside my beloved Mattock for the Harrier. Armored Compartments V, Incendiary Ammo IV, Cyclonic Modulator IV... and settled for Targeting VI III since the store never, ever, ever sees fit to give me more than one assault rifle rail amp a month, apparently. Reapers/Giant. Everyone says Reapers are the easiest now, right? Right?

*sigh*

It was my best attempt to date. Made it to Wave 10. Died on the third target. The match was practically gift-wrapped for me objective-wise. Wave 3 hack, got it done fairly quick. Wave 6 and 10 were both targets. Missiled the first target to try and "switch" to something lesser than a Banshee or Brute, but that didn't work, so I ended up blowing precious missiles I could have used later. Like when I got backed into a wall with two Banshees and two Brutes dancing on my head while Ravagers and Marauders shot me. Banshee picked me up for a hug, but something else killed me. I medigelled, even though the situation was hopeless. Got pummeled and couldn't even move, blocked by the bodies. Died. Medigelled again... please, I was so close, you can't do this to me now... detonate tech armor in desperation. Got pummeled. Medigelled again... whyyyyy, I was sooooo clooooose... died again. Used all my gels right there, just because I didn't want to admit I'd failed again, not after coming that far. As the Mission Failed screen mocked me, I felt misty-eyed.

Frustration. So much frustration. I don't think I'm a bad player. But maybe I am. Because everyone here seems able to solo Gold blindfolded with one hand tied behind their back, and I am just failing so, so miserably. And it's honestly stressful. I hate soloing. Not because of the time factor... I'll kite for four hours, I don't care. That last attempt was 66 minutes. But it's just stressful to try and do this alone. Hands were actually shaking by Wave 9, from both excitement that I might make it and from the stress of trying to kite those two Banshees for so long.

But I feel like I really need to get at least one Gold solo to really be a good player at this game. Two would be amazing and actually give me hope that I can one day complete all the challenges.

Is there any hope for me? Is there some magical thing I'm missing? Some hint or tip that I have somehow missed in all this? Is four failed attempts average? Good? Bad? Am I wasting my time at this point, am I trying to do something that I just don't have enough skill to do? Should I just give in and try to do the Kroguard or TGI again, instead of trying to be more "legitimate" with my Turian Sentinel?

Help me...

tl;dr: I suck at solos. Gold solo is evading me like Captain Ahab's white whale. Any advice beyond learn2play? And how many times did you try to solo Gold before succeeding?

I would say at lest almost 100 times, but in my condition it can be normal (I'm quadriplegic) here if you want to take a look at my 1st Gold solo   I'm trying to get my 2nd and now I'm around 20 games trying the 2nd....
Keep trying you will get it.

[RB26D3TT]

First try. Done it twice in a row. Haven't used a single consumable, not even rockets.
I used the easies setup possible. Kroguard with Reegar vs. Geth on FB White. To be absolutely sure used Cyclonic IV and Incendiary ammo IV.

[Necrotya]

Sp33dy89 wrote...

2nd time with the Kroguard and then 1st time with the Geth Flamer

^^, times were not impressive but still...did it on Giant/geth on both kits

[Kirrahe Airlines CEO]

Before my first successful gold solo, it took me about four to five tries. I almost had it once with my QMI but one screw up cost me the match. Then I was like screw it, TGI and Harrier.Got both of them done. This was pre-nerf fyi.

[Serker31]

I did Gold solo on first attempt. Maybe because I did it after Platinum solo.

[stinekandts]

First attempt success. Long live the flamerless GethSol with a typhoon II.

[NuclearTech76]

No idea OP. I think if you keep trying you'll get it though. You might try the geth trooper on Giant with a scorpion. You can kill most stuff before it turns the corner with HM and the scorpion fired at the ground. I start at extraction using right hand advantage and fire at the base of corner of the wall. When you start to get too many enemies bolt out the back and down the ladder at the back of the map. I then hold the ramp and repeat the same strategy. It sounds like objectives are your downfall.

[objectivemonkey14]

Did a few rounds of messing around solo style w/o gear, settled on Slayer. Tried that a few times v. Reapers, grabby Banshees were the end of me. Made it to 6, 8 and 9 I think. Gave up on that for a while. Just the other day, set up Kroguard in Giant with just incindiary, turns out it was set to Private. Forget what my weapons were, somewhat goofy set-up, and took most of an hour, but made it through. My first solo Silver was a mistake too, thought I'd set it to Bronze. In sum:

1. Goof up pre-match
2. Soldier on
3. ?
4. Profit

[COLZ7R]

Tryed my first attempt at the weekend, geth flamer on giant, got instakilled by a banshee with 30secs to go!!, had gone really easy right up until the banshee spawned right next to me, should get it next time if i can be arsed trying it again

[Hretha]

First and second attempts, both successful... However, to be fair they were both with a Kroguard/Reegar build, Giant/Geth. I hate solos, tho, so I took the best gear I had (Incendiary IV Ammo) and really took my time so I wouldn't have to keep trying. Times were not impressive, but I got the Lone Wolf banner. I'll be happy if I never have to a solo again.....

[Ash J. Williams]

Only tried a solo once so it probably be a while yet before I ever complete a Gold solo run, I lasted till Wave 4 but I must admit I'm not the best player in the world. Since I moved and my interent now doesn't disconnect games all the time I've been playing Silver a lot and only been playing Gold comfortably for the last month and a half, do well in Gold with a full team. My best claim is to of done a Gold run on Firebase against the Geth with just one other teammate the whole match (by accident, nobody joined lobby so we started, nobody joined the whole match).

Modifié par Ash J. Williams, 28 janvier 2013 - 08:23 .

[SofaJockey]

First solo gold attempt was successful.
2nd attempt also successful.
I did 10 Bronze and 5 Silvers first.
I was cautious, with my Tankiest Kroguard and best consumables.
The first solo was took a numbing 2hr 15mins. 2nd 1hr 30.
I had my plan and route on Giant v Geth and stuck to it.
Safe. Probably boring. But reliable.
Shoot, shoot from soft cover - fall back.
Extreme caution on objectives kiting along prearranged path coming back to hacks and drones.
Leave the Primes to last.
That's it.