Reason is, shadow strike lose its status of OHK already in gold...
Not really; even with Geth Scanner (which I'd highly recommend on her) specced right with a Wraith + Shotgun Omni-Blade and I think melee equipment II you can kill every infantry unit in gold, in a single Shadow Strike, except for possessed Collector Captains.
Not really; even with Geth Scanner (which I'd highly recommend on her) specced right with a Wraith + Shotgun Omni-Blade and I think melee equipment II you can kill every infantry unit in gold, in a single Shadow Strike, except for possessed Collector Captains.
And a fully evolved cloaked SS on a Collector Captain will normally take them down enough to be able to rekk them with a single HM.
Not really; even with Geth Scanner (which I'd highly recommend on her) specced right with a Wraith + Shotgun Omni-Blade and I think melee equipment II you can kill every infantry unit in gold, in a single Shadow Strike, except for possessed Collector Captains.
Provided using relevant equipment and depending on spec also true for plat
I'd listen to this crazy emo swarmer, he's one death-dealing Shadow on Plat 
Thank you for the correction: the Wiki mentioned bonus damage from melee gears, but it didn't talk about bonus from power damage gear. My personal tests were inconclusive too, so I assumed wrong. Nice to know.
I edited accordingly my previous post.
First rule of learning how this game works: never trust the wiki 
Whenever you've got a question on mechanics, you should probably start your search here. It is *much* more reliable than anything you can read on the wiki.
And then ask if you don't find what you're looking for 
Sometimes you will need Martial Artist up and running to OHK basic units without relying on the DoT, if that's how you've built SS...but I'm pretty sure that's only Phantoms, Dragoons and Possessed Collector Captains on Gold and above.
And if you absolutely want to take those out without relying on DoT, well, just assassinate something else first.
Personally, I love the Shadow. She's an infiltrator who actually sorta infiltrates, and if you're halfway competent with her, you can use her to take out major problem units for other team mates before they even become an issue.
Shadow is interesting, it just sucks that SS takes so damned long that you could have cloaked and shot the target in the face twice already for the same effect. Vanguard charges don't take several seconds to execute so why did they have to make it so slow?
Shadow is interesting, it just sucks that SS takes so damned long that you could have cloaked and shot the target in the face twice already for the same effect. Vanguard charges don't take several seconds to execute so why did they have to make it so slow?
Not really. It's unique and I like SS the way it is. I would rather spend a slightly longer time to cloak and SS than shoot because every other infiltrator can do the latter routine.
I agree, but if SS were faster it would still be unique without making it kill so slowly.
I agree, but if SS were faster it would still be unique without making it kill so slowly.
IDK...I like the entire animation of teleporting behind a character and doing the good-ol' fashioned slash. I kinda like it, even if it takes half a second more. I find enjoyment in such weird things and details. 
Kinda similar to the batarian heavy melee - might be slow but it's super-fun.
That's what ES is for, and why you never spec out of it. Vanguards often have the same issue, of no ranged in-place attack.
Or you could, you know, shoot things with a gun
Ark171 totally rocks the Shadow on Platinum. It does, admittedly, help that he's totally batshit crazy because that's the only way to play her
It takes crazy to know crazy, am I right? 
Sometimes you will need Martial Artist up and running to OHK basic units without relying on the DoT, if that's how you've built SS...but I'm pretty sure that's only Phantoms, Dragoons and Possessed Collector Captains on Gold and above.
And if you absolutely want to take those out without relying on DoT, well, just assassinate something else first.
I know you can OHK plat dragoons without martial artist or damage cloak or power amps - hydraulic joints does wonders for SS (no need to use that crutch scanner )
I'm at work right now - also a phone, ughh - or I'd check specifics, but I'm pretty sure the only things that are safe (depending on sword evo) are the possessed troopers/captains...and maybe pyros, but I could see damage cloak/power amps being enough.
Shield/barrier sword should OHK plat phantoms depending on loadout, but you can always just heavy melee their asses with your sword after SS (they often flip) which should behead them
That's what ES is for, and why you never spec out of it. Vanguards often have the same issue, of no ranged in-place attack.
No, that's what a good weapon and TC are for...
EDIT: *sigh* How did I miss the post above?
3 Excellent games with JGDD, and at least one friend of his.
Noooooo!
Was doing a gold solo and wrapping up wave 9. Thinking I've got this if I don't get trolled on wave 10. Still got 6 missiles and gels left. Then I see a blue dude in the LZ. A friend has dropped in on my "private" game unannounced. Oh well. We played a couple of games. I did manage to blow up an A-bomb on him. 
decent
since no friends were online i decided to give uup a pug-go. It became ghost/cerberus and we got out of it without much trouble. Thank you guys, whoever you are.
Cerberus/Giant/Gold My Kishock QFI joined a pair of vangaurds - human, and phoenix, and started out with a rotating door of fourth players. The vanguards were Slain"something" and Vain"something" (I forget what the second part of the names were, but it was the same, and they were rarely more than 20 feet from eachother). They both should have been named Slain... By wave 4, the fourth slot had settled on a Kishock SI. At first, I thought he was decent - we duoed most of 4 and 5 and he rarely died. Just after we finished the wave 6 escort (by which point the vanguards had both died about 8 times in that wave, and eventually bled out), I got a phone call and ended up dieing and bleeding out before I got back.
I then proceeded to watch the SI try to kill the remaining Phantom, Engineer, and 3 Nemisis. He missed. Again, and again, and again. After 5 minutes, all 5 enemies were still standing and he had made multiple circuits around the map. I have never been so happy to see a phantom sneak up on someone and impale them before!
SHOCKWAVE
Been away from MP for a while and my first (and last) game back I run into this guy spamming Shockwave all game. I swear he had the 'bumper/trigger' taped down or something.
And because I was playing a biotic kit he followed me around all game. Or maybe he was trolling me. lol
I'm still shell-shocked from that damn game.
N7 Weaponry
Cerberus/ReactorHaz/Gold
My Hurricane Cabal, a Crusader AIU, a Crusader SE, and a Valkyrie HSoldier. A very good game, never any doubt that we would be extracting.
Guest_Chino_*
Laaa-a-a-a-aaaa-g-gggg
I don't know if it was on my end or the host, but damn I felt like I was playing Australian Simulator.
I thought you quit ME3MP?
Unicorns!
I dunno about you guys/gals, but pugs this week have been less...impressive, of late. So, needless to say, I wasn't expecting much when I went pugging tonight.
I was soooo wrong
I had time for one quick game before bed, so I started up a UUP lobby and went to make myself a drink. I got back and there they were: 3 unicorns (though I didn't know it at the time). A Javelin GI, Claymore AIU and Piranha Juggernaut (not a puggernaut...a least this game) were their loadouts and they looked to have played at least as much as I have (N7, Challenge points, weapon/equipment level, etc.), so I readied up with the Shadow and away we went.
We got Vancouver vs. Reapers, and we achieved a full extraction and mission successful 20 minutes (or thereabouts) later. Everybody kicked ass and played well; it's nice to have pugs like this every once in awhile 
Guest_Chino_*
I thought you quit ME3MP?
I did. I just wanted to see how rusty I got, and dust off my Javelin for old time's sake. There's no way I'm coming back to play regularly.
Laaa-a-a-a-aaaa-g-gggg
I don't know if it was on my end or the host, but damn I felt like I was playing Australian Simulator.
Hey 
Well if you want the real deal, you know where to find me
Guest_Chino_*
Hey
Well if you want the real deal, you know where to find me
Considering how long overdue it is, since I've yet to play anything with you, I'll take you up on that 
I did. I just wanted to see how rusty I got, and dust off my Javelin for old time's sake. There's no way I'm coming back to play regularly.
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