Hi.
I'm a level 20 adept/level 19 Krogan Warlord. I played multiplayer briefly during beta and then didn't touch it again until this month. That is why I don't know everything: I haven't been playing. Hell, I nerd-rage quit after the ending and didn't think about playing it again until after PAX East 2013, during the retrospective, when I realized I wanted to try Citadel.
I am attempting to get items and weapons, but right now, the most upgraded thing I have is a level 3 avenger. I have a rare shotgun or two. It's worthless for me to use it on anything other than a mook because the shield/barrier regen outstrips my ability to do damage and, even then, it's more effective for me to just use abilities. On my Krogan, I am useful in the last few waves as long as I run from everything but mooks and whatever you call the next up guys. On my adept, not so much, because no gear = no chain biotic explosions. I throw warp and hope it hits. Stasis does nothing for everything but Cerberus at later waves and, for whatever reason, I can't blow up my own bubbles.
I have a choice: I can attempt to get weapons, so I can play more effectively, or I can stock up on medigels so I can stay alive and do **** all for waves 4-10 for the rest of my playtime. I play my three silver games, buy my vet spectre, get nothing useful, log out, and wonder why I still try.
It's all the same, really. Either I'm lying dead on the floor or I'm standing behind the geared out guy, doing nothing because none of my abilities are making a difference. I can warp from here until Tuesday but on later waves, nothing...again, because my CDs aren't short enough to make explosion. It's boring either way. But you tell me to get medigel so I can stand around more effectively.
In my position, what would YOU rather do?