I can never find a build for the Cabal that works. Only use I've found for Poison Strike is when I wanna NOPE out of a bad situation. Nightshade Blades feel like they tickle the enemy to death, like I'd be better off plinking at them with the Avenger.
Only cool thing I like about the Cabal is Biotic Focus. Neat to have an on-demand shield regen.
Never know what gun to use for her though. Have tried many pistols, shotguns, even a couple ARs. None of them feel like they fit for me. 
I mainly use poison strike for quick movement, getting out of tricky situations and occasionally as a detonator. Not really fond of Cabal as a kit though.
That's what I'm still getting from the kit. In terms of vanguard, I just prefer the novaguard, drellguard, kroguard and Slayer.
I can never find a build for the Cabal that works.
Javelin + Biotic Focus
@ OP: DEATH BEFORE ACOLYTE
I like the Cabal too, but only when I'm hosting myself. She is too dependent on latency, playing off-host is such a pain.
The people who take Biotic Focus 6a must not get how much of a difference 20% DR and 7.5% movement speed makes. I used it in my old build, but I quickly realized that if you're playing right, you will never drop to the point where you NEED that sort of emergency button.
Getting low on shields? Dodge through a wall. Low on shields in the middle of an open area? Well, you're doing something wrong, but even so, PS twice to get to the edge of the field(staggering enemies along the way) and then dodge through the wall. Alternatively, just run away. You've got massive movement speed, their bullets can barely catch you, let alone the actual enemies.
Also, don't hold me to too high of standards! I'm still new to this game! 
150k points on gold is a big deal for me, lol.
I like the Cabal too, but only when I'm hosting myself. She is too dependent on latency, playing off-host is such a pain.
Yeah, I've tried playing her off host a few times, but the massive delay before you PS is just too much of a pain. Not only does it get you killed, it reduces your PS DPS by like 50%.
Javelin + Biotic Focus
@ OP: DEATH BEFORE ACOLYTE
Well...sure. If I had the Javelin. lol.
Nah son.
And who cares about people's biotic booms, anyway.
The problem with this build is that the PS mechanics mean you don't damage anyone any further than the 6b short dash anyway. If you're just using it for mobility that's fine, but I like to use it for damage so it doesn't work as well for me 
I can get 150k with a no HM build GE. Doesn't make it a good build.
Not everyone is as good as you, apparently.
Question: How have you maxed out your UR's and have 10m credits to spare with only 500~ish games played? My math could be wrong, but that implies you're getting like 250k credits per game. That's a lot of credits. I wish I had that many credits.
Poison strike is only viable on-host unfortunately. But yeah, she's a good tank. Not quite EDI bot level though.
I can never find a build for the Cabal that works. Only use I've found for Poison Strike is when I wanna NOPE out of a bad situation. Nightshade Blades feel like they tickle the enemy to death, like I'd be better off plinking at them with the Avenger.
Only cool thing I like about the Cabal is Biotic Focus. Neat to have an on-demand shield regen.
Never know what gun to use for her though. Have tried many pistols, shotguns, even a couple ARs. None of them feel like they fit for me.
Piranha or the (lame) Acolyte/SMG combo
What about carrier?
I can get 150k with a no HM build GE. Doesn't make it a good build.
Not everyone is as good as you, apparently.
Question: How have you maxed out your UR's and have 10m credits to spare with only 500~ish games played? My math could be wrong, but that implies you're getting like 250k credits per game. That's a lot of credits. I wish I had that many credits.
BUSTED!! 
What about carrier?
I unfortunately rarely host. So even though I do kind of like her, it´s so embarassing dying three times in row over and over again, because BF kicks in with delay. Especially since I play her as melee kit.
I still have those vivid images of what happens to non host Cabal on Condor... 
I unfortunately rarely host. So even though I do kind of like her, it´s so embarassing dying three times in row over and over again, because BF kicks in with delay. Especially since I play her as melee kit.
I still have those vivid images of what happens to non host Cabal on Condor...
Guest_Lusty Argonian Maid_*
I (almost) never host and have no problem playing her off host. PS is only an "oh ****!" button for me anyway. 4 ranks in fitness and poison strike, max everything else. Weapons can vary but I prefer Claymore, Talon or Javelin.
Incendiary Piranha is better fit for her close quarters playstyle. Poison Strike, Nightshade Blades and her melee moves are all inside optimal Piranha range.. and it takes advantage of her stability passives to some degree. It's also light enough for the omniblade if you want to go the melee route.
Carrier goes on classes that actually need carrying. It's the answer for classes that either need great weapon DPS bc their powers can't generate enough damage, or the solution for classes folks can't figure out how to play.
Cabal is a class I can't figure out very well. So carrier for me! 
Question: How have you maxed out your UR's and have 10m credits to spare with only 500~ish games played? My math could be wrong, but that implies you're getting like 250k credits per game. That's a lot of credits. I wish I had that many credits.
It's on PC, where scores, credits and unlocks are meaningless.
Also, that's her second account. Original PS3 account is here: http://social.biowar...mv&platform=ps3
I used to play cabal with maxed PS with double strike, and it was great fun when it worked. Problem was that it failed to work an annoying amount of the time. Far too often I'd try to charge through a pack and get stuck, even when there was nothing behind them. I think the logic for figuring if you're in a legal place to charge is screwy, more so on some maps than others. (All this was on my host, so lag wasn't the issue.)
I currently run this build, as between biotic focus 6a, and cyclonic mods there isn't much need for fitness, and I don't feel like it suffers off host. When I didn't have cyclonic mods to spare then 4 in poison strike and fitness seemed like a good balance.
I have tried the double dash evo for poison strike, but found I missed the extra range too much, plus I like the extra little bit of crowd control that comes with 6a.
I have never used a build where I haven't taken 6 evos in nightshade blades. That double stagger from exploding blades is just too good to pass up on.
Does Biotic Focus restore shieldgate?
Cause I die a lot AFTER using BF, might just be lag though.
Does Biotic Focus restore shieldgate?
Cause I die a lot AFTER using BF, might just be lag though.
Not to my knowledge, no. It just restores shields, but not shieldgate.
Does Biotic Focus restore shieldgate?
Cause I die a lot AFTER using BF, might just be lag though.
Guest_IamBECKY_*
shame on you chcknwng. you dirty dirty haxor
No it doesn't. The 0.5 second invulnerability can help with that though. Of course unless you're getting staggered everywhere.
Actually, from... Well, years of experience, I am convinced that I-frames and work very buggily when one's shield/healthgated. That would be enough to explain a lot of charge glitches and the fact that BF doesn't seem to work for me half the times when I really need it...
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