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[Pearl (rip bioware)]

I've been seeing lots of posts and topics about how hard Gold is, and how hard it is to earn credits, and I'm here to dispel both these claims. To start, Gold is brain-dead simple. As you can see, a friend and I managed to clear it by ourselves with minimal difficulty. I'll get to the strategy in a second, but here's the proof:



It should be apparent that we are extremely skilled, as not only did we beat Gold all by ourselves, we also did it in less than 30 minutes. I highly doubt anyone here can claim to have done something similar. We didn't even use cyclonics, lol.

This strategy is also a great way to farm credits very quickly, and it is a very low-risk/high-reward tactic. Let's go ahead and start the breakdown.

 
THE MAP



Because of the way that Firebase White is laid out, it's perfect for funneling enemies into the bottom of the lab area. This makes it much easier to defend, since enemies can only come from two directions. They'll line up for you like lemmings.


THE ENEMY



Geth are the easiest faction to play against. Every single one of their units (with the exception of the Prime) can be dispatched with a quick over-cover grab, or an Energy Drain followed up with a headshot. They're slow-moving, which is great for locking down this portion of FBW, because it's not like Reapers where they will overrun you in a heartbeat. The lack of instakillers is also a huge plus.


THE STRATEGY

You will need at least one Salarian Engineer (specced for full decoy, Geth love that thing), and a Salarian Infiltrator (cloak + energy drain + proxy mine, what's not to like?). You may elect to have a Quarian Infiltrator in a full team game, as her Sabotage can completely trivialize the match if it's used well. The fourth character is up to you, although the Human Engineer is a popular choice because of it's Combat Drone.

In the bottom of the lab, you will see two counters (pictured below). Simply position yourselves in cover behind them (2 players per counter), shoot the Geth on their way in, and grab them if they get too close. Make sure the Salarian Engie is casting his Decoy as much as possible, and that the QI (if present) is Sabotaging Pyros and Primes, as these two are devastating to the rest of the faction while under your control.


The first counter


The second counter


This Trooper got a little too close for comfort


Working as intended™

The weapon of choice is obviously the Carnifex, although a Paladin is great if one of your squad is lucky enough to have one. With this strategy, a full team should have no problems getting 23-minute games. But don't take my word for it, grab some of your friends and try this out! Gotta get as many credits as you can before the next DLC comes out.

Thank you all for reading, and I hope this guide has helped you understand the MLG-approved strategy that we all use.

[Excella Gionne]

Cyclonics aren't really needed on both of the Salarians if you have Energy Drain against the geth. And lol, "next dlc."

[TheNightSlasher]

None of you guys got 5 grab medal.... Unimpressed.

[Pearl (rip bioware)]

None of you guys got 5 grab medal.... Unimpressed.

They never got close enough

[Excella Gionne]

Wait, I just realized that this is vanilla White.

 

Troll?

[Mindlog]

I gotta stop getting drunk and messing with the time machine.

[Ribosome]

6 of each consumable? Yeah right, nice try.
 
Sick of these f.ucking hackers having more missiles than they're supposed to and then having the audacity to make these noob ass guides.

[crashsuit]

I have both versions of White available in my nap map list.

Edit: nap, lol

[Pearl (rip bioware)]

6 of each consumable? Yeah right, nice try.
 
Sick of these f.ucking hackers having more missiles than they're supposed to and then having the audacity to make these noob ass guides.

What is this, launch day? Get with the times. Everybody knows Bioware is increasing the capacity every time we complete a weekend challenge.

[HammerHead]

Why not just pub the gold and get better times?

[FuriousFelicia]

Ha? The pros these days do it easy - a few lines on the cheat engine and a **** load of time on the store and you're all set

[Pearl (rip bioware)]

Why not just pub the gold and get better times?

Because that wouldn't have gotten the point across about how easy this is.

[David Diablo]

Nope, gold is way too hard. It's obvious you guys are uber l33t tryhards! 

 

The rest of us should learn to missile glitch! I've heard it's possible to get infinite cobra missiles with a destroyer using a striker!!!!!!  But it's gonna take some research around the interwebz (google) to see how it's actually done! 

[me0120]

Strategy so good, only a Born Strategist could come up with it. 

[TheTechnoTurian]

Thank you for this guide, this strategy had not occurred to me!

 

I might finally extract on gold with this!

[me0120]

Thank you for this guide, this strategy had not occurred to me!

 

I might finally extract on gold with this!

 

lawl extract.

 

This is about making credits, wipe after the objective on Wave 10 or you are just wasting time. 

[codsquallic]

Sounds similar to a Salarian mating ritual I once heard about.

[TheTechnoTurian]

lawl extract.

 

This is about making credits, wipe after the objective on Wave 10 or you are just wasting time. 

 

But I have never extracted from gold

[Catastrophy]

Perfect, perfect.

Now, imagine you're a third player. Let's say a GI. You walk down to the room. The Salarians sit behind the counter. The spectators are there, let the games begin.

 

Walk up to the counter, turn around and go to the doorway where the stairs end up. It shouldn't matter what weapon you bring if you're familiar with a GI, but I used to take an incendiary Falcon on these occasions. Just proceed to blow up all the Geth that line up coming down the stairs unwittingly.

 

The ammo crate is nearby. Your back is watched. Everybody sees you destroy all the things. Shine in glory.

 

And maybe - maybe - they get bored and take a heart and play the game. Yes, this actually can happen. And when it does, it was you who turned spectators to players.

[Pint]

I bet a N7 demolisher and a volus adept spec'd for biotic orbs and shield boost would really round out a team like this! I'll have to try this, OP, thanks for the great advice and proof of a sub 30 time being possible. Maybe using this I can finally max out my avenger.

[Schachmatt123]

Instant 5 stars! You did good, father, you did good.

 

It has been said before, just wipe after the wave 10 objective and you generate credits even faster. Extracting is nice to have, but not efficient. Maybe we should ask bioware for some kind of bonus if we manage to extract?

 

Why not just pub the gold and get better times?

 

He already mentioned that a full team can get a 23 minute game. Maybe someday we can even get sub 20 games (I know, I know, just let me dream, mkay?)!

 

Of course, if you try this with randoms you need a mic for maximum coordination.

[Pint]

 

Of course, if you try this with randoms you need a mic for maximum coordination.

 

It really helps if they understand the phonetic alphabet and have read the Art of War too.

[Dalakaar]

Your next guide should be on Rio/Reapers/Plat.

[HammerHead]

Well, I don't remember the last time I failed a gold with pubbers, Even with some really goofy loadouts and no voice communication at all (it's Europe, after all) people just kinda know what they need to do, and do it.

You gotta start believing in the pubs, guys!