Hi all,
Haven't posted on here for quite a while now, but still active in the game a lot.
So, for shits and giggles, I want to try a solo plat game. Now I don't expect me to be successful as I can only solo gold with KroLord on Giant vs Geth ha! Anyways, what kit map should I try to solo plat? Giant/Jugg/Cerberus?
Giant or White are the easiest IMHO. Really dependent on what kit you have. White clusters things up better for AOE damage powers IE Human Adept, anything with Cain Mine or Inferno Nades. Giant is probably the easier map to kite on. Cerberus is probably the fastest if you can handle a lot of phantom and dragoon heavy waves, Collectors are the easiest IMHO outside of wave 8 which can be a ******.
Soloing with Jugg is harder than it sounds, and walking across Giant is a death zone for Jugg.
Soloing with Jugg is harder than it sounds, and walking across Giant is a death zone for Jugg.
Yeah, objectives would be a pain on Giant with him. White is probably the better map for him. Collectors would suck as the Scions are one of the biggest PITA a juggernaut faces.
White/Collectors (nuke wave 8 for sure, wave 9 if you wanna get over with phantom spam soon, and hope for a good objective and clean up on wave 10)
TGI, AIU, flamer characters are easy
GI has amazing damage output, but his survivability is less than TGI or AIU
Drell or phoenix kits if you wanna be classy. 
Yeah, objectives would be a pain on Giant with him. White is probably the better map for him. Collectors would suck as the Scions are one of the biggest PITA a juggernaut faces.
I think Collectors are often the toughest class anyway. Phantoms are no bother for the jugg - just wait indoors using RHA. Stagger them with heavy melee then melt them with the Reegar 
The best thing about the jugg is it can't be sync killed
Might give it a go. I'm going to bet I wipe out by wave 3, maybe 4 haha.
White/Collectors
TGI, AIU, flamer characters are easy
GI has amazing damage output, but his survivability is less than TGI or AIU
Drell or phoenix kits if you wanna be classy.
Yeah, objectives would be a pain on Giant with him. White is probably the better map for him. Collectors would suck as the Scions are one of the biggest PITA a juggernaut faces.
A possessed Scion is probably the worst within the Collector faction, cause they have a short cooldown period before they perform another action which is why it's really difficult to attack them without the use of RHA. I'd say that Reapers or Cerberus will be better for him, but when you think about it, it's still pretty much a PITA. I think White would suit him more, cause there's actually walls for him.
Easy mode for me was the Cryo acolyte flamer trooper against reaper on giant (popularised by caineghis)
I tried other cheesy kits before this one, and it was by far more easy.
Giant is cool agains reaper cause U have a bit more room to kite the banshees than on white.
Easier than most gold solos
Easy mode for me was the Cryo acolyte flamer trooper against reaper on giant (popularised by caineghis)
I tried some other kit before this one, and it was by far more easy.
Giant is cool agains reaper cause U have a bit more room to kite the banshees than on white.
The Aclolyte is so underwhelming. I prefer to just cheese the whole way with Lava Reegar. It feels more satisfying.
Acolyte Trooper may be the easiest. It is by far the lamest though IMHO.
Acolyte Trooper may be the easiest. It is by far the lamest though IMHO.
, easiest = lamest for sure
Collectors are not too bad if you have high weapon DPS, or power dps that can ignore bubble. This is because their main deal is push from Praetorians, so if you can shut down the push via DPS, the faction gets simpler. It also is a weird faction overall since it has some tough waves at the beginning, then there are coffee break waves.
In my opinion the three "easiest" setups for soloing platinum are as follows:
TGI w/ PPR 65663
You can quibble over the details of the build if you like, but the equipment and weapon setup is probably overall the best on him for a couple of reasons. You can sub in Harrier if you like on Giant, but if you go Collectors PPR is probably a little better. As far as Overload goes, I like it to strip Phantom barriers before shooting at them so I always have it. I don't find you need a second weapon if you use PPR. If you went Harrier or Lancer it would make sense to have a backup (faction dependent). There are some unusual setups that might work depending on faction (like for cheesing Cerberus), but I don't know that I necessarily recommend them for a first solo.
Batarian Soldier w/ Reegar 63656
This character is not mentioned nearly enough in the discussion of good solo characters, which is odd. I don't know if it is the lack of dodge or what. On PC this setup easily one-clips platinum Atlases (Throw Inferno Grenade, aim for Canopy triple hit section... I have done it with only Shotgun Amp II...). Also high shields, and great stagger power. If you know how to get around power block by throwing the nades at things like Banshees, they are nearly trivial as well. You have to be mindful of sync units, but as I said before Ballistic Blades is great for keeping Phantoms honest, and IG+Reegar DOT can potentially save you from Banshees.
Krogan Battlemaster w/ Reegar 60666
You can drop the HVB for Shredder if you want faster recharge, which may also mean you will take a little extra DR from Barrier, but I prefer the recharge there. I think this guy edges the flame GTS, although I haven't done a Reegar flame GTS at all. Unless you RHA the whole game (which is actually largely possible on Giant against some factions), you might need to learn about going into heavy melee for DR and to activate rage for DR. It just sort of depends on the map and faction whether or not this will be a big deal. I almost put him above the Bat Soldier, but didn't since the damage output of Batarian Soldier is much higher, and his stagger power has more range.
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I never actually tried the 0 HM + GS Acolyte GTS build, and don't intend to do so (although I have done two GTS solos - hybrid build and tank build). But out of the 27 or so I have done I recommend learning one of the 3 above. As another person said regarding the Jugg, it is not as simple as you might think just looking at the high shields. Objectives can be a big strain depending on map and what you get.
Maybe I will try something like that for the hell of it. Mine had weapon HM spec and weapon damage / power / weapon for Networked AI.
Knowing how to kite the enemy around the map so you can take them out on your terms, without getting surrounded, isn't hard and all you need to complete solos (regardless difficulty). The objective waves are the real problem. Getting the wrong one(s) in the wrong place(s) is what results in critical mission failures.
The Puggernaut is the worst kiter of the lot and quite bad for objectives too. I would not recommend it for your first Platinum solo.
Maybe I will try something like that for the hell of it. Mine had weapon HM spec and weapon damage / power / weapon for Networked AI.
Might be boring for an experienced plat soloer like U, except if U R looking to go faster than others
Hi all,
Haven't posted on here for quite a while now, but still active in the game a lot.
So, for shits and giggles, I want to try a solo plat game. Now I don't expect me to be successful as I can only solo gold with KroLord on Giant vs Geth ha! Anyways, what kit map should I try to solo plat? Giant/Jugg/Cerberus?
I think the question should be what is your best kit? I have only been able to solo Platinum with my best kit(Drell Assassin - a befitting title Assassin ). I have failed with every other kit although it's been fun nevertheless. I recommend the same, take your best kit, look for its plat spec(youtube and all) then have a go at it... Don't worry if you fail because you are learning. I recommend Giant... I found Cerbs easier than Reapers if you can keep the Dragoons at bay, however, if you can get through Wave 8 Reapers, you have 99% chance of finishing.
Soloing with Jugg is harder than it sounds, and walking across Giant is a death zone for Jugg.
I can't play Juggy to save my life at all. I feel like am dying when that thing starts to move.... does he even move!?!?!
Easy mode for me was the Cryo acolyte flamer trooper against reaper on giant (popularised by caineghis)
I tried other cheesy kits before this one, and it was by far more easy.
Giant is cool agains reaper cause U have a bit more room to kite the banshees than on white.
Easier than most gold solos
Yeah, I recommend this if you don't already have a favourite kit.
Up to this moment, I really had no idea you could headshot with the Reegar.
I can't play Juggy to save my life at all. I feel like am dying when that thing starts to move.... does he even move!?!?!
He's super OP on Bronze, 'cause of Siege Pulse spamming. LOL! He is really good on medium to small maps, but big maps give him a lot of trouble. Put an adrenaline module III on him to make him move faster.
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He's super OP on Bronze, 'cause of Siege Pulse spamming. LOL! He is really good on medium to small maps, but big maps give him a lot of trouble. Put an adrenaline module III on him to make him move faster.
I don't feel like he moves at all, Excella... probably Drell spoiled me
I've only ever played him once on gold and I have never dropped that much in the game apart from when I tried to play Volus Vanguard... and I thought it was going to be a breeze...
Human Adept/Collectors/Giant worked out pretty well for me.
Something that may be worth trying if you're having trouble with other kits.
Giant is the easiest map, followed closely by White. About characters, the two easiest are the Geth Trooper with Acolyte and the Turian Ghost Infiltrator with Cerberus Harrier. Those two kits have both huge dps, great survivability and a dodge (I don't recommend a character without dodge for a first platinum solo, unless you're very conmfortable with that OP).
If I had to recommend a mission, I would say that Giant / Reapers with the Geth Trooper is the easiest.
I hated the gold solo I did with the juggy, picked reapers and in retrospect should have probably taken Cerberus instead (It was Hydra,btw)
Whether or not you will like Cerberus depends on a number of things. The hitscan damage of a bunch of Phantoms can be a problem if you have low shields and their DR is a pain if you don't have stagger powers or weapons.
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