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[Shinobu]

Congrats! When do you start on a new account?

[Swan Killer]

Nice necro!

[J. Peterman]

Nice necro!

 

Nice name change.

[Swan Killer]

Nice name change.

 

Bania on a break?

[Brannigans 1ove]

Congrats Randall

[J. Peterman]

Bania on a break?

 

He's on tour for a week. He'll be back soon.

[Terminator Force]

 

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know Harrier X Ghost was fun. Please disregard my post then. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And I'll be sure to verify if this setup is any fun in the year 20XX (the year of Mega Man).

[Ashevajak]

Guy's just maxed his manifest, after 1000+ hours of playing his game.  If he wants to give an OP build a go, I think he's probably deserved it (not that he has to justify himself to you or anyone else in what he decides to play).

 

So why you gotta ****** on his parade?

[BaileyTFL]

Good stuff Randall, congrats.

[JRandall0308]

The Victory Lap began with a couple of games last night with Brannigans 1ove and Drake Valencez.

 

N7 Valkyrie on the Turian Saboteur vs. Reapers on Reactor -- someone was killing everything too fast with Geth Plasma SMG on the Geth Infiltrator, so I only got 10 headshots. Also I was having too much fun doing Homing Grenades + Sabotage to use the Valkyrie as much as I should have.

 

Geth Spitfire on the Geth Juggernaut vs. Cerberus on Giant -- I went with Barrage Gear which gives the Spitfire a ridiculous 396 bullets in the clip (with Extended Barrel) and 780 spare (well that's what Kalence says; I believe it's actually more than that). I did derp and get dropped by Phantoms a couple of times. But I also got to grind down 3 Atlases in a row as they trudged down the ramp... with a Thermal Clip popped in the middle after I had fired all 396 Spitfire rounds.

 

Brannigan and Drake went to bed, so I hosted a U/U/G game.

 

M-99 Sabre on the Geth Engineer vs. Cerberus on White -- I solo'd the first 3 Waves while waiting for people. Overload into headshot never gets old. Then some PUGs joined and just spent way too much time outside near the LZ, where they kept dropping, and the Engineers like to set up Turrets... I generally avoid that area of White entirely. So I ended up solo'ing out Waves 7, 8, and 9 after people bled out or got Phantom stabbed. I did resort to the Acolyte a few times because f*ck Phantoms that's why. Anyway, I used all 6 Gels and Ops but we got it done, full extraction.

[JRandall0308]

Several matches with marksmad, Lemony Melony, and MrsFlyingKebab.

Particle Rifle on the Awakened Collector Adept vs. Collectors on Reactor Hazard. Lots of biotics so lots of booms. I did get to melt a few Praetorians with the PPR + Warp Ammo, but this was a pretty dull game for me.

M-7 Lancer on Turian Sentinel vs. Reapers on Vancouver. You know that ramp near the LZ? Perfect for Banshee fighting? Well not this time. I got picked up twice and Lemony once by Banshees who figured out how to get on the same elevation as us. Meanwhile I was unable to see anything thanks to marksmad's Vorcha Flamer. But I did gun down a lot of Reapers with Lancer + AP ammo.

N7 Typhoon on the Destroyer vs. Collectors on White. I used Drill Rounds but forgot to equip Geth Scanner (Barrage Gear instead) so that was kind of pointless. Anyway I somehow managed 20 HS with the Typhoon. Also got to Drill down some Praetorians using Thermal Clips -- 100% extra damage is a lot.

Cerberus Harrier on the Turian Ghost Infiltrator vs. Cerberus on Glacier Hazard. Also AR Amp 3, Incendiary 4, and Cyclonic 4. So OP and ridiculous that it was fun. MrsFlyingKebab got the Shuriken from the Randomizer and managed to kill several Atlases with it!

That completes the AR portion of the victory lap. Next up, pistols.

[Marksmad is waving goodbye]

Meanwhile I was unable to see anything thanks to marksmad's Vorcha Flamer. 

I heartily endorse this product and/or service

 

And yes, there was a lot of MrsFlyingKebab [Shuriken] Atlas.

 

Shuriken OP, Biovar pls nerf.

[MrsFlyingKebab]

I heartily endorse this product and/or service

 

And yes, there was a lot of MrsFlyingKebab [Shuriken] Atlas.

 

Shuriken OP, Biovar pls nerf.

 

The Shuriken only got the kill because they were standing there dumbfounded wondering wtf kind of game is this woman playing.

 

JIM! BINK! *gets downed*

 

Really fun matches with you guys though

[JRandall0308]

Time for some pistolero action. These games were with Brannigan, Drake, and marksmad.

 

M-358 Talon on the Asari Justicar Adept vs. Cerberus on Condor. The others were also biotics, so we got some booms. I was able to get the 10 HS medal with the Talon, which isn't too shabby considering how fast stuff was dying. My favorite part was a frenetic Wave 6 Hack on the platform in the center of the map. Enemies from below (the actual LZ), enemies from both sides of the platform, and I was at healthgate so much my screen was permanently red. But I just kept Bubbling and Reaving to stay upright.

 

 

Scorpion with Incendiary Rounds on the Salarian Engineer vs. Collectors on Giant. I probably only had 25 Kills but I got a loooooooot of Assist points. I was able to catch Drake (? I think) with a Possessed Abomination hugging him, and marksmad nearby... a few Scorpion rounds plus an Incinerate gave me two of the revives I needed for the Revive medal. The Scorpion with Incendiary Ammo also turned out to be surprisingly effective against Scions (they can't put up a cheat bubble like those damn Praetorians) who can be repeatedly Fire Exploded.

 

M-77 Paladin on the Asari Adept vs. Reapers on White. All Asari game. So the plan was to Statis/headshot things, but the other guys were such efficient killers that I couldn't pull it off. Instead we had some fun on the later waves fighting Banshee and Brute squads using copious amount of Warp, Dark Channel, Throw, Biotic Charge, and Lift Grenades. It never ceases to be astonishing how quickly you can kill a Banshee with an all Asari squad. Fitting, I guess? Anyway, the Paladin wasn't much of a factor in this match, so I might do a Silver solo at some point to give the gun its due.

[JRandall0308]

Pistols, concluded.

 

N7 Eagle on the Turian Soldier vs. Geth on Jade. At first just me and Brannigan, then we were joined by two randoms who were pretty decent. Brannigan was the Vorcha Sentinel, so we had some fun using Proximity Mine to set off Fire Explosions. But I had a lot more fun going into Marksman with the Eagle to pop flashlight heads. There was the usual Geth stunlock B.S. and luckily we got Devices on Wave 6, not Wave 10.

 

One annoying thing about Marksman: if you're already firing the Eagle when you use Marksman, then the ROF does not increase. You have to let up on the trigger and then depress it again. I kept forgetting to do that.

 

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I decided to knock out shotguns and SMGs because my wife was at a board meeting I am an independent man who does what he wants, when he wants.

 

M-11 Wraith on the Alliance Infiltration Unit vs. Cerberus on Dagger. Once again with Brannigan and some randoms. For no apparent reason I like to use Cryo Ammo on this set-up. It's utterly pointless because you already have Snap Freeze, so I dunno why I do it. Anyway, pretty smooth game. I had some fun melee-ing Phantoms. Brannigan was popping heads with the Mantis Quarian Female Infiltrator. Go Common weapons!

 

Venom Shotgun on the Drell Vanguard vs. Collectors on Rio. On a whim I took Incendiary Rounds, and I'm glad I did. This matchup sucked... Biotic Charge kept not working due to all the elevation changes, I was constantly shield- and health-gated by Scions, or bee'd by Captains... so I died a whole bunch and didn't really acquit myself too well. However the Venom was excellent at flinging Abominations away and/or at my teammates.

 

N7 Crusader on the Quarian Marksman vs. Reapers on Ghost. I kept rushing my headshot attempts, even under Marskman, so that didn't go well. But the Crusader was boss at taking down fat Brutes and skinny Banshees (once they stopped teleporting). Currently I have the Quarksman with only 3 ranks in Tactical Scan and 6 ranks in Sabotage, but I'm thinking of switching those. He doesn't seem to benefit from Sabotage as much as the QFI or TurSab, so I'd rather have the full TacScan (and yes I know about the bugged headshot part of it; the debuff parts still work).

 

N7 Hurricane on the N7 Paladin Sentinel. I actually did this the other night on a Platinum game. What can I say? It's a powerhouse of a character and a powerhouse of a gun.

 

Collector SMG on the Human Engineer vs. Geth on Reactor. Ugh, this match stank. I set up a public Gold lobby, but no one ever joined. So I spend a *lot* of time fleeing from the relentless Geth advance and stunlock while my Combat Drone did yeoman's work distracting the flashlight heads. I had a disastrous Targets wave that cost me 3 Missiles, 3 Gels, and 3 Ops Packs, from which I never really recovered. I managed to get Wave 10 Devices done mostly thanks to Combat Drone, but then I died and had no Gels left. So basically I did a Gold Solo but it didn't count because I didn't make it to Extraction. *sigh*

 

Oh, the CSMG? Good gun on this character. No real danger of draining its ammo because you want to pause to use Incinerate / Overload. Also, with AP Ammo, it cuts through armor nicely.

 

Blood Pack Punisher on the Vorcha Sentinel vs. Reapers on Dagger Hazard. Set up another U/U/G and this time people joined. I cannot say the BPP was all that helpful except as a Disruptor Rounds delivery device, but Flamer is a good power, especially when two of the other people are a Human Engineer (Overload) and a Turian Soldier (Proxy Mine).

 

= = =

 

Just sniper rifles left now. I am hopeless at sniping, so this should be amusing in a 'laughing at me rather than with me' kind of way.

[JRandall0308]

Sniper Rifles! I switched things up a little from my original list.

 

N7 Valiant on the Quarian (Female) Infiltrator. Dropped into a U/U/G and ended up on Ghost vs. Geth. I alternated my time between the ammo box near the LZ and the ammo box in the building at the opposite end of the map, aiming for tiny Geth heads with mixed results. Couldn't get much synergy going with the other people, two of whom were Krogan Vanguards, so they didn't need my help nor vice versa. Anyway... Valiant... was tolerable. I didn't embarrass myself at least.

 

Javelin on the Geth Infiltrator vs. Reapers on Reactor. I hosted and was joined by Brannigan (Vorcha Sentinel) and some randoms (Asari Huntress and... I forget, someone quite new it seemed). I haven't used the Javelin in forever, but I got into a solid rhythm with it. We spent most of our time near the LZ, shooting down into the reactor, or over the right into the alcove. By far the most dangerous enemies were the Ravagers who would set up where they could bombard us through like a 2-inch gap in our cover. *rolleyes* But by the same token, I could go Cloak - Proxy Mine - Javelin to kill a Ravager in one cycle. I only got 5 HS, but 75 Sniper Rifle kills, because the Javelin is so powerful you can body-shot most things and they still die.

 

M-90 Indra on the Salarian Infiltrator vs. Collectors on Rio. Brannigan continued his burnation with the Vorcha Sentinel, and the newbie from last game switched to the Talon Mercenary -- he mostly used Omni Bow, perhaps not knowing about the grenade bonanza on Rio. This game was quite satisfying -- the large Collector heads made excellent targets for the Indra anti-aircraft fire. With both +piercing mods on the gun, it was also fun to shoot Praetorians through the sides of the crates, or random Collectors through two walls on the bridge.

 

Black Widow on the Drell Assassin Infiltrator vs. Geth on Goddess. A random U/U/G later in the evening. Inspired by The Night Slasher's incredible DAI BW runs, I mimicked his setup. Unfortunately the host's connection was pretty laggy at times, but I stuck with it because I was on fire during this match. Adrenaline Module 3 + Tac Cloak + repeatedly detonating Recon Mine meant that I was almost never targeted by any enemy. The only thing slowing me down was when the lag caused my Cloak to get reversed (such that I had to endure the agonizingly long full cooldown instead of the immediately canceled 3 second cooldown). All the +weapon damage, plus the Recon Mine debuffs, on the DAI makes the BW even more lethal than normal. Super satisfying way to end the victory lap.

 

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Still to come, some random metrics on my march to manifest maxery.