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[JRandall0308]

I think KroGuard is paradoxically hard to solo with. Because he's in melee all the time, your margin of error is tiny. Just Charged into a mob of Geth intending to melee them, but it turns out there are 3 Pyros? Good luck with that. Ran up to melee that Ravager and it poo'd on you? Have fun with the Marauders and Cannibals who ruthlessly hose you down while you're covered in slime. Etc.

 

My first two Golo solos were both on White with the Alliance Infiltration Unit and the Turian Ghost Infiltrator. Yup, two characters with built-in panic buttons. Not dropping, and thus not using Ops / Gels, makes the solo-ing much easier.

 

Another good early solo character: the good old Turian Sentinel. Relatively tank-y, Overload does great crowd control, Warp handles armor weakening. Put whatever gun you want on him.

 

White is my favorite map for solos. Not too big, not too small, predictable spawns, easy to control the staircase (and block that spawn).

[JRandall0308]

Looked at OP's manifest, would try Turian Sentinel as follows.

 

http://kalence.drupa...22N11313!5F9A5G

 

Phaeston X with Mag Upgrade and Extended Barrel, plus AP Rounds III

Acolyte I for heavy shields/barriers

 

Geth Scanner I. Trust me, this is the best gear you have for solo-ing. Even at level I (1) (stupid Roman Numerals in this font!).

 

I thought about Sabre I, but it makes the cooldowns too slow.

[Catastrophy]

I'd take the Katana. But honestly, stock up on some level 3 stuff for the gold run. Pick map and enemy on silver, repeat until you beat it reliably and then go gold with a "this is my turf" attitude.

Screw Geth Scanner, it doesn't tell you what you can know already and you don't go sniping through walls. Learn the spawns and watch your behind.

[capn233]

Battlemaster v Geth was actually a bit easier before Bombers and the fixed Drones.  Still not a bad choice though since no sync kill units.

 

Reapers are going to take a while unless you have the Reegar, and or know how to exploit ramps and elevation differences to prevent sync kills from Banshees.

 

Taking a gander at OP's manifest, there is no Shredder or HVB, so if going to run Reegar II that might limit it to AP ammo, which is actually still very good against armor despite no glitched IA stacking.  It would be ok against Geth.  Would look a bit like this.

 

Turian Sentinel is a good character, but Phaeston is a bit wimpy.  The Incisor X (Ext Barrel + Clips + AP / Drill ammo) or Mattock X (EB + Mag + AP/Drill) would be better, I might also take the Carnifex IV (EB + Mag + AP/Drill) over it.  The common thread is that without piercing, I would probably not be inclined to run ammo other than AP or Drill so as to get double hits, and keep armor damage respectable.  Against Geth, actual double hits don't really matter, but since they clump you can hit more than one unit per shot.

 

OP could also consider Salarian Engineer spamming Energy Drain.

[Zjarcal]

I can't solo for beans, but I managed 5 Waves Survived twice in a row with a KroLord using a GPS (FB White vs Geth, of course.)

Noob

[czeuch]

Too many things to quote

I got this idea of Lone Wolf banner because I really thought I could do it.
But it's much harder than I thought. I have 2 banners so far, and this one seemed the fastest one to get. The rest of them depend mostly on statistical stuff, and many ask for many Silver Challenges.
But indeed, I might be putting the ox before the cart.

Is it CONFIRMED that BC counts as melee kills towards rage??? I reallyl did not know that. I promoted my vanguards today but it that's accurate, I'll promote them again and spec weapon instead of melee.

Mordokai, I'll read your thread later on with more time. Thanks for posting.

From the builds you mentioned, I only have the Turian Sentinel (no AIU not TGI), however I find Turian to be weird as they can't roll and they're not near as tanky as Krogans. I might try that build Randall suggested, but I have to promote sentinels too.

I did many solos on Glacier, but I find it too small for Gold. White is my second favorite for Gold. I jsut need more practice.

 

Thanks for all the tips, everyone!

[Caineghis2500]

No character is too squishy for gold even with a half manifest

[DaemionMoadrin]

Is it CONFIRMED that BC counts as melee kills towards rage??? I reallyl did not know that. I promoted my vanguards today but it that's accurate, I'll promote them again and spec weapon instead of melee.

 

Yes. Just charge a few mooks and boom, Rage.

 

Why are you promoting your characters? Aside from the N7 challenge there is no benefit in doing so. It would be much easier to get more experience with the various characters, get better gear and weapons and then increase your income by going to Gold or Platinum later on. Then, when you have several millions just lying around, you can promote your characters and buy packs to automatically level them up again.

[Jeremiah12LGeek]

Noob

 

*blocked*

[inert14]

No character is too squishy for gold even with a half manifest

 

I don't solo often as I find it a boring exercise in kiting. However when PUGs invite me to clutch waves, I'd much rather do it with a glass cannon than a slow tank.

 

I don't understand the fascination with more health and shields for Gold/Plat. Survivability isn't about how much punishment you take - it's how much you avoid compared to how much you put out. Jugg/Krolord/Kroguard don't allow for too much creativity in this regard (albeit I've seen some exceptions).

 

OP: You should develop your manifest a bit more first. If I'd have to try it with your manifest, I'd do this:

 

Human Soldier - Claymore - You'd need to get some form of shotgun piercing mod though - HVB is better than shredder, but either would do. The idea would be to hit a spawn with a Claymore shot, use adrenaline rush and hit that same spawn again with a grenade and another shot. You should be able to clear out a spawn quickly enough during the early waves. During later waves, you'd have to hit a boss or two with the same technique, then fade away from the spawn kiting the bosses around the map while working on the mooks. With this build - brutes and ravagers could be considered mooks as two claymore shots + a grenade will be overkill on them.

 

I'd suggest Reapers - Firebase White as it is easy to spawn control, has plentiful grenades and great cover. 

[PatrickBateman]

There is always also the option to wait a bit more until you have a more complete manifest and more consumables to use.

Don't rush it if you don't yet feel ready, there is still plenty of time for it.

My advice is to have a sufficient stock of consumables to spare for it and don't give up if you fail the first attempts, failing is part of soloing.

[DarkOrgasm]

Soloing can sometimes be a better choice when faced with bad lobbies, lag and EA hamsters trolling you in a place far far away

[czeuch]

Yes. Just charge a few mooks and boom, Rage.

 

Why are you promoting your characters? Aside from the N7 challenge there is no benefit in doing so. It would be much easier to get more experience with the various characters, get better gear and weapons and then increase your income by going to Gold or Platinum later on. Then, when you have several millions just lying around, you can promote your characters and buy packs to automatically level them up again.

 

Wow, so I really don't need to focus that much on Melee.

I'm promoting characters to respec. I only have 3 reset tokens, which I don't intend to use that soon.

 

*blocked*

 

I believe you're both joking? Sarcasm is not always easy to understand on forums

 

I don't solo often as I find it a boring exercise in kiting. However when PUGs invite me to clutch waves, I'd much rather do it with a glass cannon than a slow tank.

 

I don't understand the fascination with more health and shields for Gold/Plat. Survivability isn't about how much punishment you take - it's how much you avoid compared to how much you put out. Jugg/Krolord/Kroguard don't allow for too much creativity in this regard (albeit I've seen some exceptions).

 

I also prefer not to solo, but I was trying the banner.

 

There is always also the option to wait a bit more until you have a more complete manifest and more consumables to use.

Don't rush it if you don't yet feel ready, there is still plenty of time for it.

My advice is to have a sufficient stock of consumables to spare for it and don't give up if you fail the first attempts, failing is part of soloing.

 

That is something I'm considering, as doing it right now would require many attempts and resources.

[Jeremiah12LGeek]

I believe you're both joking?

 

Yes.

 

I mean no. I never joke.

 

[7twozero]

I've done a couple gold solos with jug, weapon damage is weak but I take adas with incendiary ammo to strip shields and barriers and prep for fire explosions, hang back behind choke points to fire explode groups, works ok. Got a 10ws gold solo vs geth on white.

[TheBunz]

It's really all about what you're most comfortable with and learning to kite/kill order.

Just keep at it bud. You'll get it.

You can always do hydra map glitch with the demolisher and a sniper.

[Sinful Force]

I still stand with easiest kit to solo Gold & Platinum being Reeger Adren Mod 3 Juggernaut (Adren Mod 3 over Cyclonic is key, otherwise Platinum is a nightmare). Everyone loves to walk into that Reeger, so chasing enemies is not required. And very little kiting required as well (ie. if on Giant, you shouldn't have to leave to far away from the LZ & near LZ hack area. Trying to hold ground as long as possible near RHA after RHA with Reeger dps is a great game. The heal Turret helps too with healing & tie'ing up mooks, so it's like having another pug with you. Re-deploy to reset it's healing cooldown too if needed).

[q5tyhj]

I tried a solo Gold against reaper with the kroguard and well, the quantity of enemies is crazy. Without maxed rare/ultra rare weapons, not sure I can do it.

 

I could try a Jugg on Rio and abuse the container stuff, though. It'd take a long time but that could work. The main issue with the Jugg is that he lacks firepower, imo. Siege Pulse is good, but slow, and using it will make you vulnerable.

 

All the other characters are too squishy to endure a Gold with a medium-low manifest.

 

Anyone here was able to complete the Lone Wolf banner without having a good manifest?

Yes, but that was on alt account after I already had 1500+ hours playing this game. Its possible, but definitely harder. Definitely doable with one of the better rare weapons at a lower level though, if you have Reegar III then that will be fine. One important thing is to keep moving and not take on all the enemies at once- even with the Kroguard, you're going to drop really fast. Stay mobile, take on smaller groups of enemies, and save the big bosses (Banshees, Atlases, Primes) for last. And especially on the mid-late waves, prioritize the mid-level/sub-boss type units like ravagers or phantoms and farm them- this is the most efficient way to eat up the spawn budget (the way the waves work is that each wave has a set budget, and each unit counts as a certain number of points- so say the budget is 100 and a certain unit counts for 10 points, you'll have to kill 10 of them before the budget is up and the wave ends). You may want to skim through some videos of other gold/plat solos, just to get an idea for how you want to be moving around and engaging enemies- can either just search on Youtube, or go to the Gold Speedrun or Platinum solo Hall of Fame threads. 

[q5tyhj]

Yeah, can all but guarantee that you'll have a harder time with the Jugg (his shield/health totals don't amount to much on a gold solo, i.e. you can still die awfully fast, and his speed means you're going to be constantly getting swarmed). Your current setup is going to be easier. 

[DaemionMoadrin]

I'm promoting characters to respec. I only have 3 reset tokens, which I don't intend to use that soon.

 

You get more resets through new packs. I think Spectre Pack and above give them, once you have less than 3.

[JRandall0308]

Ah, I didn't notice Salarian Engineer. Yeah, SE vs. Geth should be relatively straightforward on Gold even with a crappy manifest.

[SwoopIM]

OP, have you considered the KroSent or KroSol?  Did my first 2 gold solos with those guys.  Tanky and can deal alot of damage.  Maybe go with the Typhoon I see on your manifest.  Geth and Giant are probably the easiest adversary/map combo. Situational awareness afforded by the geth scanner can be invaluable.  To keep from getting flanked or overrun, keep moving in a rotation around the map.  If you see more than 3-4 enemy in close proximity, retreat a little.  Always be seeking soft cover.  Don't take on the primes until you deplete the wave budget and clear the map.  Being patient is a big part of it--for me at least.

[czeuch]

Yes, but that was on alt account after I already had 1500+ hours playing this game. Its possible, but definitely harder. Definitely doable with one of the better rare weapons at a lower level though, if you have Reegar III then that will be fine. One important thing is to keep moving and not take on all the enemies at once- even with the Kroguard, you're going to drop really fast. Stay mobile, take on smaller groups of enemies, and save the big bosses (Banshees, Atlases, Primes) for last. And especially on the mid-late waves, prioritize the mid-level/sub-boss type units like ravagers or phantoms and farm them- this is the most efficient way to eat up the spawn budget (the way the waves work is that each wave has a set budget, and each unit counts as a certain number of points- so say the budget is 100 and a certain unit counts for 10 points, you'll have to kill 10 of them before the budget is up and the wave ends). You may want to skim through some videos of other gold/plat solos, just to get an idea for how you want to be moving around and engaging enemies- can either just search on Youtube, or go to the Gold Speedrun or Platinum solo Hall of Fame threads. 

 

How to farm sub-bosses? Just focus on killing them all, so that big bosses won't spawn?

 

OP, have you considered the KroSent or KroSol?  Did my first 2 gold solos with those guys.  Tanky and can deal alot of damage.  Maybe go with the Typhoon I see on your manifest.  Geth and Giant are probably the easiest adversary/map combo. Situational awareness afforded by the geth scanner can be invaluable.  To keep from getting flanked or overrun, keep moving in a rotation around the map.  If you see more than 3-4 enemy in close proximity, retreat a little.  Always be seeking soft cover.  Don't take on the primes until you deplete the wave budget and clear the map.  Being patient is a big part of it--for me at least.

 

I haven't. I prefer the HSent but I find it too squishy for my current skill level, and for some reason, I don't like soldier that much in MP. Probably because of my crappy manifest. Someday, when I have all weapons at X, I might enjoying using weapons more than I do now.

[q5tyhj]

How to farm sub-bosses? Just focus on killing them all, so that big bosses won't spawn?

Yeah, pretty much. If you kill a banshee, another banshee spawns, until/unless the wave budget is depleted.  If you kill a ravager, then another ravager spawns. But banshees take a long time to kill, and though they take up more of the wave budget than a ravager, the difference in wave budget depleted isn't really proportional to how long they take to kill. So if just ignore/avoid/run away from the banshees and focus on killing ravagers and brutes, the wave will be over faster, and you likely will only have to kill just the one or two banshees (i.e. if you save them for last, by depleting the wave budget so no more enemies can spawn). If its Cerberus, avoid the Atlases and just go hunting phantoms and dragoons. If Geth, avoid the Primes and hunt hunters/pyros/etc. Fighting bosses isn't a very effective use of your time, and usually leads to you getting swarmed anyways.

 

But again, probably the best thing is for you to take a gander at some videos to see how people effectively solo- you'd probably understand alot more from watching 30 seconds of a video than from 5 pages of people talking at you (sort of a picture being worth a thousand words situation). 

[Dovakiin_N7]

Ah, I didn't notice Salarian Engineer. Yeah, SE vs. Geth should be relatively straightforward on Gold even with a crappy manifest.

 

For me, it's never straightforward with the Geths. I generally have smooth run until 2 hunters sneak up on me. Stunned, ops-pack, stunned again, dead, gel,  rocket, staggered by prime drone from across the map, dropped by prime turret,/siege pulse, gel, rocket, stunned again by god ****** know who, ops-pack, dead, gel.

Rinse and repeat. somehow you survive but now  out of consumables.

A billion primes on wave 10 and 11. Frustrated , demoralized, rage quit.

Reapers are easier. Non-geths, they at least let you know that its over with insta kill. No FALSE hope.