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Tactics Tuesday (14-Aug)

Aug 14, 2012 08:30

Tactics Tuesday is an effort to provide a regular forum for multi-player question threads in an effort to try to collect as many suggestions and tips under a single banner to make it easier for people to memory or reference later ( Read more... )

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explosiontime August 14 2012, 16:48:28 UTC

Alright, I'm a few weeks behind on the multi stuff so catch me up on the N7 Paladin. I'm determined to become good at this class because I love the whole shield idea. I run around all "don't worry guys, I will protect you with my face" and it feels pretty awesome until I misalign my shield and get shot to death.

I'm currently using this as my build. I don't have a low enough cooldown to pull off tech bursts so I skipped Incinerate. With the rest I went for durability and debuffs ( ... )

xenzen August 14 2012, 17:23:24 UTC

I haven't really gotten a handle on the Paladin, myself, but I've seen the ones with high kill counts run around with a Revenant for the most part. Apparently the shield itself can be used to set off tech bursts.

explosiontime August 16 2012, 00:41:36 UTC

Thanks for the heads-up on that. I looked into it and the cryo shield can set off a Cryo Explosion if detonated by Energy Drain. The flame shield can set off a Fire Explosion if detonated by Snap Freeze.

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explosiontime August 14 2012, 22:26:12 UTC

Good points. I forgot that the Paladin maxes out health/shields at R4 of Fitness instead of R6. I'll keep this in mind; thanks!

lyandar August 14 2012, 22:33:43 UTC

I don't really use the Shield for its protection abilities, I have way too much fun sprinting across the field and bashing foes in the face with the light melee shield in the spirit of Captain America. Also, energy drain.

I've done that for bronze and silver matches, but haven't risked gold yet...

alhazred August 15 2012, 09:58:32 UTC

While there's nothing wrong with throwing the shield up to help with single-spot objectives or constantly deploying it while escorting a drone, the Paladin is best if the shield is treated as secondary ( ... )

explosiontime August 16 2012, 00:49:36 UTC

Thank you for the writeup! I agree that the shield's pretty situational but when I'm in those situations it makes me feel really cool haha.

I've actually got the weapons you mentioned at a decent level, so I'm going to have to go home and tinker around a lot with the class. I've got a good two or three specs I want to try out with this class now.

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