Edit: due to recent developments in the ME3 multiplayer arena, this strategy may be significantly less effective than it used to be.
Hello all. I realize that I may have been neglecting my experienced N7 readers, so I decided to make a Platinum guide for you guys. Since we all have difficulty finding a decent Platinum PuG, I thought I'd make a guide for it so that nobody will have an excuse to... well... suck.... Anyway, this is an offensive, weapons-based team that I have found to be consistently awesome on Platinum. The only flaw is that powerful weapons and classes are not readily accessible to newer players. However, I think that in a pinch a moderately experienced player could effectively play the Demolisher. Since I advocate the use of two demolishers, you really only need two experienced players to be the "DPS-ers", or the Destroyer and Geth Infiltrator. Besides that, this setup works fine with random players since you don't have to coordinate biotic explosions or anything. In fact, if you have a decent team, you won't even have to move around the map very much, except for objective waves. Those are generally the hardest, but again, if you work together and avoid enemy spawns, you can do it. So, let's get on with it then.
1. Typhoon Destroyer
Why?: The Destroyer has one of the best, if not the best, damage to shield ratios of all the characters. Not only can he consistently dish out heavy damage, but he can also take a lot of punishment.
Tips:
- Use Warp Rounds IV for maximum effectiveness against armor and barriers. Your Demolishers can handle the shields.
- The Typhoon gets a 1.5x damage multiplier after sustained fire (once the rate of fire reaches maximum). This bonus is more noticeable on high-level Typhoons.
- The Typhoon gets reduced recoil when firing from cover. All players get slight damage resistance, accuracy bonus, and are immune to stunlock while in cover.
- The Destroyer is immune to stunlock even out of cover.
- If a Banshee grabs your teammate, run up and launch multi-frags at her. This will usually save your teammate.
or Particle Rifle Destroyer
- Use Incendiary Rounds IV for stacking burn damage.
- Particle Rifle gets a 4x damage multiplier after sustained fire (when the beam becomes brighter). This bonus is more noticeable on high-level Particle Rifles.
- The PR gets a magazine capacity bonus as it levels up.
- The PR gets headshot bonuses.
- The PR can shoot through walls with the Piercing Mod.
2. Geth Infiltrator
Why?: The Geth Infiltrator currently has the greatest burst-DPS in the game (up to 120% weapon damage bonus without consumables or Proximity Mine debuff). When a Banshee teleports into your base, you want to be able to kill it as fast as possible.
Tips:
- Use Armor-Piercing Rounds IV to shred armor and shoot through walls with your Hunter vision.
- Tactical Cloak's cooldown depends on how long you use it. If you use TC right before you shoot, you will get the damage bonus and a very short cooldown.
- Using TC before launching a Proximity Mine gives it a damage bonus and negates the cooldown of Proximity Mine. Always cloak before shooting a mine.
- Proximity Mines are very good for killing smaller enemies from Swarmers to even Phantoms.
- If an enemy is taking cover, shoot a mine at them. Proximity Mine has a large radius so it can knock them out of cover through walls.
3. N7 Demolisher (edit: fixed link)
Why?: Having two Demolishers on your team ensures that enemy defenses are effectively dealt with before they get close to you. It also ensures that your team never runs out of ammo.
Tips:
- Have two of these on your team for maximum debuffing and resupplying.
- Use Cryo Ammo IV on a Scorpion for the ultimate anti-Phantom weapon.
- Alternatively, use Disruptor Rounds IV on a Scorpion or Acolyte to prime tech bursts, then use an Arc Grenade to trigger it.
- Reset your Supply Pylon often to keep your ammo and grenades in stock.
- Spam Arc Grenades to drain enemy shields. If you're doing your job, enemies should be unshielded by the time they get close.
- Use Homing Grenades on armored targets at mid-to-close range to debuff their armor for your teammates to make mincemeat out of.
- If a Banshee or grabs your teammate, run up and hit her with a Homing Grenade. This will usually save your teammate.
This concludes my Platinum guide. I will add more tips periodically. Thanks for reading.
-MACave11i
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