With the new resurgence DLC, the Geth Engineer was introduced. What are some good builds for the Geth Engineer? How do builds differ depending on play for Bronze difficulty versus Gold difficulty?
Mass-effect – Recommended builds for Geth Engineer
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I have a spreadsheet showing this here. Screenshots are below.
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My favorite vanguard on multiplayer is actually the Drell Vanguard. They make excellent support without too high of the charge->nova risk, especially since on later waves its almost suicide to just charge in and have full shields, much less try for the charge->nova leaving you with no half/shields.
Pros:
- Strong support with pull spamming. Pull is an excellent disabler, and with 200% cooldown (I just carry a SMG, a strong single pistol such as the hand cannon works as well), I can spam this none stop. The stagger is also extremely handy against armored pyros and rocket troopers, you can easily keep them from doing anything until your teammates take them down.
- Cluster grenades rock. Fully upgraded, these do a lot of damage. Just hug a ammo cache or two (on the harder difficulties your team really has to position themselves near some ammo to be effective), to be able to survive for a long time.
- Biotic charge to build up barriers and to mop up small enemies with biotic explosion, don't use it to start a fight since you'll be gunned down very quickly.
- Use your missiles wisely. Don't just use it on the big Atlas that is halfway across the map. Only use it when you see one charging at you while your team has to extract some data i.e. has to remain in one spot for a long time. If its just a standard kill all enemies wave, a smart team will be able to kite anything big to conserve the items.
Cons:
- Weak vs armored targets. You really don't have anything great against armored targets once you run out of cluster grenades. You'll have to rely on teammates and just use pull to stagger.
- If you are the last one alive, you'll have to use charge to escape and go from ammo stash to ammo stash for the grenades since all you have for damage is a SMG.
If you have to play human vanguard, its not bad either, but rather than using the Nova offensively, use it defensively. Mop up any enemies that get too close to keep your team clean, don't use it to charge halfway across the map into a group of enemies.
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I've been playing the Geth Engineer almost exclusively for the last few days and have some tips for Bronze/Silver and then Gold.
Role
The Geth Engineer can be an extremely valuable support teammate with its ability to provide extremely helpful map awareness, crowd control and healing. On lower difficulties you can spec the Geth to just be a massive offensive killing machine. Both support and offensive sample builds will be provided below
Gold/Support Build
Geth Engineers can be absolute powerhouses on Bronze/Silver, but in Gold they are best suited for support and can offer one of the only "healing" abilities in the game.
Abilities: Geth Turret/Geth Hunter/Overload/Net AI/Advanced Hardware
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Bronze/Silver Build
This build is based around just walking around and using Hunter Mode to see enemies and stun/distract them with Overload/Offensive Turret while you unload on them with a pistol or rifle. Typically you fire the turret off where you are holding/attacking and then spam overload while you set up bursts and headshots.
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Weapons
For Gold I'd recommend The Falcon for an assault rifle with Extended Barrel & Extended Magazine if possible. You want the DPS here. Additionally, Disrupter/Cryo Ammo and Rail Mods will definitely help out at higher difficulties.
Additionally you can substitute the Falcon for a Pistol like the Phalanx or Carnifex. Having those pistols at higher levels definitely helps. Attachments follow the Falcon suggestions.
On Bronze/Silver, I typically use the Pistol with magazine and barrel mods. You can play around with/practice with any ammo mods, but once know what to expect I'd save them for Gold runs.
If you use a microphone, Geth Hunter mode can be a life saver with your ability to see through walls, smoke, and cloaks. Play around with these builds and find the style that suits you.