+coolpumas1000000 Thank you, I appreciate that. It's true that views and subs have slowed down alot since the game first came out but gotta just continue the grind and hope my vids speak for themselves :) Thanks for being awesome and watching away :)
No, he doesn't. Putting effort into something is not equal to making something of quality. If you're shit at what you do, it's gonna take a lot of effort to produce something shitty.
I liked the maverick when I changed the colors. Also, I think it looks good with different arms and legs. I used remnant arms and legs on it for some defense, because mine seemed to be glitched so I couldn't make maverick legs past rank 5 or so (although I could still buy them). I think this worked pretty well, since the torso by itself is great.
Love your vids. Ive searched for weeks trying to find comparison vids, and am glad I stumbled upon your channel. I look forward to see what you put out in the future.
The Remnant armor needs to have blue lights to match the weapons....or change the armor and weapons lights to green, the original Remnant light colour.
Trisha's setup: Head: Deep Space Explorer Chest: Remnant Arms: N7 Leg: Angara Her build is a Vanguard-Infiltfator hybrid. Main focus on charge and kett firesword melee. But cloaking out if in danger and Infiltrator profile's passive recon abilities are often used elements. Remnant chest with N7 arms also fits together in terms of looks, representing the badass iconography of the old and new alike.
Love all your showcase videos! Like the other guy said you do deserve more subs. Your videos are great and fantastically informative keep up the good work man!
I like the video and very much like the sleek, concise work done here. It's worlds better than the weapon comparisons, I think you've really figured out the formula beautifully. Looking forward to the mods showcase, and hoping to see you in other games too down the road! One thing that I'd like to mention is that you're vastly underrating the Pathfinder armor. While the accuracy buff is somewhat worthless (I wish it were stability instead), the power restoration and defense is extremely powerful in the same way that you love the remnant armor, for it's extreme survivability boosts. With it, both charge and energy drain both FULLY recharge my shields, without putting points into the stats that increase their shield recharge. This lets me build those abilities for damage/utility, which allows for a charge with the 75% cooldown reduction upgrade choice to also restore 100% shields. Even on insanity that's more regen than most enemies can DPS through. I think the power restoration/defense stat is highly misunderstood. For restoration alone it's worthwhile, but if the defense boost applies to passive damage reduction abilities, or buffs from abilities, then that also turns your tankiness up to 11. There's a lot going on under the hood there. Anyways I don't disagree with your conclusions, just wanted to jump in and defend my armor-fu.
Thank you :) and I tried not to rank them on their stats so much, the aim was to show them as they are as much as possible as depending on exact circumstances the best armour is different for everyone, mixing and matching things up confuses the matter even more so I aimed to get all the info in one place, give a bit of my opinion sure but mainly make it easier for the viewer to make an informed decision. That setup does sound OP though hehe and always defend your gear, the Pathfinder is one of the few I love the look of to so it is high up there in my opinion to
I've been really liking the MEA videos you've been putting out, I think this is my favourite one so far. (I'm only watching the showcases, I still haven't managed to complete the game so I'm avoiding spoilers). Definitely time to sub.
This video was very concise and extremely helpful. I hope you can find the time to make a video which shows the best augmented guns to develop from each of the weapons classes.
+Kirt Pobje kind of, less of a best from all classes and more of a best loadout for different situations coming. Doing it that way will better show the truly awesome weapons and powers with their augment builds of course :)
Man since I've found your channel I have been watching non stop. I'm glad I found you. Keep up the good work my man, if ya need anyone for multiplayer dont be afraid to hit me up.
+edu Viera Awesome! And definitely will do. You playing console or PC version? Was good seeing you in the stream the other day, I like seeing the same names pop up here and there :)
Fuck yes this video is the one I wanted, so I can quickly see the difference between X armours without effort. I think you prob the first to do this. Most do not show each parts stats.
Mistake thu 6:18 The chest piece has no level limit based on your Training choice. e.g. pick a biotic character N7 chest won't have a level limit, Pick a Tech character the Angera chest won't have a level limit. Etc Etc
AFAIK, there is no bonus for using one set, so I mix a few pieces for the look and effects I want, And while the Remnant set looks OK in this vid, from the back it kinda reminds me a little of a glowing red hedgehog; too spikey. Sometimes I wish for the days I still did not care about appearance, but then I binged on Downton Abbey... :D
+Eldon Whisler lol aye mixing and matching is good, a good example is the helmet from Heleus, has a huge stat distribution compared to other helm as only part of a 2 piece set, paired with other armour sets it is a beast
Currently I use a Remnant helm, a Pathfinder chest for the weapon and defense buffs, and Hyperguardian arms and legs. As you mentioned, I do not use Tech bots either, but that chest piece could be good, too.
Brah, seriously, best Mass Effect Andromeda source out there right now - you seriously should have more subscribers than you do for the quality! Keep it up man! b^_^d
I've always stuck with Maverick body for the wep damage, then mixed the other pieces. Kett pieces are good for raw weapon damage as well! But I tend to just use whatever looks cool and gives effects I'll use (Hyperguardian pieces are good for countering HP penalties, though I don't like stacking too much) Augments I've always been kinda meh on for armour, the body mods can make for some interesting choice, Shields on kill probably my favorite
Hyperguardian build 100% health fusion mod, Life Support + regen, + The auqs that does stuff when shields are broken, forgot what. An + health other augs. Tech power start shield skill.
I don't know if anyone else experienced this but the maverick set was never a complete set in my playthrough in the game, I couldn't find the legs after leveling up enough to get level 5 gear it got stuck there and I could only get the later level arms by first upgrading the remnant armor arms, after that I can find it in my development screen and it would read as remnant arms but actually provide the stats of the maverick arms. Sucks that this game was released in this state.
+Giancarlo Paniccia it is quite versatile the only problem is it's lack of augment slots due to only 2 pieces, for me I'll be using just the helm from Heleus as its stat distribution is super high, then chest arms and legs from others
Giancarlo Paniccia The other nice feature of the Heleus armor set is that it allows you to equip more than one armor mod. The others let you only equip one mod on the chest piece, but Heleus allows you to equip multiple mods (maybe 4? Can't remember).
haha! if I coulda release these vids all in the first week I would have my friend :D and no problem, glad it helps, working on the augment followup atm, worth watching before you build your set, aiming for release tonight
Yup, another golden one. But what had me subscribed (other than the generally astounding quality of vids), was one weapon augment where Xaine said something along the lines of the augment unleashing said weapon's bankai. Bleach please. :D Just putting it out, grinding Bleach Brave Souls on phone and watching Xaine's classic Mass Effect playtrough is my ideal chill afternoon activity right now
That was the original intention but a few things made it somewhat difficult, would have taken an extra day to sort out so had to go without that aspect :(
thanks for the armor video. big thumbs up. you make quality videos that dont take shortcuts unlike other lazy youtubers who steal other peoples footage. keep up the great work. Your videos are the best mass effect videos on youtube to date.🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒 keep the videos coming.
+Awesomologist this is what happens when I read and reply to comments in my phone, lol, doesn't show me existing replies, sorry Awesome logistics, you'd already covered it xD
To min max you might need to mix, depending on what you going for. Noteworthy mentions are, Maverick chest for insane weapon damage JEC defender helmet for ALL Power damage.
Question. And request. Would you please explore and do some videos on the Mass Effect Legendary Edition? Also great job. Much more in depth than others
The N7 armor is not worn by father Ryder. He uses the Pathfinder armor and that's the best looking armor set BY FAR, to me. The N7 looks "classic" but at the same time very dull and old. The alien sets look too alien for an immersive story experience. Pathfinder stats are ridiculous considering accuracy as an infiltrator is through the roof on all guns basically. But I still use it for the unbeatable looks.
The description for the N7 says it was customised for Alec Ryder which is why it is so biotic focused. Maybe the game devs mixed things up, but that's what it says.
Yeah, they did. He is wearing a mix-up in most photos. But a lot of the pre-launch material has him in pathfinder armor I seem to recall. And in-game, the helmet that he hands over to you is the Pathfinder helmet. So, hehe, yeah. :P
We all know Alec was a N7. That's why he marked his pathfinder gear but also why N7 disappears once you start to improve it, the twins don't consider themselves N7's but they know a few tricks from one. I think the game means that the original N7 armor was a spare that Alec took along from his past. Meaning he used this N7 armor at some point and that is the only reason you have access to it.
HyperGuardian baby. Sheer Survivability on all difficulties. and extra Melee Damage to boot. Heleus Helmet HyperGuardian Chest Whatever you want for Arms and Legs depending on playstyle. Amazing
i hate the "no face" helmets.. that either lack a bubble you can see the face, or flatout are not shaped like human heads... Remnant, Kett, Maverick, Angarran sets are the only time i turn the helmet off, and then those sets actually look much better (except kett) in my opinion. i love using pattern 3 with the N7 armor. 1&2 color to 1000 of what color you want (i prefer G:1000 rest 0) then have pattern color set to 500 of the same. the result is the carbon parts have a very fancy metallic look deep in that color, while the other parts have a fancy marbled effect... all inter spaced by black outlines in the right places. Helious is basically Tron armor, and when you are in a gravity lift, the glowing lights become super-bright Remnant armor i love having 1&2 black, while 3 my prefered Green color, the result is the edges only are colored causing the color to outline it.
I'm using the N7 armour set and the legs, arms and helmet have level requirements. The X set needing level 70 or 80 I think, its seems to be just the chest piece that isn't level locked.
Not sure if you realized this, but most sets have a couple of different looks based on the rank. In this case you showed the rank one version. Could you make another video that shows all aesthetic versions as well as rotating Ryder so that we can see the back.
+Sanity this was the original intention but after looking at a few sets and seeing no difference in advanced and the time it would have taken extra for that slight video improvement for the set that do it seemed a not worth it. It is a shame as while they all have that look that defines them from each other, ones like the Remnant set go from pretty cool looking to full on badass. Most annoying part was that I streamed the other day to get to level 40 so I'd have access to the advanced blueprints for the non research then realised after while recording for this video that I needed 41 :/
Your logo in the bottom left cut out some of the stats for rank 10, and cut off the bottom armors for the 'final comparison', both if paused, one if not. Additionally, while you mentioned the Helius set is only 2 pieces, I feel you should have reinforced that means you get 4 less augment slots, though that's not so much a problem early on. (I personally stack in 6 shield generators, so I'm much tougher and do loads more damage.) Given I prefer a Mix of Tech and Biotics, and I want my armor to actually be armor (I got progressively squishier relative to foes with just the Deep Space, as much as I liked the XP.), I'm thinking Heleus with Hyperguardian Helmet now having seen the comparisons.
+Erik Vale aye that bloody logo is a pain in the ass, I'm gonna upload a new see-through version today. I thought I have mentioned the lack of augs for Heleus but guess not. I found the same with deep space to haha. I would say go for the helm from Heleus not chest, gives huge stat distribution for just a helm and gaining rest elsewhere gives most stats and extra augs
Also, the Pathfinder set looks way better than the N7 armor for an explorer. Hell, even in the trilogy I never stuck with the stock armor because others looked better.
I love them both looks wise but I prefer the N7 very slightly, but out of all they are 3rd and 4th for me, Hyperguardian no1 Remnant no2 N7, then Pathfinder the Heleus
One thing that annoys me about the N7 (and Hyperguardian, I think) is that they stay the same through all ranks. All other armor sets change their appearances between I and V. I love the utility of the Pathfinder set, and the open helmet is just awesome. I also like to use the camo pattern, and the Pathfinder arms are the only ones that give me the coloured arm stripe.
The Hyperguardian is definitely my second favorite of the bunch. I wish the N7 armor transformed into the ME3 one, for example. That had a lot more bulk to it. And that the Blood Dragon set made a return.
very nice vid :) can you make vid explain how some stats work like biotice power damage wil work on like backlash, wil Reflected projectiles do more damage if you got more biotic power damage.
It's a pity that you haven't put in more images of sets ie male/female, how it progresses in looks, make it spin slowly in the background. Otherwise everything is great. Looking forward to augmentations. And N7 set is once again a proof that we're supposed to at least start insanity as a biotic only.
granted I could have madem spin, and the progression ones were originally intended but the work would have been a little too much due to a number of reasons, but female to, the only way I can see me be able to do that Is if I made a new game and leveled to 41 with a female character just to get a few shots, while an amazing feet of commitment, I fear it would be ignored and unappreciated by just about everyone
Xaine's World eh, not sure how to say it, but why not ask another person's help with footage? I've seen a few videos that showcase the looks, but don't go into any analysis. I'm sorry if I've said something wrong.
the help from another person would be very difficult due to both arranging it and then getting that footage to me somehow, It's definitely possible, my old Warcraft kill videos were done with 3 of us recording and i'd get them to send me the footage via teamspeak, but I don't actually no anyone other than viewers who plays Mass Effect. It would just be a lot of extra work and I'm happy to put in the effort, but there are limits lol. And you didn't say anything wrong, on a reread my reply sounded aggressive and defensive, I apologise, it wasn't meant to be that way, I was just trying to explain my reasoning. If anything I appreciate you taking the time to critique the video and let me know your thoughts, it's these types of comments that allow me to make better videos :)
Awesome video as expected! Though from experience i found that the N7 Armor set level requirements is indeed lvl 1 for the chest piece only, but the helm, arms and leg pieces require level 80 to craft. It pains me though that I really love the Pathfinder chest look and that I can't wear it for my final build. :(
A number of folk have brought it up and i'm appreciative that you did to. I've just uploaded a new version that is 50% opaque, you can easily see the numbers etc through it at it is still somewhat visible itself, thought it better than just getting rid of it :)
no hidden bonuses, I just listed them all as sets as they have the same buffs in the sets, that's why I kept the info for each part separate on the comparison part, mixing and matching is good, and yes I would agree that N7 with heleus helm would be OP and beautiful, that helm is so powerful as it's stat distribution is just heavily in it's favour.
Thanks for reply. I agree and it's what I'll be crafting for my adept. on unrelated note. I'm wearing the 30% biotic fusion mod (-10% weapon damage) but it's seemed to pull alot more than 10% away. with Valkyrie 5 i was 3-4 shotting chosen. Now that I've put that fusion mod in, it's take 5+ shots (body only for comparison). Is there an issue with the fusion mod/cryo pod? I will do some more testing next time i play. find some enemies near a pod and test. I wish I had done more succinct testing last night.
it is very possible that the 10% it takes away is from the base damage, this lowered base then has other buffs applied to it resulting in a lot more than 10% from the buffed damage. just a theory though,
i wish there were more tangible numbers shown. Does it update the "damage" on the gun stats with the mod in? or is it all relative. I've also noticed 30% bio damage not really increasing either. Seems like bioexpl are just very weak compared to Dahn/solder builds.
yes more info would certainly make things a lot easier, and I think it does update it but I'm not certain. I haven't played a whole lot of other profiles etc but it does seem the more powerful builds utilise weapons with powers stacked as buffs and not the main show.
Ahhh, fair enough. Must have missed that bit. Was using your weapon augment guides fairly religiously but with armour i mostly just stacked as much biotic recharge as i could get away with. It was for normal though and by the end it was all a wee bit too easy. Might try it out on insanity next time. See if that's somewhat more tricky.
+Blinks Seven aah yes, normal gets easy too fast and by easy I mean still kinda fun, but damn near pointless haha. Already looking forward to insanity playthrough myself
On normal (shield booster) On higher (Kinetic booster, chest, % dmg for class skills or all combo damage) Fusion: +50% shield basically ever build. Shield Osc durr on chest for all.
I tend to favor both the Pathfinder & Maverick set, Not a fan of the Maverick helmet though. Tends to let augments fill any gaps. Can't use the N7 set, just feels wrong like watching a civilian pretending to be a marine
I hope you do a video on which combinations of armor work best with a given profile (Though a full N7 set with an adept is kind of a no-brainer). My biggest point of curiosity is how combining armor sets may offer more balanced support on the Hybrid profiles for players like me who strip enemy defenses with combo detonations (that also wipe out the red bars) then finish off the bigger threats (berserkers, destroyers, my mother-in-law, etc.) with concentrated weapons fire during cool down. Because why just use one or the other when everything at once kills things too.
+Levi Doyle well using the Heleus helm on the N7 would provide a better outcome as it has a high stat distribution as only 2 pieces to the set. It's also good for covering from tech to biotic, if you switch between those try mixing Heleus helm with either hyperguardian or remnant for the chest arms and legs for a combo that helps both fully
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I know it has been a while since you uploeaded this video, but it is helping me a lot since I am playing the game for the very first time
Tbh, im super happy people still likem after all this time
you deserve more subscribers. You put a lot of effort into your videos.
+coolpumas1000000 Thank you, I appreciate that. It's true that views and subs have slowed down alot since the game first came out but gotta just continue the grind and hope my vids speak for themselves :)
Thanks for being awesome and watching away :)
No, he doesn't. Putting effort into something is not equal to making something of quality. If you're shit at what you do, it's gonna take a lot of effort to produce something shitty.
@@useresu301 ye but this video is class
I wish there were more armor set... honestly I am disappointed that the N7 armor is the Biotic armor... so much wasted potential...
Hey man, love the vids. I'm sure everyone else appreciates such in-depth analysis so please keep it up.
Thanks man, will do!
I liked the maverick when I changed the colors. Also, I think it looks good with different arms and legs. I used remnant arms and legs on it for some defense, because mine seemed to be glitched so I couldn't make maverick legs past rank 5 or so (although I could still buy them). I think this worked pretty well, since the torso by itself is great.
Love your vids. Ive searched for weeks trying to find comparison vids, and am glad I stumbled upon your channel. I look forward to see what you put out in the future.
+Brian Pendley Great to hear :) I shall not disappoint!
The Remnant armor needs to have blue lights to match the weapons....or change the armor and weapons lights to green, the original Remnant light colour.
Trisha's setup:
Head: Deep Space Explorer
Chest: Remnant
Arms: N7
Leg: Angara
Her build is a Vanguard-Infiltfator hybrid. Main focus on charge and kett firesword melee. But cloaking out if in danger and Infiltrator profile's passive recon abilities are often used elements.
Remnant chest with N7 arms also fits together in terms of looks, representing the badass iconography of the old and new alike.
Love all your showcase videos! Like the other guy said you do deserve more subs. Your videos are great and fantastically informative keep up the good work man!
+Justin Gartner Awesome to hear and thank you very kindly :)
I like the video and very much like the sleek, concise work done here. It's worlds better than the weapon comparisons, I think you've really figured out the formula beautifully.
Looking forward to the mods showcase, and hoping to see you in other games too down the road!
One thing that I'd like to mention is that you're vastly underrating the Pathfinder armor. While the accuracy buff is somewhat worthless (I wish it were stability instead), the power restoration and defense is extremely powerful in the same way that you love the remnant armor, for it's extreme survivability boosts.
With it, both charge and energy drain both FULLY recharge my shields, without putting points into the stats that increase their shield recharge. This lets me build those abilities for damage/utility, which allows for a charge with the 75% cooldown reduction upgrade choice to also restore 100% shields. Even on insanity that's more regen than most enemies can DPS through.
I think the power restoration/defense stat is highly misunderstood. For restoration alone it's worthwhile, but if the defense boost applies to passive damage reduction abilities, or buffs from abilities, then that also turns your tankiness up to 11. There's a lot going on under the hood there.
Anyways I don't disagree with your conclusions, just wanted to jump in and defend my armor-fu.
Thank you :)
and I tried not to rank them on their stats so much, the aim was to show them as they are as much as possible as depending on exact circumstances the best armour is different for everyone, mixing and matching things up confuses the matter even more so I aimed to get all the info in one place, give a bit of my opinion sure but mainly make it easier for the viewer to make an informed decision.
That setup does sound OP though hehe and always defend your gear, the Pathfinder is one of the few I love the look of to so it is high up there in my opinion to
I've been really liking the MEA videos you've been putting out, I think this is my favourite one so far. (I'm only watching the showcases, I still haven't managed to complete the game so I'm avoiding spoilers). Definitely time to sub.
+James Stratton great to hear and I haven't yet either haha, been too busy testing and making these vids :)
This video was very concise and extremely helpful. I hope you can find the time to make a video which shows the best augmented guns to develop from each of the weapons classes.
+Kirt Pobje kind of, less of a best from all classes and more of a best loadout for different situations coming.
Doing it that way will better show the truly awesome weapons and powers with their augment builds of course :)
+Michael Denison you answered better than me bud, I'm tired and missunderstood the original question :)
love your vids, liked before watching.
+Lei Song that is quite the compliment! I do that to for a few select creators so thank you for holding me to that level
FYI - The Angaran armor set, when being explained in detail, appears to be misspelled at the top.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I checked spelling so many friggin' times, why does there always have to be a mistake :((((
Man since I've found your channel I have been watching non stop. I'm glad I found you. Keep up the good work my man, if ya need anyone for multiplayer dont be afraid to hit me up.
+edu Viera Awesome! And definitely will do. You playing console or PC version?
Was good seeing you in the stream the other day, I like seeing the same names pop up here and there :)
Great video, along with all of your others one's.
thank you very much :)
i just picked the armor i liked the look of
and then made it work with mods :D
thank you for another great video
Fuck yes this video is the one I wanted, so I can quickly see the difference between X armours without effort. I think you prob the first to do this. Most do not show each parts stats.
Mistake thu 6:18 The chest piece has no level limit based on your Training choice. e.g. pick a biotic character N7 chest won't have a level limit, Pick a Tech character the Angera chest won't have a level limit. Etc Etc
Nice! you're the first person to give me that info, I haven't seen that anywhere, cheers bud, I presumed it was bugged.
and yeah it required me typing it all out etc, I don't think most can be bothered to do that lol
AFAIK, there is no bonus for using one set, so I mix a few pieces for the look and effects I want, And while the Remnant set looks OK in this vid, from the back it kinda reminds me a little of a glowing red hedgehog; too spikey. Sometimes I wish for the days I still did not care about appearance, but then I binged on Downton Abbey... :D
+Eldon Whisler lol aye mixing and matching is good, a good example is the helmet from Heleus, has a huge stat distribution compared to other helm as only part of a 2 piece set, paired with other armour sets it is a beast
Currently I use a Remnant helm, a Pathfinder chest for the weapon and defense buffs, and Hyperguardian arms and legs. As you mentioned, I do not use Tech bots either, but that chest piece could be good, too.
It's a damn shame the heleus visor is pink though.
I tried to like it, I really did.
I haven't tried to but presumed you could change the visor colour O.o
P sure it's always pink
another great guide vid
Brah, seriously, best Mass Effect Andromeda source out there right now - you seriously should have more subscribers than you do for the quality!
Keep it up man! b^_^d
wow thank you, a very high compliment there!
I've always stuck with Maverick body for the wep damage, then mixed the other pieces. Kett pieces are good for raw weapon damage as well! But I tend to just use whatever looks cool and gives effects I'll use (Hyperguardian pieces are good for countering HP penalties, though I don't like stacking too much)
Augments I've always been kinda meh on for armour, the body mods can make for some interesting choice, Shields on kill probably my favorite
+Biff Bash Bosh might be able to change you mind with the augs in next video but you seem to have it pretty well sorted out.
Hyperguardian build
100% health fusion mod, Life Support + regen, + The auqs that does stuff when shields are broken, forgot what. An + health other augs. Tech power start shield skill.
Vanguard with the Hyperguardian Chest, N7 arms and legs, and Helius Defender Helmet. You kill everything by looking at it.
good video but FYI the subscribe logo covers your stat info for the X armors
+Umbradens Wolfking curses! Thank you for letting me know, I shall be sure not to place info there in the future!
I don't know if anyone else experienced this but the maverick set was never a complete set in my playthrough in the game, I couldn't find the legs after leveling up enough to get level 5 gear it got stuck there and I could only get the later level arms by first upgrading the remnant armor arms, after that I can find it in my development screen and it would read as remnant arms but actually provide the stats of the maverick arms. Sucks that this game was released in this state.
+Ian Narrido that is harsh! Had no idea of that big :(
I love the Heleus set because I enjoy swapping between profiles for different situations. The Heleus set imho covers the widest range of utility.
+Giancarlo Paniccia it is quite versatile the only problem is it's lack of augment slots due to only 2 pieces, for me I'll be using just the helm from Heleus as its stat distribution is super high, then chest arms and legs from others
Giancarlo Paniccia The other nice feature of the Heleus armor set is that it allows you to equip more than one armor mod. The others let you only equip one mod on the chest piece, but Heleus allows you to equip multiple mods (maybe 4? Can't remember).
@Peter Beck
Fairly certain that's a visual error, if you put a fusion mod in the chest piece it should fill them all
Xaine's World well that's no fun.
Good overview. My only suggestion would have been to include the visual for the upgraded form of the armors as well, but that's not a big deal.
+Josh Fox was the original intention, a number of thing got in the way unfortunately :(
Very well done! Thanks!
I just finished MEA and you released this video. I guess it's time to start again with previously chosen armour set. Thanks for your awesome work!
haha! if I coulda release these vids all in the first week I would have my friend :D
and no problem, glad it helps, working on the augment followup atm, worth watching before you build your set, aiming for release tonight
Looking forward! :D Honestly, I've found your channel today, but I'm gonna stay here for some time :)
sit back relax and get comfy :)
I'm super late, coming back in the game after playing it day one, but still great video
Same here
"Crafted snot", you sir deserve a sub xD
HAHA! why thank you very much sir :)
Yup, another golden one. But what had me subscribed (other than the generally astounding quality of vids), was one weapon augment where Xaine said something along the lines of the augment unleashing said weapon's bankai.
Bleach please. :D
Just putting it out, grinding Bleach Brave Souls on phone and watching Xaine's classic Mass Effect playtrough is my ideal chill afternoon activity right now
Great presentation and review
Thank you :)
A good review, did you mention the advanced armours? A visual comparison of sub 5 and 6+ would have been nice!
That was the original intention but a few things made it somewhat difficult, would have taken an extra day to sort out so had to go without that aspect :(
The armor's also look difrent depending on if your male or female.
thanks for the armor video. big thumbs up. you make quality videos that dont take shortcuts unlike other lazy youtubers who steal other peoples footage. keep up the great work. Your videos are the best mass effect videos on youtube to date.🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒🖒 keep the videos coming.
+Kevin N thank bud, I appreciate that xD
no problem. just giving credit where credit is due. you can tell alot of work went into making this video.
Is mixing armor sets worse than doing a full set? I play infiltrator (but my alter ego is vanguard).
+MrPetoria33 nah bud, mix away, a good cross for those would be remnant chest arms and legs with Heleus helm! But look at them all to get a good idea
+Awesomologist this is what happens when I read and reply to comments in my phone, lol, doesn't show me existing replies, sorry Awesome logistics, you'd already covered it xD
To min max you might need to mix, depending on what you going for.
Noteworthy mentions are,
Maverick chest for insane weapon damage
JEC defender helmet for ALL Power damage.
Question. And request. Would you please explore and do some videos on the Mass Effect Legendary Edition? Also great job. Much more in depth than others
Great content. Thanks.
The remnant armor does have a level requirement, lvl 40 for level 6 armor.
As does the N7, but I believe that is do to being post many patches. What was free 3 years ago now isnt
I use Maverick Chest, Kett Unity Arms and legs, and Heleus defender helmet. Haven't found a fusiom mod I like yet.
The N7 armor is not worn by father Ryder. He uses the Pathfinder armor and that's the best looking armor set BY FAR, to me. The N7 looks "classic" but at the same time very dull and old. The alien sets look too alien for an immersive story experience.
Pathfinder stats are ridiculous considering accuracy as an infiltrator is through the roof on all guns basically. But I still use it for the unbeatable looks.
The description for the N7 says it was customised for Alec Ryder which is why it is so biotic focused.
Maybe the game devs mixed things up, but that's what it says.
Yeah, they did. He is wearing a mix-up in most photos. But a lot of the pre-launch material has him in pathfinder armor I seem to recall. And in-game, the helmet that he hands over to you is the Pathfinder helmet. So, hehe, yeah. :P
consistency was not a thing the days they sorted that lol
He is "unique" ofcourse. ;) But I really like the Pathfinder armor anyway. :D
We all know Alec was a N7. That's why he marked his pathfinder gear but also why N7 disappears once you start to improve it, the twins don't consider themselves N7's but they know a few tricks from one. I think the game means that the original N7 armor was a spare that Alec took along from his past. Meaning he used this N7 armor at some point and that is the only reason you have access to it.
HyperGuardian baby. Sheer Survivability on all difficulties. and extra Melee Damage to boot.
Heleus Helmet
HyperGuardian Chest
Whatever you want for Arms and Legs depending on playstyle.
Amazing
i hate the "no face" helmets.. that either lack a bubble you can see the face, or flatout are not shaped like human heads... Remnant, Kett, Maverick, Angarran sets are the only time i turn the helmet off, and then those sets actually look much better (except kett) in my opinion.
i love using pattern 3 with the N7 armor. 1&2 color to 1000 of what color you want (i prefer G:1000 rest 0) then have pattern color set to 500 of the same. the result is the carbon parts have a very fancy metallic look deep in that color, while the other parts have a fancy marbled effect... all inter spaced by black outlines in the right places.
Helious is basically Tron armor, and when you are in a gravity lift, the glowing lights become super-bright
Remnant armor i love having 1&2 black, while 3 my prefered Green color, the result is the edges only are colored causing the color to outline it.
Very cool :D you go all out on the customization, might have to try that method with the remnant
I'm using the N7 armour set and the legs, arms and helmet have level requirements. The X set needing level 70 or 80 I think, its seems to be just the chest piece that isn't level locked.
+lozzyshadow thank you for letting me know, was an oversight by me :(
No problem, easy mistake to make :-)
Was going to say the same. I'm willing to bet it's a bug and I wouldn't be surprised if they fix it in a future patch.
Ethan Wood
Yeah would be good
Not sure if you realized this, but most sets have a couple of different looks based on the rank. In this case you showed the rank one version. Could you make another video that shows all aesthetic versions as well as rotating Ryder so that we can see the back.
+Sanity this was the original intention but after looking at a few sets and seeing no difference in advanced and the time it would have taken extra for that slight video improvement for the set that do it seemed a not worth it.
It is a shame as while they all have that look that defines them from each other, ones like the Remnant set go from pretty cool looking to full on badass.
Most annoying part was that I streamed the other day to get to level 40 so I'd have access to the advanced blueprints for the non research then realised after while recording for this video that I needed 41 :/
Your logo in the bottom left cut out some of the stats for rank 10, and cut off the bottom armors for the 'final comparison', both if paused, one if not.
Additionally, while you mentioned the Helius set is only 2 pieces, I feel you should have reinforced that means you get 4 less augment slots, though that's not so much a problem early on. (I personally stack in 6 shield generators, so I'm much tougher and do loads more damage.)
Given I prefer a Mix of Tech and Biotics, and I want my armor to actually be armor (I got progressively squishier relative to foes with just the Deep Space, as much as I liked the XP.), I'm thinking Heleus with Hyperguardian Helmet now having seen the comparisons.
+Erik Vale aye that bloody logo is a pain in the ass, I'm gonna upload a new see-through version today.
I thought I have mentioned the lack of augs for Heleus but guess not.
I found the same with deep space to haha.
I would say go for the helm from Heleus not chest, gives huge stat distribution for just a helm and gaining rest elsewhere gives most stats and extra augs
I play on xbox and the n7 chest was the only piece that wasn't level restricted, the arms, helmet and legs were still bound by level
+Maddsyz27 Aye, I made a rookie assumption there it seems, cheers for the correction
same with remnent. Only chest is free to 10. I think this is more a bug than a feature but I'll take it =)
Must give you like best stat display and view on armor
Fashion Effect above all else.
Also, the Pathfinder set looks way better than the N7 armor for an explorer. Hell, even in the trilogy I never stuck with the stock armor because others looked better.
I love them both looks wise but I prefer the N7 very slightly, but out of all they are 3rd and 4th for me, Hyperguardian no1 Remnant no2 N7, then Pathfinder the Heleus
One thing that annoys me about the N7 (and Hyperguardian, I think) is that they stay the same through all ranks. All other armor sets change their appearances between I and V. I love the utility of the Pathfinder set, and the open helmet is just awesome.
I also like to use the camo pattern, and the Pathfinder arms are the only ones that give me the coloured arm stripe.
I don't get that either with the N7 but the hyperguardian I feel is in it's ultra form from the start, just looks so damn badass
The Hyperguardian is definitely my second favorite of the bunch. I wish the N7 armor transformed into the ME3 one, for example. That had a lot more bulk to it. And that the Blood Dragon set made a return.
I was gonna craft the pathfinder 3 recon as my first crafted set is that a good choice?
very nice vid :)
can you make vid explain how some stats work like biotice power damage wil work on like backlash, wil Reflected projectiles do more damage if you got more biotic power damage.
+robin van berkel that's a tough question that would require testing that may be above me, but I'll see if there's anything I can do
i know its hard, i try too find with googel and cant find any info :(
It's a pity that you haven't put in more images of sets ie male/female, how it progresses in looks, make it spin slowly in the background. Otherwise everything is great. Looking forward to augmentations.
And N7 set is once again a proof that we're supposed to at least start insanity as a biotic only.
granted I could have madem spin, and the progression ones were originally intended but the work would have been a little too much due to a number of reasons, but female to, the only way I can see me be able to do that Is if I made a new game and leveled to 41 with a female character just to get a few shots, while an amazing feet of commitment, I fear it would be ignored and unappreciated by just about everyone
Xaine's World
eh, not sure how to say it, but why not ask another person's help with footage? I've seen a few videos that showcase the looks, but don't go into any analysis. I'm sorry if I've said something wrong.
the help from another person would be very difficult due to both arranging it and then getting that footage to me somehow,
It's definitely possible, my old Warcraft kill videos were done with 3 of us recording and i'd get them to send me the footage via teamspeak, but I don't actually no anyone other than viewers who plays Mass Effect.
It would just be a lot of extra work and I'm happy to put in the effort, but there are limits lol.
And you didn't say anything wrong, on a reread my reply sounded aggressive and defensive, I apologise, it wasn't meant to be that way, I was just trying to explain my reasoning.
If anything I appreciate you taking the time to critique the video and let me know your thoughts, it's these types of comments that allow me to make better videos :)
Xaine's World
It wasn't aggressive. I just have a habit of being too direct... and kind of an a//hole sometimes. Slowly trying to get better:\
It's all good bud :) I ask for criticism in most of my videos so don't hold back with any qualms
Awesome video as expected!
Though from experience i found that the N7 Armor set level requirements is indeed lvl 1 for the chest piece only, but the helm, arms and leg pieces require level 80 to craft.
It pains me though that I really love the Pathfinder chest look and that I can't wear it for my final build. :(
+N7 Amazin what we need is purely stat buildable armour with the set as an aesthetic thing only! Would be amazing
Great video, but your sub button was covering some of the stats in the bottom right corner. Not bitching, just trying to help out.
A number of folk have brought it up and i'm appreciative that you did to.
I've just uploaded a new version that is 50% opaque, you can easily see the numbers etc through it at it is still somewhat visible itself, thought it better than just getting rid of it :)
for biotic, why not run N7 chest, arms and legs, but the Helius defender helmet for the bonus damage. are there hidden full set bonus'?
no hidden bonuses, I just listed them all as sets as they have the same buffs in the sets, that's why I kept the info for each part separate on the comparison part, mixing and matching is good, and yes I would agree that N7 with heleus helm would be OP and beautiful, that helm is so powerful as it's stat distribution is just heavily in it's favour.
Thanks for reply. I agree and it's what I'll be crafting for my adept. on unrelated note. I'm wearing the 30% biotic fusion mod (-10% weapon damage) but it's seemed to pull alot more than 10% away. with Valkyrie 5 i was 3-4 shotting chosen. Now that I've put that fusion mod in, it's take 5+ shots (body only for comparison). Is there an issue with the fusion mod/cryo pod? I will do some more testing next time i play. find some enemies near a pod and test. I wish I had done more succinct testing last night.
it is very possible that the 10% it takes away is from the base damage, this lowered base then has other buffs applied to it resulting in a lot more than 10% from the buffed damage.
just a theory though,
i wish there were more tangible numbers shown. Does it update the "damage" on the gun stats with the mod in? or is it all relative. I've also noticed 30% bio damage not really increasing either. Seems like bioexpl are just very weak compared to Dahn/solder builds.
yes more info would certainly make things a lot easier, and I think it does update it but I'm not certain.
I haven't played a whole lot of other profiles etc but it does seem the more powerful builds utilise weapons with powers stacked as buffs and not the main show.
I really like the look of the angaran armour! I think colour choices can make them look a lot better. Red black and white I like!
definitely better than the default aye, same with maverick tbh
So.... which armour augments?
+Blinks Seven I said at the end bud, the augment vid is coming tomorrow, separated them for a more concise and easier to digest approach
Ahhh, fair enough. Must have missed that bit. Was using your weapon augment guides fairly religiously but with armour i mostly just stacked as much biotic recharge as i could get away with.
It was for normal though and by the end it was all a wee bit too easy. Might try it out on insanity next time. See if that's somewhat more tricky.
+Blinks Seven aah yes, normal gets easy too fast and by easy I mean still kinda fun, but damn near pointless haha. Already looking forward to insanity playthrough myself
On normal (shield booster)
On higher (Kinetic booster, chest, % dmg for class skills or all combo damage)
Fusion: +50% shield basically ever build.
Shield Osc durr on chest for all.
I tend to favor both the Pathfinder & Maverick set, Not a fan of the Maverick helmet though. Tends to let augments fill any gaps. Can't use the N7 set, just feels wrong like watching a civilian pretending to be a marine
where i can get maverick blueprint ?
What's Cora's armour set ?
I hope you do a video on which combinations of armor work best with a given profile (Though a full N7 set with an adept is kind of a no-brainer). My biggest point of curiosity is how combining armor sets may offer more balanced support on the Hybrid profiles for players like me who strip enemy defenses with combo detonations (that also wipe out the red bars) then finish off the bigger threats (berserkers, destroyers, my mother-in-law, etc.) with concentrated weapons fire during cool down. Because why just use one or the other when everything at once kills things too.
+Levi Doyle well using the Heleus helm on the N7 would provide a better outcome as it has a high stat distribution as only 2 pieces to the set. It's also good for covering from tech to biotic, if you switch between those try mixing Heleus helm with either hyperguardian or remnant for the chest arms and legs for a combo that helps both fully
What song is used in the background?
It's called Universal by Vibe Tracks and can be found in the youtube audio library (it's a music library of creative commons licensed music for youtube videos).
Here's the download link ruclips.net/user/audiolibrary_download?vid=17e734e382f109e6
Would have been nice if the video also included the updated looks most armors get every few levels.
yes, unfortunately I didn't have access to them all so decided not to do any extras, was the original intention though
Ohh well, Its a great video regardless.
Appearances based on rank not shown?
ok
Tbh i actually like the Kett Unity armour
But but ... Snot!
Tbf it looks fairly cool, nice to have different armour styles
great vid, but ngl, the fact that these WEREN'T in their default colors kinda triggered me
Painting them mostly all black doesnt help them stand out in this vid, they deserve some contrast between pieces
Just use replacers..for the looks..who cares.kett/helius/maverick parts that give weapon damage are the best..Dont bother with anything else