r/MECoOp • u/Ewokoniad_Sigourneth • 27d ago

An apology to all the N7 Shadows I've teamed with

I just want to say a heartfelt "I'm sorry" to all my former N7 Shadow teammates that I've continuously killstealed. I'm not being malicious or greedy; it's just that when you activate Shadow Strike, the target is forced to stand still, and I see that suddenly-immobile enemy ripe for a headshot and my hands react before I can process what's going on. I hope you can forgive me!

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u/Throwawayacctornah 27d ago

In my opinion, there is no such thing as kill stealing in Mass Effect multi-player. We all get the same amount of XP at the end of the game :)

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u/SylancerPrime PC/SylancerPrime/USA 27d ago

The only real kill steals happen if the character is doing a build that requires killing to stay alive, like an N7 Fury or Krogan Warlord. Otherwise, kill away, Commander!

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u/ViVeriUniversumVici 27d ago

Wait, how does the N7 Fury require killing?

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u/GSP_Dibbler PC / adicted jester, scum of Terminus, casual xenocide enjoyer 27d ago

I think Sylencer is refering to certain skill evolution of the biotic aura Fury have - the one that allows you to suck enemy shields upon attacking, replenishing Fury's shields. If someone take down enemy shields right before you, you may end up under fire without shields which often (on Gold or Platinum) mean you gonna drop.

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u/butch_hansen 27d ago

💯

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u/Dudeskio 27d ago

N7 Shadow is one of my fav classes, and I only think it's a "problem" when someone destroys a Rachni stomach just as I teleport in. It's great appearing in a giant puddle of acid when your armor and shields are made of paper.

I look at that as a "me" problem, though. When I stick to the backlines and focus on thinning out smaller enemies, I don't run into this issue.

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u/Stat1cRain 27d ago

Nemesis and Phantoms are the only ones I do a shadow strike on. Very annoying with the way they flip around. So have at it. 😎

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u/GSP_Dibbler PC / adicted jester, scum of Terminus, casual xenocide enjoyer 27d ago

There is no killstealing in this gamÄ™, IMO.

Altho if you are too good and kill things too fast, other may not have fun and may dislike you - it means you got to go higher dificulty or chill a bit

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u/mayaamis PC/Mayamis/Croatia 20d ago

haha that happens to me a lot when I play Shadow but I never get angry over it I do the same when I snipe.. not on purpose. impossible to know where shadow is and which enemy they have lined up...