The Cryo Claymore Commando (Human Infiltrator)
Tonight, hell freezes over!
To celebrate that victory today, and at an offhand request of a friend, I present a Claymore Infiltrator worth checking out.
Now before fielding some concerns, you need a certain mentality to play efficiently. Instead of merely trying to kill everything you see like an omnicidal maniac, play like a predator instead. Find your prey, isolate them from the heard, and then pounce on them when they are weak. Plan accordingly.
Now for some questions by an imaginary entity that hates my guts.
Bonus Power level 6? But Cryo Blast is so lame!- Sometimes you have to wait for the travel time of Cryo Blast to take its full effect, and other times you would want to maneuver while an enemy is being chilled.
Ok, Cryo Blast is the worst power ever. Why on Earth did you put 6 points into it?- First of all, I would give Pull the "worst power ever" distinction for being extremely situational. Secondly, Cryo Blast still isn't a bad power. It's ability to both weaken an enemy, especially with armor, and to control crowds is quite useful. Extremely useful considering you can only kill one enemy at a time.
Sticky Grenades with radius upgrades are going to be the weakest grenades used. Do you NOT want to do damage?- Actually I don't necessarily want to do damage. Cryo Explosions are also not going to happen often because of Sticky Grenades are quite weak. Instead, they are going to act as proxy mines, segmenting enemies off so that you can control the space you want to kill in.
And a Phalanx? Why not Carnifex, like every other player on the face of the planet?- It is nice to have some faster cool-down, plus the rate of fire is nice is sufficient to deal with faster moving enemies at longer ranges (Banshees and Phantoms, I'm looking at you). Replace it with a Carnifex or sidearm of your choice, if you really like the Carnifex so much.
Your semi-convincing argument angers me. I'm going to leave.- WAIT DON'T LEAVE ME I'M LONELY WITH MY HUMANITY BONER! Before you go, remember to Cryo Blast enemies before you shoot them and play like a predator, not Rambo.
Now would be the appropriate time to post comments, concerns, and other non-Vanguard basic classes that I should cover (I already covered Soldiers and Adepts). Most importantly, have fun. Games aren't good if you aren't having fun.
Edit- An improved version of the Human Infiltrator now exists given recent changes in the metagame and playstyle.
Posted Aug 15, 2012, 12:52 AM UTC · edited