Some tips on how to decimate the baddies in ME2 with the soldier class.

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So in order to really get the most out of the soldier class you need to max out the following skills ASAP. These skills allow you to decimate enemies.

Adrenaline Rush, Incendiary ammo, Geth Shield Boost or Armor Piercing ammo*

You need to have beaten ME2 once to get a bonus power *Good choice on easier difficulties (Normal/Veteran)

Also you want to evolve them as follows:

Adrenaline Rush --> Heightened Adrenaline Rush Incendiary ammo --> Inferno Ammo Geth Shield Boost --> Improved Geth Shield Boost or Armor Piercing Ammo --> Tungsten Ammo

Now for a good weapon selection to maximize your abilities, you will want to select the following + ammo mod:

Assault Rifle: M-92 Mattock + Inferno ammo Sniper Rifle: M-98 Widow + Tungsten ammo Heavy Pistol: Carnifex + Tungsten ammo Shotgun: Geth shotgun + Inferno ammo Heavy Weapon: Arc Projector

Some actual tactics now:

Large group of enemies (e.g. Blue suns, Eclipse, Collectors): Pull out your Arc Projector and fire towards the center of the group, this should stun the enemies briefly. Now pull out your M-92 Mattock and enter Adrenaline Rush. You should be able to kill 2-3 easily since you primed them with the Arc Projector. This is a great crowd control method.

Armored foe types (e.g. YMIR mechs, Harbinger, etc): Use your squad mates to take out shields and then enter Adrenaline Rush with the M-98 Widow equipped. A well placed headshot should take down a larger portion of armor/health if not killing them outright(When dealing with Harbinger, use your M-92 Mattock to take out his barrier; Inferno > Tungsten for barriers).

Close range combat. Using the Geth shotgun charge the shot until it is primed. Now enter Adrenaline Rush and approach the nearest enemy (you want to be in close proximity). Now unleash the charged energy-shot while in Adrenaline Rush. This usually dispatches enemies that are uncomfortably close without much damage taken.

Combat finesse. If you are out of cover and you are getting pounded by enemy fire and the corners of the screen begin to turn red, do the following: Activate the Geth shield boost and try to dispatch the closest hostile enemy, from here return to cover. It might sound simple, but this tactic is far superior in the later levels then spamming adrenaline rush. Once you evolve the Geth Shield Boost to include bonus weapon damage you will find this tactic quintessential to combat.

General suggestions: Order your squadmates to forward positions to draw enemy fire. You can then easily dispatch enemies with their attention drawn. Also evolving squadmates powers to deal with groups of enemies instead of a single enemy is advisable.

Now go out there and save the Galaxy!

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