MASS EFFECT ANDROMEDA: How To Unlock Combat Profiles! (Basic Profiles Class Guide)

[@markotark]

Really nice to see that the down-voting of almost all content that mentions this game hasn't reached this far. Keep seeing comments and videos like: "Worst RPG Bioware has ever made.." That might be true based on the review-numbers, but in my mind "the worst" of Bioware is still better than majority of other RPG's out there... I'd take this game over Fallout 4, Technomancer and bunch of other stuff in a split-second...

[@andrewohoro9112]

Agreed, I think all the hate is because it is the worst Mass Effect, even if it's still better than a lot of other games in the genre.

[@hootie005]

markotark I think people are calling the worst cuz it's so different, it's like ME1, it's a totally different universe with a totally different plot with totally different characters

[@Deadsnake989]

There are some people saying that Andromeda is the worst Mass Effect because they have a grudge against Manveer Heir and his racist twitter rants. Then there are people like me. I personally think Andromeda has amateurish writing. At best the writing is average, at worst the dialogue is straight up cringey such as lines like "I made this one angry, probably because I shot him in the head" -Liam. Not only is the line itself bad but Liam delivers it with 0 emotion. I've seen so many scenes in the game where the voice work or the writing is just awful. Mass Effect is supposed to be a narrative driven game, so the writing is extremely important. As far as the gameplay goes it looks pretty good actually. I'll be waiting for the game to drop in price then I'll be getting it solely for the multiplayer experience, because I absolutely *loved* ME3MP.

[@markotark]

"Worst RPG game is the two worlds." Some years ago i managed to play trough Two Worlds and even mostly like it, so i doubt that i'm going to have any major problems with MEA...

[@chubbytexangamer128]

That's actually kinda impressive, biowares worst game is still better than the majority of games out there.

[@awkward.6889]

Can't wait to grind my volus to the biotic god he always wanted to be!

[@hootie005]

Hey TBC, have u seen Garrus? Lol

[@awkward.6889]

Hootie Gaming Well uh, the cannons exploded.

[@hootie005]

Nooooooooooooo

[@hootie005]

We will pay our respects during the stream tonight

[@awkward.6889]

Hootie Gaming Well I don't know if I can make it, I'm busy today. We'll see though.

[@JaegerBane1]

Really enjoying these non-spoiler guides. Keep 'em coming. I'll likely be focusing on Adept, maybe grab Tactical Cloak as a side salad to give me an escape. Having said that, I quite like the idea of a biotic teleport thing on Explorer. I was intending to take Charge though.

[@alessandragonzales8190]

So the profile system reminds me a lot of Kingdoms of Amalur, the way that game handled classes was pretty similar as well. Pretty rad.

[@jtshoots3569]

Engineer combined with barricade, assault turret and flamethrower is a sooo damn fun, roast the baddies alive behind a nice instant shield while your assault turret is keeping the ones that haven't been cooked yet busy

[@tikasworld5411]

6 hrs into the game and I just love it

[@thelocustgrappler513]

9:50 You know what they say, "Jack of all trades, master of none, but better than a master of one."

[@brandonlee1198]

if you haven't figured it out yet the reason you still had Engineer unlocked is because at the beginning of the game you get to pick a starting class.

[@levidoyle3411]

I gotta say I like the sound of explorer. I've always loved building all rounders and the biotic blink is just too damn sexy to turn down. Also Gigitty

[@FounderOfAiTheNewOrder]

Finally someone who explains it the way I understand

[@lollolggb]

I will be going 100% infiltrator. My first playthrough in the first trilogy was as that class and I loved it. Sniping from far and cloaking in to get close!! My second playthrough will likely be as Vanguard or Engineer. Loved the video, thanks!

[@Jake-jf9ij]

Guy Gelinas Bourgoin soldier is fun cuz u can go rekt them old fashin style. i prefer to use shotguns or assault rifles

[@piercewise2232]

ourvideosify what kind of skills and upgrades you getting?

[@michaelfan86]

I think I might try the Explorer class, the variety sounds good.

[@exstirpo8120]

I'll choose adept because I just love biotic powers

[@GaminHawks]

Me too!

[@Sagnus1]

I like the combination of biotics and combat but have annoyingly never been all that good with the close range vanguard play style so I'll probably by using adept for the most part too.

[@tytotheowl2994]

Personally I never use the space magic.

[@Sagnus1]

Yeah same here, I brought the same infiltrator from ME1 all the way to the end of ME3, I experimented a bit with biotics by importing and respeccing shep from compleated games but I've yet to take and build a biotic character from the ground up.

[@jaycobhughes3932]

+zpardus as you can respec, you can effectively do both in a afternoon if you felt like it, biotics actually got a overhaul compaired to the previous games and look AND feel FAR better and more fluid, and if they keep the numbers from the trial the same in the full game ( five days to revamp the entire thing? Riiiighhhht..... )Then biotics are also REALLY strong, with permanent stacking buffs depending on how many points you have in total in biotics on a few abilitys, barrier with high level and lots of points gives you a absolutely ludicrously powerful shield, as well as deadly as hell offensive skills because of all the points boosting other abilitys

[@777Mikos]

best MEA coverage on youtube! Thanks mate)

[@Safarik94]

Will use soldier profile just like my first play through with original trilogy. And security background.

[@MrZeuz666]

My thoughts so far. Infiltrator! Favorite classic class.

[@Biohazzard63]

It's not a glitch that you can only pick engineer when you respec your character. Since you picked technician in the beginning you start out with the engineer profile. Like I picked biotics so I can only select adept first if I respec my character.

[@KillerKam2000]

The Infiltrator's ability is useful af

[@jowoman7799]

Thank you for making these videos. They are gonna be extremely helpful for when I play tomorrow.

[@CronoTime]

Going to go Infiltrator..since it fits well with the build i want..plus the cloak evade looks awesome

[@corey_massey]

I actually feel like Explorer will be the best all around class late game because the passives so far are very good and if done correctly it will be the default class and the specialist classes will be used for certain situations. this is primarily because powers are not restricted to class which allows you to load up on specific powers and skills while taking full advantage of the great general buff the explorer profile adds. my early build centers around...assualt rifles from the combat tree, a biotic primer, and a tech detonator. my third skill is a defensive skill like backlash. as I am unlocking new profiles I switch up between sentinel (my defense profile), engineer (my tech profile), and adept (my biotic profile). While I don't have as many skills available to me as a specialist in any of these areas....the skills I have are extremely powerful.

[@Gamer1990100]

Another useful video; keep up the good work man :).

[@FreedomPLMarcin]

I am still going to go with soldier - inferno ammo with concussive shots = op :D

[@yungwells6549]

The reason you have engineer when you respec is because its what you choose in the character creator and it will have all skills unlocked without having to invest into it.

[@CaptainCafe]

I liked the video. Still early in the game trying to figure out some great favorites for profile combos

[@koyaanisqatsi78]

The Explorer profile, biotic blink plus the Asari melee sword lets you travel a lot of distance chaining them together and is a powerful melee

[@kentglass3894]

underrated game. if bioware makes it. it's good... period.

[@jenikai1]

@JV2017gameplay depending on what u choose at the beginning as your training the profile that coordinates with it is always unlock lick i went operative so i will always have access to my infiltrator profile

[@lordrefrigeratorintercoole288]

the new profiles are amazing! cant wait to play!

[@sentientsickness]

Im going for operative at the start then engineer as my profile my plan is to make a stealth character that uses drones

[@mikepettella3931]

thanks for the helpful video keep up the good work

[@MrWolfsmusic]

Sentinel, I always love the mix of tech and biotic.

[@TeaSquiffy2]

Always have and always will be a Sentinel. Love how tech armour is a passive.

[@sgtpaintbrush]

I've always been a fan of the engineer class so I'm probably gonna go for that.

[@williameade2767]

Thanks for another great video 👍

[@hisukesama1380]

I think whatever training you choose in character customization determines what profile you unlock at start. For example, if you choose operative, you will begin with the infiltrator profile once you unlock profiles in the story.

[@jaycobhughes3932]

It's based on the points you have put into each tree in total, 10 in biotics? Adept is unlocked, 10 in combat as well? Soldier, and sentinel are both unlocked, 10 points in all? All profiles including the explorer which requires a mix of them all are unlocked, BUT, profiles actually level up as well, so going pure combat or biotic will rank up the respective profile ,makeing there bonus even better,

[@rodrigocaceres2879]

Yeah, but what he's telling you is that the first profile (engineer for the guy that made the video) is chosen by the training you selected for your character. After your first profile which comes free with your training background, the point investment that you mentioned works for unlocking the others.

[@jaycobhughes3932]

Rodrigo Cáceres nope, training doesn't unlock the profile, only fudges the point requirements for one or two of the more advanced skills, say scrapper, getting that training allows you to start off as a biotic and go for barrier (takes 9 points in the tree i believe and after you unlock it you can straight away get combat fitness, which also takes 9 points in the combat tree, but the training removes that requirement and lets you put points into it right away, training while it does offer a slight bonus... its only for like the 1st five or six levels/ after that you have enough points to unlock any abilities that have locks on them

[@bbcompany94]

Can't wait to play as an operator again!!!!

[@DavidM_10]

My Shepard was a badass soldier, so I think I'll make my Ryder a techie if I get the game. The cryo beam seems neat. I also like the exploding drone. It's nice having a safeguard if you get into trouble.

[@KaitoNii]

You always have 1 profile unlocked based on the profession you chose during character creation. It isn't a bug.

[@m1587]

Im definitely going with the engineer. The tech tree feels like the best pick for me and this profile just makes them better. Plus that cute little drone is a very nice passive

[@m1587]

almost reminds my of glyph from me3

[@ThePolish2107]

Glyph was pretty gg, especially in the Citadel DLC. Overall that DLC was pretty good, loved the humor, from what I've seen looks like that humor is coming in the game as standard, looking forward to it.

[@okwaho5316]

The cloak dodge IS NOT just cosmetic. I have in multiplayer and campaign used it and had enemies immediately get confused by it or stop shooting for a second. You should edit that cause it's pretty frickin powerful when used properly

[@arellajardin2323]

I know it's boring, but I've always been about the "pure" classes, going all the way back to my D&D days. My first playthrough, I'm either going full Combat or full Tech, so either Soldier or Engineer. I appreciate the versatility Bioware put into the skill system, but I've always played this way. I thought I'd be a Soldier, but I want to run with Vetra and PeeBee a lot, and they don't set up combo primers (or, I don't think they do, the list of skills I found was unconfirmed). Concussive Shot can detonate, but I don't see any Combat skill combo primers. For that matter, most of the squad members can detonate, but have few options for priming.

[@BitMitter]

Arella Jardin That's the nice thing about the freedom you can focus on one like the original games or shake it up a bit I'm personally going to be biotic focus mixing vanguard and biotic abilities and also depending on your difficulty you shouldn't have to worry about combos too much unless your going with a higher difficulty

[@Theosis10]

Ya that was one thing I noticed myself, while the AI for the companions seems better, their skills seem primarily focused on detonators rather then primers. I usually like to do a soldier run first time through before indulging in the space magic. I'll see how well I can play through without using the combos, good thing the first respec is so cheap eh?

[@Deadsnake989]

I'm generally more a pure class player myself. I personally had to play Sentinel in ME2 and 3 though. I built them like a pure biotic, using Warp and throw for detonations. But Tech armor made me super tanky for those insanity runs.

[@jaycobhughes3932]

As you can respec, you can easily modify your run at a moments notice, as a heads up though biotics got a overhaul in andromeda, there not only more fluid and fleshed out but if they don't change the numbers from the trial ( five days to change a whole system? Naw,) then there also REALLY strong, with multiple abilities having permanent stacking effects based on how many points total you have in biotics, and there not small boosts either there actually pretty dam big, ESPECIALLY if your going heavy biotics, barrier with 50+ points total will give you such a ludicrously powerful shield its a wonder you will even need cover, and yes this includes higher difficultys, though with less effect of course, oh and with that many points you ALSO have access to most of the biotic tree itself all of which are fairly dam useful or just plain fun to use

[@piercewise2232]

I'm going Soldier too fam good stuff lol. I run Cora and Liam(Plan to run Drax and Jaal later on)

[@imgoodatnames]

love the vid keep it up👏👏👏

[@Kewlbeanse]

I really like the normal jetpack jump but I also really want to play around with biotics.

[@thepayne7862]

I am testing out the Vanguard profile right now. Under the soldier profile I put enough points into shotguns to reduce the carry weight of them so I can maintain a 100% ability recharge speed with a shotgun as well as pistol equipped. Have singularity as one of my active abilities along with charge. Very satisfying to use singularity draw enemies together then use charge to detonate a biotic combo and then use the shotgun to take out enemies that survived the initial charge.

[@advan0s]

Explorer and Sentinel are my favorites :)

[@Russman67]

My goal is to use the melee mainly. So far my load out is cloak, cryo beam and throw, with points in rifles and Combat fitness. I use the gun at range but when I hit cloak, I'm coming for you.

[@carpemkarzi]

Nice vid series. I have been playing the EA Access early early release and I think I will try explorer as my main when I restart tomorrow. Yeah I know I can carry my current progress but there is just something about a new toon on release day.

[@MrGodsNomad]

When I played the very first Mass Effect Game. I went with the vanguard, at the time it was the most challenging for the first game. This was due to the fact that you don't have access to all your abilities till you get to the mid point of the game. With that in mind. I think I going to hold down the Vanguard once more fear my tech and biotic abilities.

[@SuperMonkei]

I can't figure it out, profiles are just for button swapping, or is there a separate pool for skill points for each one?

[@ghostbirdofprey]

I'm pretty sure your starting training automatically unlocks a level 1 profile. I started with the Scrapper training (think that's the name), but put mu first points towards biotics and ended up starting with the vanguard profile once profiles unlocked then unlocked adept when I leveled up and put another point or two into biotics.

[@cassandramaccarthy3337]

my plan is to use Infiltrator and Explorer mainly, for sneak attacks and mobility respectively

[@Horizon_29]

Vanguard and Engineer have me really interested.

[@jamesjoyce3908]

Great video now I know it will take a while but will you do a video on strike team an how to make a perfect squad?

[@AzureKyle]

I think I may go with Vanguard. My plan for an initial build is to have Charge, Backlash, and either Throw, Singularity, or another Biotic power, leaning towards Singularity, paired with a melee weapon and an assault rifle. So, start out shooting with the assault rifle, then get in close and deal damage with Charge, get a melee attack in to restore shields, use the jump jet to back away, put up a backlash to block any enemy fire and send it back, then use Singularity to immobilize briefly, and finish off with assault rifle, or go for another Charge and get a biotic combo off. This is just a setup I've come up with in my head, still waiting to pick up my physical copy of the game so I can test it out.

[@starwarzfan49]

I can see the utility of biotic blink. say you are trapped in a narrow passageway and pinned by enemy fire, they throw a grenade that you can't get away from, just biotic blink through the walls or terrain and you are safe. or perhaps in tandem with the scope that let's you see through walls you see an enemy behind cover and blink to him through the cover to melee him. just some thoughts

[@adriannaventara4510]

that scope ability is part of a different profile.. you couldnt have both at the same time.

[@MisterUkuboy]

Adrianna Ventara Yeah, you would have to scope in the infiltrator profile then switch to the explorer profile to blink.

[@TheAnpwnio]

can't wait to play this game that ign gave 7.7 I hear the facial animations are v. good

[@haobinmeover]

I'll be running adept! I played through th OT once as Soldier bc it was my canon shepard one and once as an adept just to try out and god I love biotics and they look so good in this game! I can't wait! Will probably switch it up and primarily use the biotic related profiles as well (Vanguard and Sentinel) as backups.

[@BitMitter]

adorkablepanda That's exactly what I am doing

[@MsJuno]

Always played biotics, but are a little lacking in combo primers aginst enemies with shield and armor (I miss warp). So this time I am going combat and tech, and likely will switch between combat, tech, and infiltrator.

[@tgames9042]

saying​ home tomorrow to play this master peace

[@david-kc5hr]

I've always been a sentinel and it's always treated me right 100% sent for me

[@joemurray3545]

plz do a video ok the puzzles at the bases on each planet as that's one of my worries about mass effect

[@troyclayton7289]

I think I am going to try Sentinel first.

[@kylehamrick6400]

I'll be playing as a Sentinel, because I can't use my squaddie's tech powers anymore to overload the enemy's shields before I throw them around the map. My characters always used two abilities for every shot I fired, I hope weapons don't take over all the sweet biotic carnage.

[@animesasa]

love your vids jv, but I disagree on the Explorer perk, yes it's kinda a jack off all trades, master of non, but the blink you get is really handy, since you can blink behind solid objects, you can go instantly into cover, and if you have the combat perk that gives damage mitigation %100, you can dodge incoming fire and get to safety real quick, in my opinion it's the best rank one ability you can get, but haven't tested out the infiltration dodge yet.

[@tribunalcustodian3989]

I hope there's an option to turn off the biotic jump. It looks cool but I prefer the normal jump jet

[@Luke-kq1rs]

If you go into the Engineer profile and summon your constructs then switch to another profile, do your constructs keep the HP and damage buffs or do they lose them when you switch out of Engineer?

[@CT-bp5cr]

JV, you didn't seem too impressed by the Explorer profile... turns out it has its' uses during the main campaign as a locksmith of sorts, phasing through locked doors and barriers, although you may skip chunks of the story.

[@jonmkl]

Clayton Tatum That sounds awesome and also terrible.. I hate missing things, but being able to phase through walls mid combat is badass

[@infiniteswords]

im thinking explorer, vanguard, infiltrator and adept. im not a big fan of tech so i may just take out explorer for soldier. i kind of wish you could see what the late game profiles look like, would definitely help my thinking because i agree explorer seems lackluster but if that late game pure stat boosts make up for it, ill do explorer.

[@fallout7311]

Going with engineer, sentinel or infiltrator.

[@thelocustgrappler513]

Just hours? My dude it's 11am now it comes out at 9pm! 10 hours!

[@RobsDHyrule]

I like the idea of a Biotic infiltrator

[@musacan00747]

how can i change abilities when switching profiles my all proflies ahve same ability

[@XxLasTxReBeLlioNxX]

If I could run the game I would probably be a mix of soldier and engineer, I'm not super big on infiltrator anymore and sentinel does appeal to me some so I may consider going there but typically I've always been between engineer and soldier one extreme or another lol.

[@EstaliorSensei]

I was gona go full sentinel across the board, but explorer looks good because I always wanted a sentinel with a bit of weapon usage along with abilities. And you can always spend the skills in the combat category for weapon boosts! Although the fact that the profile requires equal points to each skill tab may become irritating....

[@dbaash9749]

EstaliorSensei no just the initial 3 points in the skills you don't start off with. he said it's possible to have all 7 profiles by level 6

[@gerardonieves9493]

I don't know, I'm thinking Adept, Vanguard and Infiltrator.

[@jonbenton5865]

Does the omnigrenade take up one of the three ability assignments?

[@TheZombiesReanimated]

I'm gonna go with a combination of Sentinel and Soldier for my Heroic Imperialist character.

[@kenkaneki3873]

Hold on can I play the game earlier if I set my xbox location to the US?

[@HannibalXKarma]

I've been using soldier. It's really useful. But I'll give Vanguard a try so I can feel like a Destiny warlock ;D

[@Swag-master]

I like the explorer the best because I'm not really gonna rely on one thing

[@feddupwiththisshit]

first round il go infiltratorz and solder.. i love sniper rifles

[@Jake-jf9ij]

sorry i am new to mass effect but i just finished the planet EOS and they want me to go to a new planet. however their are still other planets in the same system as EOS. should i follow orders or fly to the other planets

[@daveeldridge3062]

In the first 3 games my favorite classes were Soldier and Infiltrator. I'll probably try out soldier first the respect down the road.

[@williambeck8966]

I think you have engineer due to the training you picked at the beginning

[@criticalage8083]

Hi JV, thanks for your great video. Have a question to sentinel profile. Do you know how exactly works tech armor for sentinel now? That´s just some bonus now and so far I haven´t realized how does it work.

[@L3AF]

can i put points into the passives? or bonus stats instead off abilities

[@JustinJ999]

What does weight mean for the weapon?

[@SlothBrah]

How do you use abilities that aren't in your loadout?

[@GazingTrandoshan]

Thank you!

[@AWackyDitto]

Vanguard or Explorer

[@evoben24]

Im going to replay the game using the sentinal profile

[@kinganime750]

Does anyone know how to unlock the combat finess 3 n 4

[@fearcartel6347]

No dislikes , well deserved

[@andrewohoro9112]

Are there other unlockable profiles later in the game? I saw gameplay where someone had biotic shields but also had the infiltrator's cloak evade.

[@awkward.6889]

When you switch profiles, you don't lose perks. So you could pretty much grab an invisibility cloak, drone, and a concussive shot and choose a hybrid profile such as the Explorer. Is that a good idea? I don't know, as you would be spreading your perks very thinly, even though there ARE infinite levels...

[@lonestar2001ad]

How do u do the aerial melee? I couldn't figure it out. Thanks everyone.

[@christophersedberry8317]

hold melee button while falling

[@MLDeS100]

thanks for the vid

[@russellbaghdadi5296]

Do you have to cycle between profiles to use the different stat bonuses or are they collectively used at any time once they are unlocked?

[@laurapalmerxo]

Russell Baghdadi You have to cycle through them!

[@Koshea69]

can you explorer blink through locked doors? Seems like a way to bypass some content and maybe worth one favorites slot if true.

[@petrusion2827]

You can't