Alright I don't understand it.  I'm playing hardcore mode & when I 
go into combat, I find myself being shot at from all sides & some
asshole always throws a grenade.  How the hell do you flank 
anybody?  Every fucking battle I have, I'm completely pinned 
down.  Even the cover sucks!  I get behind pieces of wall & 
unlike how I could peak over the cover in ME1/2, I cannot see
a goddamn thing.  I have to stand up, get shot to near death,
just to aim & fire, & maybe hit something.
 
I thought Shepherd & his team were supposed to be bad
asses, but it's definitely not reflected in the combat.  Seems
more like he's a day late & a dollar short, always being picked
off & one step behind Cerberus.  It's making me dread the 
combat system because the cover-based system doesn't 
seem to have any goddamn cover I can shoot from at all.
And when I'm pinned trying to figure out what to do, some
asshole throws a grenade.  Shep does this great trick, where
he rolls to cover, trying to evade the grenade, only to stand up
where he can get shot to shit after his patented trademark
role.  The Illusive Man must be laughing his ass off.
 
They should have left the combat system as is or gave an
option to turn off enemy grenades so it would be sort of like
the first two games.  This game doesn't lend itself to doing
a lot of close combat either, not without a lot of instant death
options.

Maybe you're just bad?

I suggest you lower the difficulty to something more suitable or just use more skill.

Your poem suck, there's no rhyme.

I had no problem with the combat on insanity. My tip, turn the difficulty down.

@Lind_L_Taylor said:

Alright I don't understand it. I'm playing hardcore mode & when I go into combat, I find myself being shot at from all sides & some asshole always throws a grenade. How the hell do you flank anybody? Every fucking battle I have, I'm completely pinned down. Even the cover sucks! I get behind pieces of wall & unlike how I could peak over the cover in ME1/2, I cannot see a goddamn thing. I have to stand up, get shot to near death, just to aim & fire, & maybe hit something. I thought Shepherd & his team were supposed to be bad asses, but it's definitely not reflected in the combat. Seems more like he's a day late & a dollar short, always being picked off & one step behind Cerberus. It's making me dread the combat system because the cover-based system doesn't seem to have any goddamn cover I can shoot from at all. And when I'm pinned trying to figure out what to do, some asshole throws a grenade. Shep does this great trick, where he rolls to cover, trying to evade the grenade, only to stand up where he can get shot to shit after his patented trademark role. The Illusive Man must be laughing his ass off. They should have left the combat system as is or gave an option to turn off enemy grenades so it would be sort of like the first two games. This game doesn't lend itself to doing a lot of close combat either, not without a lot of instant death options.

So you're mad that Shepard gets his ass beaten on occasion on Hardcore mode by many Cerberus goons? Sounds like what it should be like.

Use biotics and tech powers at all times and take down enemy shields from a distance before engaging close quarters. Also you don't always have to dodge grenades when they fall nearby. If they fall in front of cover they will do no damage. If they do hurt you, just stay in cover until your shields recharge.

Also, does the word 'hardcore' explain anything to you? It's supposed to be hard.

you should ask Gary Whitta for tips

Shoot them in the head.

Use more skill.

Or you could admit you are bad at the game and turn down the difficulty...

hey dumbass, if you're going to include spoilers (i.e. one step ahead of cerberus), SAY SO

Why is this game hard on hardcore? Shepard is supposed to be awesome, why can he die?

Play vanguard. Also, that is the worst poem ever.

hey dumbass, if you're going to include spoilers (i.e. one step ahead of cerberus), SAY SO

The combat system is more of an RPG than ME2 was, I finished the game on Insanity without ever needing to fire a gun, ME2 forced me into using shitty weapons to lower defences, on ME3 I can just spam Biotics without ever having to fire a weapon and it's great.

Maybe try a different class if you're struggling as an infiltrator.

Um the combat works really well. You need to maneuver your squad around so you can go around and flank. As for grenades they do suck but just roll backwards and you should be ok.

But as for your complaint about Shepard and his team being a badass, you could say that for any game. In fact your basically saying you shouldn't be able to die in games at all. Also if it's too hard turn it down some

hey dumbass, if you're going to include spoilers (i.e. one step ahead of cerberus), SAY SO

Oh hey, Lind the 
poet
is 
ba
ck 
 
The combat is fine.  Train up in the multiplayer. 

@laserbolts said:

I suggest you lower the difficulty to something more suitable or just use more skill.

@Mars_Cleric said:

you should ask Gary Whitta for tips

yeah just Gary Whitta all the enemies and your'e good

Use more skill and shot the bad guys.

Sounds like you just suck. I had none of these issues.

"@Lind_L_Taylor said:

They need to cater this game to people that play RPGs, not all of us care about shitty FPS.

"I bumped up the difficulty so the shooting would be more challenging... why is the shooting so challenging? I blame an unrelated genre with a similar base mechanic for making me choose to have the game play more like an unrelated genre with a similar base mechanic!"

Not being able to see over cover seems to be an occasional bug. just go out of cover and right back into it to fix the problem.

Yeah, having just gone from ME2 to ME3 (3rd time for 2, 2nd time for 3)  I can say yeah, they fucked up the combat something fierce. For a start it's sort of nice that they wanted to introduce enemies that need to be dealt with by magic, only that introduction makes my tried and true "Just use different Ammo Types and shoot dudes" strategy null and void since guys with shields are straight up invulnerable to ammo types unless you use your extra power on Armor Penetrating, which you totally should. I think that's a mistake. It's one thing to make a weapon or strategy ineffective against a certain approach, it's another thing to main them straight up invulnerable. Additionally I think the new Roll and Move Between Cover stuff is completely terrible. Yes, the roll move can be good for evading grenades, but that's not why it's an issue, it's an issue because they stuck it on an already crowded A button which already has too many functions to list. How many times in ME3 did I accidentally roll instead of vaulting cover, opening a door, interacting with an object or reviving a dude? Too many times. 
 
I think they improved it overall, however I think there are a ton of issues.

This is a poem,

you can tell from the bro-

ken form.

@Lind_L_Taylor: Insanity in ME3 is far easier than that of the first two games.

@big_jon said:

@Lind_L_Taylor: Insanity in ME3 is far easier than that of the first two games.

Yeah, having just gone from ME2 to ME3 (3rd time for 2, 2nd time for 3)  I can say yeah, they fucked up the combat something fierce. For a start it's sort of nice that they wanted to introduce enemies that need to be dealt with by magic, only that introduction makes my tried and true "Just use different Ammo Types and shoot dudes" strategy null and void since guys with shields are straight up invulnerable to ammo types unless you use your extra power on Armor Penetrating, which you totally should. I think that's a mistake. It's one thing to make a weapon or strategy ineffective against a certain approach, it's another thing to main them straight up invulnerable. Additionally I think the new Roll and Move Between Cover stuff is completely terrible. Yes, the roll move can be good for evading grenades, but that's not why it's an issue, it's an issue because they stuck it on an already crowded A button which already has too many functions to list. How many times in ME3 did I accidentally roll instead of vaulting cover, opening a door, interacting with an object or reviving a dude? Too many times.  I think they improved it overall, however I think there are a ton of issues.

Trashcan Man!

"@Lind_L_Taylor said:

They need to cater this game to people that play RPGs, not all of us care about shitty FPS.

"I bumped up the difficulty so the shooting would be more challenging... why is the shooting so challenging? I blame an unrelated genre with a similar base mechanic for making me choose to have the game play more like an unrelated genre with a similar base mechanic!"

Actually the higher the difficulty goes the more it converts to an RPG, in which you need your holy trinity type group almost. Played through it twice already ( once on hardcore with my Vanguard and just finished insanity with an Infiltrator a couple of hours ago). As an infiltrator you need someone who is going to be your controller of the cannon fodder and someone who is going to be a distraction. Ashley and Freddy Prince Jr do very good jobs soaking damage. Liara is great for control. You will be forced to take out the bigger targets. This game really wants you to have a stacked team that will fulfill roles and not really like 1 or 2 where you could kind of take who you wanted for story purposed. Javik is a decent complement to most classes but doesn't have a real role for infiltrators.

Also regarding the cloak, you really need to pay attention to whether or not your team mates are near you or dead. Sometimes their pictures wont change color and you get to find out the hard way when you try to use their skills. If you are the only one alive or in your area the enemies will pretty much always find you regardless of being cloaked. It happens in multiplayer occasionally when im the last one left and all of a sudden a ravager magically locks on to me. Just find who you are comfortable with in a team. It might not be who you want for lore and it sucks when you are forced to bring someone who wont be of that much use to you for lockdown or damage in higher difficulties, but you will get used to it.

If you think the grenade spam is bad on hardcore...wait til insanity :(.

@Lind_L_Taylor said:

They need to cater this game to people that play RPGs, not all of us care about shitty FPS.

clearly you don't understand how BUSINESS works.

I tried Grissom Academy on Insanity with my Adept. Shit was too hard for me, I admit I suck, already beat the game on Normal so I just sent it back. I suggest maybe doing the same? You don't get bonus footage of a Miranda-Ashley sandwich or anything, so who cares?

Haikus are funny.

And sometimes they don't make sense.

Refrigerator.

Insanity is so easy as an infiltrator I keep checking the options menu to make sure it didn't flip back to normal. I one shot every normal enemy in the game.

I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news but you are just bad at the game.

Actually the higher the difficulty goes the more it converts to an RPG, in which you need your holy trinity type group almost. Played through it twice already ( once on hardcore with my Vanguard and just finished insanity with an Infiltrator a couple of hours ago). As an infiltrator you need someone who is going to be your controller of the cannon fodder and someone who is going to be a distraction. Ashley and Freddy Prince Jr do very good jobs soaking damage. Liara is great for control. You will be forced to take out the bigger targets. This game really wants you to have a stacked team that will fulfill roles and not really like 1 or 2 where you could kind of take who you wanted for story purposed. Javik is a decent complement to most classes but doesn't have a real role for infiltrators.

Also regarding the cloak, you really need to pay attention to whether or not your team mates are near you or dead. Sometimes their pictures wont change color and you get to find out the hard way when you try to use their skills. If you are the only one alive or in your area the enemies will pretty much always find you regardless of being cloaked. It happens in multiplayer occasionally when im the last one left and all of a sudden a ravager magically locks on to me. Just find who you are comfortable with in a team. It might not be who you want for lore and it sucks when you are forced to bring someone who wont be of that much use to you for lockdown or damage in higher difficulties, but you will get used to it.

If you think the grenade spam is bad on hardcore...wait til insanity :(.

@laserbolts said:

I suggest you lower the difficulty to something more suitable or just use more skill.

This.

@Mars_Cleric said:

you should ask Gary Whitta for tips

As well as this.

@Lind_L_Taylor: I'm not sure how much of a difference it makes, but did you import a character or create a new one? (read: what level are you?). The difficulty may have something to do with the level scaling?

I played through the game as a Soldier on Hardcore, imported from ME2 (level 30). Mostly, I had no issues, other than a couple of areas where grenade spam (that I didn't really have much of a problem with at all) or other special factors forced my hand.

Using a Sniper-rifle does significantly make parts easier though, as a high-level Widow pretty much pops any head :)

Heavy enemies will always be a problem, unless you play Adept or something, though. Mmm, Biotic Explosions.

@Gargantuan said:

Maybe you're just bad?

im sorry you had to find out this way

Holy shit there's a sprinting heavy melee attack.

ME3's combat is pretty bad, but not because its too hard. its just boring, generic cover-based shooting. It feels like im playing a more flashy version of whack-a-mole most of the time.

@yinstarrunner said:

ME3's combat is pretty bad, but not because its too hard. its just boring, generic cover-based shooting. It feels like im playing a more flashy version of whack-a-mole most of the time.

Trolololololooooooooooo

Use Javik's Dark Channel on an unshielded enemy and then explode him with a biotic combo. Dark Channel will then jump to a new enemy, shields or no.

If your squad mates can do this for you, you can sit back and take headshots.

I used a vanguard on insanity. Dark Channel, Singularity, and Stasis all explode on impact from Biotic Charge AND Nova.

Key sentance "Playing on Insanitiy"

@yinstarrunner said:

ME3's combat is pretty bad, but not because its too hard. its just boring, generic cover-based shooting. It feels like im playing a more flashy version of whack-a-mole most of the time.

Trolololololooooooooooo

@Lind_L_Taylor: Have you tried becoming better at video games?