First Aid is a pretty terrible investment, as it’ll give you a paltry boost to the amount of health restored with Medi-gel.

The rest of Ashley’s talents are something of a mixed bag. First Aid, Assault Training, Fitness, Soldier ¶ Still, a character’s survivability in Mass Effect is determined by their Damage Protection - a function of armor - not by their Shields, so the gains made after rank seven is minor, at best. After this point you really dont need to invest any more ranks, but if you want to improve your Shield Boost ability… well, there are worse ways to spend Ashley’s talents. The minimum investment you should make in Combat Armor is seven ranks, as this will unlock heavy armor. It’s a waste of talent points to do all this, but there’s a lot of making the best out of a bad situation with Ashley. You’ll be more than fine just maxing these two talent trees (even this isn’t necessary), but if you want to give Ashley as many options as possible, max out Shotguns. Assault Rifles are fine for midrange combat, outclassing the Pistol, while the damage boost Sniper Rifles enjoy in the Legendary Edition makes them an easy recommendation. Talent Point Allocation ¶ Weapon Talents ¶Īs a Soldier, Ashley has access to all four weapon talent trees, which is honestly overkill… not to be confused with the Assault Rifle ability of the same name.

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