This is possibly the most powerful adept I've played, after N7 Fury: http://kalence.drupa...!23M54383!.GFAG
Pretty fun, although squishy (I was playing without Cyclonics, but added it to the build). I think this is the best way to spec Throw and Warp on a character that has both.
This is possibly the most powerful adept I've played, after N7 Fury: http://kalence.drupa...!23M54383!.GFAG
Pretty fun, although squishy (I was playing without Cyclonics, but added it to the build). I think this is the best way to spec Throw and Warp on a character that has both.
Why Warp 6b? Is the quarter-second cooldown bonus worth the loss of armour/barrier piercing?
Why Throw 5b? It recharges in the blink of an eye anyway; is the insta-cooldown worth sacrificing the biosplosion powerup?
The cooldown difference is so negligible it doesn't even show up on throw, and only accounts for 0.23 seconds on warp
And not taking Bubble stasis was punishable by death in the Empire.
Why Warp 6b? Is the quarter-second cooldown bonus worth the loss of armour/barrier piercing?
Why Throw 5b? It recharges in the blink of an eye anyway; is the insta-cooldown worth sacrificing the biosplosion powerup?
The answer to both questions is: ABSOLUTELY, when BEs is your main source of damage. With this build, the only thing limiting damage is Warp cooldown (and cast animations). Throw cooldown would be anothe second, which is almost +50% period between sequential BEs.
is the insta-cooldown worth sacrificing the biosplosion powerup?
I assume Throw 5a doesn't stack with Warp 4b. If it does, I'll have to revise the build.
I assume Throw 5a doesn't stack with Warp 4b. If it does, I'll have to revise the build.
That's... kinda the main appeal* of AA... creating one of the most powerful BEs every three seconds or so.
Yeah, they do stack.
*well, apart from general sexyness 
*well, apart from general sexyness
If that's the main criteria, I'd rather take Justicar, much easier to play 
So, if I take Throw 5a, Warp + Throw cooldown is up from 2.18s to 3.38s. 3.20 if I take Throw 6b (at the expense of minor damage and force loss. Also, force is down from 1200N to 900N then, i. e. below 1000). That's 55% DPS difference! The real loss in BE period is less than that because there's also cast time + warp / throw ball travel time, but still. Damage boost from Throw 5a is 50%. I say it'll be pretty close, the actual DPS won't rise dramatically.
On the other hand, that consideration only applies to bosses that you can literally spam non-stop once cooldown elapses. For mooks and mid-tier enemies more powerful explosions should still be better. Gonna try it out!
If that's the main criteria, I'd rather take Justicar, much easier to play
Justicar is the only asari I suck with. I can do well with vanilla adept, great with vanguard(dem grenades!), I kick ass and take name with Huntress(Claymore for the win) and Valkyrie, well... she is the woman of my dreams So much destruction, packed into such shapely, lithe body... I think I need a shower.
But seriously, out of all of them, Justicar is the only one I can't do well with, to save my life. Think I'll give her Saber and try with that... she did much better with it than she ever did with Acolyte, from what I remember.
I suppose our definitions of "doing well" are significantly different, but I'm very content with this build (works with any decent assault rifle). Reave -> shoot at distance, Reave -> Bubble -> Reave -> shoot up close.
This guy against Reapers.
http://kalence.drupa...!23152373!EF8B3
Singularity primes any target, and then goes boom.
Use shockwave to possibly do multiple booms.
Use warp and singularity for long range booms.
Use acolyte to destroy shields and barriers with little effort.
Combined with Asari Justicar Adept's bubble warp, yeah. ALL your booms belong to us.
I suppose our definitions of "doing well" are significantly different, but I'm very content with this build (works with any decent assault rifle). Reave -> shoot at distance, Reave -> Bubble -> Reave -> shoot up close.
Erm... this is the asari I like the best.
Warp-->move in for CQC and shoot-->warp for BE. Move on and repeat.
Don't forget to do some rabid dodging.
For gold games:
http://kalence.drupa...13W53314!DFG55O
Cloak -> Freeze -> Reegar, it 2-shots Brutes and Banshees most of the time
For platinum games (when your teammates aren't terrible):
http://kalence.drupa...13N52324!ED9C3O
Generally keep the Recon Mine at the same spot, typically a choke point and only detonate/reposition if spawns are on other side of the map.
Proxy Mine + Acolyte + Cryo = tech explosions, stagger, and an additional dmg debuff.
Shield Boost when needed for yourself and allies, takes precedence over proxy mine.
Volus cloak just makes the character feel overpowered, abuse it.
For platinum games (when you have to carry):
http://kalence.drupa...!24Y56324!E8G.G
I basically just act as a tank for everything so my teammates dont get overwhelmed by the difficulty. Stick to areas that are somewhat protected though (i,e, Landing zone of Giant). Keep the Geth Turret out of line of fire but in range to recharge your shields, you're not using it for its damage. Hex Shield to mitigate incoming damage, and since it blocks friendly attacks be mindful of its position as it relates to your teammates and the enemies. Don't use Siege Pulse offensively, keep all four up for the damage protection. Acolyte from afar to strip barriers/shields, heavy melee when they reach you (better to wait for them than try and make that slow walk towards them). I've found the Scorpion pistol and Reegar shotgun work well too.
For gold games:
http://kalence.drupa...13W53314!DFG55O
Cloak -> Freeze -> Reegar, it 2-shots Brutes and Banshees most of the time
Far be it for me to get between a man and his cheese, but if you're gonna cheese it, you may as well go full mozzarella.
Consider this build. Shotgun damage is multiplicative, tac cloak means cooldowns are not an issue and you want full weapon damage.
Are you sure Snap Freeze works the way you expect on AIU? Can you squeeze SF + full Reegar mag in 1.5 seconds that Tac Cloak damage boost lasts? I don't think so. I used to have and use SF a long time ago, but now I spec completely out of SF because I'm pretty sure it interferes with shotgun damage. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Not sure. To be honest, things die so quickly with that setup I only play it when I've had a terrible run of games and want to melt the face off everything. It's literally too OP for my tastes.
I think cheese is part of a healthy and balanced diet, but it shouldn't be the entire meal.
I spec completely out of SF
Not even gonna touch this one, anyone else that wants to though can have at it.
No thanks. I'm so done with it. 
Far be it for me to get between a man and his cheese, but if you're gonna cheese it, you may as well go full mozzarella.
Consider this build. Shotgun damage is multiplicative, tac cloak means cooldowns are not an issue and you want full weapon damage.
To be honest I only just started running it, so I'm trying out different point allocation for the talents. For instance, I don't go for Charge Capacity in Repair Matrix because I don't need to use RM enough to justify that selection (I might be of a different opinion should I use this character on Platinum games, but it's just Gold). How does the timer for the damage bonus in cloak work when you utilize the Bonus Power talent? Does the timer start after you've decloaked or once you've attacked with a weapon/power?
For example if running with Bonus Power, if I cloak then use Snap Freeze, does the timer for the damage bonus start at that point?
I might be more inclined to try a build more like this:
http://kalence.drupa...13W53314!EF4A5O
A workable rotation against bosses would be something like: Cloak->SF->Reegar->Cloak->Reegar
Not even gonna touch this one, anyone else that wants to though can have at it.
No thanks. I'm so done with it.
I declared myself out in the Reject All Platinum Build Advice thread, I'm gonna be staying out here as well.
Also, I have been informed (by someone whose opinions truly matter) that I post in this thread too much.
And I'm out.
They do stack, and do so multiplicatively. Which is a good portion of the reason why your build... Well... How shall I say... Does not maximize your efficiency, to put it elegantly. Warp evo 6, I can even understand, although it's more interesting with a heavier loadout, but evo 5 of throw is just plain wrong, unless you're playing the fury with a super heavy load out, in which case it makes for a... Different play style, but still possible to use effectively.I assume Throw 5a doesn't stack with Warp 4b. If it does, I'll have to revise the build.
Also, cloaking, using SF and then shooting a shotgun on the AIU sometimes fails to activate the TC rank 6 bonus
That alone is the reason not to take SF. Never heard of this issue, though.
Reegar has 22 shots in the clip and 1000 RPM fire rate. That's 1000 / 60 = 16.6 shots per second. So it takes 22 / 16.6 = 1.32 s to unload the clip. Probably slightly longer in reality because it doesn't start firing immediately once you press the trigger (maybe on host it does, but there ought to be a slight delay and we already only have 1.5s - 1.32s = 0.18s left). No way you're casting SF and start firing in 0.18s. That's why I don't use SF, and that's why you shouldn't either. Unless you're not wielding Reegar, ofc, but that would be just wrong IMO.
I suppose SF would work with Claymore because you only need 1 shot.
you still want to take snap freeze, otherwise why are you even playing the aiu
Because it's the highest weapon damage kit in the game and the most survivable kit, all at once?
SF is a debuff, and I usually take those, but it's not a major one. Taking into account that it messes with cloak damage bonus and with any priming that other teammates might attempt (I bet adepts love SF), I'd much rather skip it altogether.
SF is a debuff ... but it's not a major one.
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