Old Asari Adept vs 1.06 Asari Adept

Another Asari Adept thread. Yay~

...Just wanted to mention few things since this kit went from the single most popular character pre-patch 1.06 to fairly not popular character post-patch 1.06.
It might be just that more people are trying new characters thanks to the patch.

There are notable differences between old and current version AA.

1. Annihilation field
We had nerf on AF radius & power cool down penalty.. but they both are really insignificant. 
Last evo of Draining field vs Vortex.
I much more preferred draining field pre-patch... but 1.06 seems to make Vortex far better choice.
Mainly because BE kill throws enemy away too far. Many of them don`t die within your field.
For the usefulness of Vortex... I cannot even describe how useful it is here using word. lol

2. Throw vs Lance
Lance 0 Cool down feels like an awesome choice... but considering BE combo damage, number of enemies you encounter at a time, easy of use and her survivability..
I think cool down + combo damage maximized throw is still better. Lance is still a great detonator at rank 1 while Throw cools down.

3. Offensive Biotics
I know we all used to choose 20% debuff pre-patch.
...but the Combo damage & Radius feel vastly superior now. Debuff doesn`t work on the enemies that are already dead. lol
If you use Biotic damage booster & equipment... AF actually alone is good enough to kill most of the things. In such case.. debuff could be deadly.

4. Barrier
I think this tree has most significant difference since Patch 1.06.
Before patch 1.06, melee Asari Adept was totally viable.. mainly because
Melee hit healed 20%, Saving Barrier triggered more often and most importantly Biotic Combo did low damage while barely stagger enemy lightly leaving them widely open for your AF & melee.
Since patch 1.06... you can`t melee any health mooks properly. They get to be flown away 20 feet from you by combo and die shortly after by throw damage or shooting.

Max shield vs Recharge rate can be arguable... but I think recharge rate can be better because the blind fire using guns are extremely useful now. Max shield is good too.
The most notable power that needs the attention is Biotic Link.
Every 5 seconds it seems like healing your shield by 40% if you constantly keep enemy off and on of your biotic power. Mix this with Vortex.. and you can laugh through out the game.
.....This is so far better than any current way of healing her. Far better than Biotic punch and Annihilation draining.
Nerfed Saving Barrier is still a great insurance even now.


She is much unpopular now compare to pre-patch 1.06 time.
I barely see her in the lobby anymore... but I know in the end at least 75% of people who play this game prefer shooting over using powers.

Just wanted to say that... how Asari Adept is amazingly better and more fun since patch 1.06 despite losing her popularity. Biotic damage gear complements her awesomeness even further.
Patch 1.05 version was still great but compare to patch 1.06 version old AA is just a boring and dumb kit.  :sure:
She is both daring and fun. ...She still is not an easiest kit and require very good sense of situational awareness and game play sense. 
The term higher risk higher return.. fits her perfect. 

I am gonna use her a lot more now. She feels amazing...but why do all good kits have Health Regeneration Cap as bonus stat? Intended trolling by BW.....  :srs: