Which characters have you extracted platinum with so far

While I agree that rank 6 Barricade has much greater utility in Plat than it ever did in Gold, I still prefer to only put 1 point in it.

It doesn't lock down areas quite as effectively without the stun, but you can still slow down all non-bosses entering a tight area or room from one direction - e.g. during a hack or upload - long enough to stack and 'splode them, or headshot them, or both, as your preference and abilities dictate. It also redirects fiends quite effectively even at 1 point, although that's much less of an issue since their sync danger's been all but removed. Hydras/Blaze Hydras just hop right over, whether 1 point or 6.


As for Throw, if you leave it at rank 1 you're sacrificing:

-- 30% detonation damage with 6B (since swift detonation has been fixed);

-- significant recharge speed bonus(es)(30% and 50%, respectively, if you take both 5B and 6B); and/or

-- an AoE primer (with 4B Radius and 5A Duration).

The loss of the detonation damage is particularly noticeable if you're using ammo to prime and detonate frequently.


Very subjective, so I'm not saying I'm right, just that I much prefer a mobile detonation build* even on Plat. Personally, I love Throw and max it on every kit that has it. My opinion is also heavily influenced by the fact that I actively avoid groups that campfarm, so the playstyle you described wouldn't mesh well with my Plat lobbies.




*Admittedly, the asari Sentinel does the same better, subbing Backlash for Barricade, so there's certainly a separate argument in favor of utilizing Barricade if only for variety.