Human Sentinel vs Asari Sentinel

It comes down to play style for me because the asari sentinel is much better at run 'n gun. The human sentinel is better at CC because barricade can stymie the enemies, plus with passive weapon bonuses he can squeeze out a bit more damage. They are both awesome and are good choices, but I certainly have more fun with the asari. She's just not as campy as the human and the aegis shield is more responsive than barricade. I've had plenty of instances where I was unable to place a barricade because an enemy or teammate was too close. Aegis doesn't have that issue. The trade-off is that the barricade can absorb all damage aimed at it, unlike aegis, so you've got to aware of your situation before engaging with the asari.

I like both classes but if I had to pick a best choice, I'd go with the asari sentinel if we're strictly speaking in terms of fun and preference. The human can be a tank though and offers better CC, so if a team needs those qualities more than the mobile objective/docwagon asari I go that route.

Barricade is less glitchy than Backlash, overall. Both powers don't work 100% reliably but I'd say Barricades get deployed 80% of the time I ask it, and Backlash works about 50% of the time (the other 50% it briefly flickers into existence and then drops, or simply fails to block damage).

Barricade Electric Defense is amazingly fun against dogs and KroBros, which is slightly more fun than Backlashing Observers and Anointed.

Winner: Human Sentinel.

My god Backlash is so annoying when it does that

Edit: I forgot what the power was called but somehow remembered the word Aegis

For Platinum Human Sentinel>>>>>>Asari Sentinel
For Gold Human Sentinel == Asari Sentinel

You are not required to camp with barricade, as most folks repeatedly tend to suggest (facepalm), if you're an aggressive player. You can run/evade over to a mob, set barricade down, cause a rank 6 group stun and start the fireworks. You don't set a barricade down and wait for them to come to you. You take the barricade to them. The barricade is safer, versatile, offers group bonuses, helps with revives, and is very good for objectives (block off door during hack, blockade while picking up a device, etc). The Asari is fun to play for sure, but the human is a platinum workhorse.

Silly gethadept don't you know we have jetpacks now? That makes both cover and reloading obsolete! You are not a real MEAMPer unless you avoid cover and use a Remnant weapon (reload-less).

Okay, but that's still odd. I find barricade more faulty than backlash and your experience is the opposite.

Weapon Damage - HSent
Power Damage - ASent

Unless it's flak cannon/grenades, Plat doesn't care about your power damage.

I thought Backlash was lame at first, but actually it is awesome. It offers fantastic opportunities for style points, and it is a decent panic button. It is also pretty good with just 1 point, although obviously it can do some cool things with more points.

Personally, I find the human a bit on the boring side. The Asari is one of my favorite classes, mainly because of backlash.

Some tips that might help get the most out of it:

1. Use a recharging weapon. This eliminates the problem of not being able to reload with the aegis up.

2. Prioritize observers and annointed. They will suicide themselves pretty reliably. Aim your reticle at whatever you want to kill. Shenanigans like killing dogs with observer lasers will ensue.

3. With enough practice you should never let break, the stagger can be a death sentence. If it turns red drop it immediately.

4. Seek out ascendants. There's nothing quite as satisfying as reflecting their energy ball. Don't hold it up, time it a split second before it reaches you. I've managed to reflect 2 separate balls in one cast before, and even one-hit kill them under the right circumstances. Bonus points for catching enemy bystanders with the reflection. Platinum damage values of the ball will wreck humanoid enemies.

5. When under heavy fire/about to die, cast it and jump-jet to safety keeping the aegis directed at the incoming fire. Buys precious time for powers/shields to recharge and might save your life. You can also hover with it, I don't think many people realize that.

I like the human too, but I play her more as a weapons platform with shock barricade and team drain for support, throw being the dump stat. The Asari I spec duration on throw and priming drain so I can setup my own biotic and tech combos whenever I please. So much fun

Completely different playstyle. But with the current Benny Hill show the human is a good pick for map control.

Gonna cry again, and began new to leave the site?

I prefer the Asari Sentinel, mostly playing as a tech combo build with energy drain & throw, occasional situational use of backlash. Maybe I built my human sentinel poorly, but I find him underwhelming. Maybe I'll try a different build with the female sentinel.