Game mechanics clarification regarding Batarian Vanguard (DR)

I'll try and answer from what I've experienced and understand from what's written in descriptions (so blame Bioware if something is off )

1. Unsure, I'm assuming so (as description would agree with us).

2. Er. No. I think Bastion is flat 75 Front DR. Bastion is also flat 200 DR, not incremental..

3. I haven't experienced any type of DR with their punch.

Compared to Duelist is more like a glass cannon version of the Duelist. Big risk, big reward, bigger damage, but if you get caught out, your reliance is on a revive.

2.  I'm not so sure?  You would think that the 75 DR from bastion would stack on top of the 200 from hold the line giving you 275.  I'd really like to see this disproven.  Because like, doesn't Rage DR stack with Bastion DR on the Kroguard?  Why wouldn't hold the line?

I would assume so, honestly this kit is nothing but a "distraction." He is of few kits that benefits from all 3 variant boost (melee/power/combo), but... who has him at XX already :dumb: ....

There is no DR on glowyfist. But he does have charge invincible frames like every vanguard. And yes as long as you have under 30% health hold the line will hold up, but I don't think its a strategy you will ever get to work with, your shields will ALWAYS break, even with field up.

On the positive though, I have noticed that with field priming, his bat guantlet is actually either a cone in front of him, or based around him. I've punched multiple enemies and set off 3 biotic explosions on a spawn a few times from a single punch.

I'm starting to assume that he is UR simply because he is just as versatile as batman. There is no special perk about him...

I think it's hold the line + charge + field that is making him UR.

Hold the line holding up sub 30% health plus shields from charge (now affected by hold the line DR), plus extra shields from field (also under extra DR) means the tankiest of the tanky that ever tanked.

Am going to play with this with shock trooper vs bastion and see what makes more sense though.  But regardless.  Tank.

..... Like I just posted this.....

I have him at XX. But honestly I would rather play my Asari Adept over him any day, even on plat. Bat-punch-boom is a gimmick.

HI RONNIE!

Edit:

BYE RONNIE!

Was it a guy called crashsuit? He said he's got a rich volus uncle who just tosses credits at him all day. I wish I was related to the Volus family, but i ain't, Level I is my Batarian hound.

I always take Bastion but not on this guy. Imo charge's recharge penalty is just unbearable without Shock Trooper even with the recharge speed perk on Annihilation. Best to skip the melee perks in his fitness tree? Vortex is fun but worthless on Platinum so would I be correct in assuming there is really only one build optimal build for this guy[?]:

Batarian Vanguard

Charge:   Damage, Melee, Shock Trooper
Annihilation:   Recharge, Damage Attractor, Draining Field
Flak: rank 1-10
Weapons Training: rank 1
Combat Fitness: Health & Shields, Aerial Evasion, Hold the Line

My APEX recharge speed bonus is 6% and I still found bastion unworkable on gold with 100% weapon recharge speed so I think they're going to need to either nerf Annihilation cooldown penalty or buff charge base recharge speed in the next patch so that having to invest fully in biotic charge is not so mandatory.

if you put your mind to it he can 1 shot them WITHOUT the BE
Melee Damage vs Health = Base Melee Damage 750 * ( 1 + 'Ruzad X' built in Melee0.1 + gear 'Hydraulic Joints' 0.25 + addon 'Shotgun Melee X' 0.33 + booster 'Universal Power AMP IV' 0.2 + booster 'Strength Enhancer IV' 0.6 + Veteran MD Bonus 0.4 + MD from 'Munitions Training' skill0.4 + MD from 'Combat Fitness' skill0.8 ) * ( 1 + debuffvsAll from 'Annihilation' skill0.2 ) * ( 1 ) = 3672  

(use the app ..;cha=25;vet=10;bsH=0;bsS=0;bPR=0;wpn=9;gea=13;ad1=5;ad2=0;bt1=59;bt2=35;ap1=0;ap2=0;cbl=00000;bwd=171;bms=3;sdt=0;dif=3;ene=1;cbs=11111;s1p=111111;s2p=111161;s3p=111111;s4p=111221;s5p=111211;)

but you also get the platinum BE vs health:
926'BE plat base' * (1 + 0.4 veteran combo bonus) * 0.7 'bat gauntlet detonator' * (1 + 0.2 'anni debuff') = 1088.976
so you don't need to try that hard (..vs wraith)

need two players to test ..
you can test this without combat log - use something like a widow vs debuffed nulifier and compare results .. Difference should be massive if it stacks ..