Asari Duelist Build: Rank 1 and/or Rank 2 build

Rather boring kit to play in my opinion.

The damage resistance from Bastion is quite good. Add in all the i-frames and why waste time charging all the time with Shocktrooper? Just Charge, melee 2x, Backlash to proc Biotic Warrior, melee 2x, Lance to stun/proc Biotic Warrior, shoot for a second, melee gap close, Charge to reposition, ...

How can you possibly Charge more than that? It sounds like a huge DPS loss if you do since the melee animation is way longer than on the Human Vanguard.

I agree that 75% may not be needed on this class but it's all about play style. And in gold an instant shield reboot that's virtually always available can be useful... but I know I'll sacrifice a few seconds to weaken an enemy and let him kill himself because I find it entertaining. Not everything is about DPS or speed running.

Which skills did you concentrate on first while levelling?

Very squishy on gold at level 10...even with melee mod on weapon and strength enhancer its a charge and 3 melees to kill a sharp shooter...I find an anointed just more or less installs you from behind on gold...have to strike and move very fast... trying it with the DR and extra shields from charge....'

Definitely a fun class but I find I have to be far more mobile and tactical than with a vanguard which to me is just button mashing...

Also, sometimes these melee attacks miss completely or send me i na weird direction which opens me up to fire...

Using incendiary 3 ammo. My god the fire explosions are epic. Prime, charge, melee, backlash, dash around repeat.... having a lot of fun with this.

Sadly I will only be able to get backlash up to 3 since I only have the character at 5...

Yeah, why games in 2017 don't have some mapping options is beyond me. Would it really be too difficult to let us reassign which button the powers are assigned to even if the options are fixed?

While I'm not 100% on the pure dps numbers on one vs the other, what is attractive to me about shocktrooper is that it allows you to get your melee damage bonuses from charge and the combat passive in under the allowed time for one full swipe.  Melee again and you won't get them because of the animation time for the asari sword.

Again, not sure on the full average dps of bastion-melee-melee over shocktrooper-melee, but at the very least, I would argue that it's comparable.

With this in mind, comparable damage output considered, it's just flat out more fun to do charge melee in repetition.  Charge double melee just draws more attention to the slow animation speed and adds boredom to the mix.  The charge revitalizes the excitement/uniqueness of the kit you're playing.

Also, keep in mind, for as long as you need to use backlash in one vs the other, shocktrooper pretty much promises a full recharge for backlash the next time you use it.  If you need to keep it up longer if the situation is too hot for another melee as an example because you have bastion, the recharge speed will be higher, if not total, and you risk not being able to use it when you need it.

ALSO, if someone isn't quite dead, raiders, for example, a rank one lance will finish them off giving you that half second to charge into the next victim, rather than using another slow melee.  Variety is the spice of life, after all.

Don't forget how you're getting your shields to, basically, 70% after a melee not just 50%.  That's the other thing, bastion negates the bonus from that passive that gives shields back with melee.  because you're already at full shields and in your iframes from attacking.

Again, I never go down in gold with her.  I'm not topping, but I'm having a lot of fun while not being a burden to anyone, that's the key.

TL:DR Shocktrooper charge and one melee repeating is more fun than bastion charge and double melee which also invites complications.