walbertsmith
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I think we're in agreement on most points, so I'll just highlight this one. If by "no Pull" you mean "no rank 6 Pull", then yes. If you mean "zero Pull", then no. 6/3/6/5/6 is a popular build which sacrifices very little while keeping Pull. 6/4/6/4/6 and 6/4/5/5/6 are other less-popular options, which I'm personally fond of because AoE Pull is really quite good. It should be noted that the +15% power damage from rank 5 Drell Assassin doesn't apply to biotic detonations, so losing it doesn't hurt as badly as some might think.
Yeah, I thought about that actually after I sent my post. Those other builds would be far more reasonable than outright no Pull. The 6/4/6/4/6 is definitely interesting to me because 5/6 in Assassin aren't critical gains.
I'm curious though, if there's no level 6 in Pull, how much damage does the biotic detonation do? It seems like Cannibals have more life than Assault Troopers or Geth Troopers but they all die with one detonation (sometimes Cannibals survive if they weren't the primary target from Reave, but was in the Pull field as well). If you're not getting that 50% detonation bonus, how long does a Cannibal survive after the detonation? (versus a build with 6 pull)
I only have one respec card but I'm reluctant to use my only one to test this out.
Oh, also, one other reason why I'm hesitant to max Fitness is because the attacks that bother a Drell the most are the super-long-range attacks that immediately drop your shields regardless of how much you have, like the Nemesis sniper, Ravager missiles, Rocket Trooper rockets, Geth Prime projectiles, etc. I've noticed that Krogan Sentinels and Turian Sentinels can sometimes survive these attacks with shields intact, but they have the massive base to go along with the massive damage reduction.
Two other notes: 1) I'm on PC, and usually play with 1-3 friends, filling any other spots with publics. That definitely has an impact on how you play. 2) I don't want to waste anymore time defending zero Pull builds, since it's not a build I personally like. I mentioned it because it's a frequently suggested build when this question is asked on other sites, but in my opinion it only shines when partnered with an Asari Adept.
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