How to keep a Melee Assassin's shield depleted.

[R2-D2 Mk2]

My prime character is a lv 44 zer0 who has just re-attributed all his talent from pure sniping into melee-sniping hybrid.
Gears: Law revolver, Rapier AR, Slag Rubi with bayonet, Order Shield, Ninja Mod, Bone of Ancient Relic with electrocute damaga booster.
I am defintely going to in the Ultimate Vault Hunter difficulity and even the OP8 level with this build after acquiring the love thumper and the hide of terramorphous. Even though the latter one has the most insane roid damage bonus, it only have a 3~4 second recharge delay,like most malay shields, it can't keep the bonus in effect for long like love thumper without taking a "damage over time".
Any good suggestions?

[R2-D2 Mk2]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย SunDrippedDevil:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย LandMegalodon:

I use it mainly to execute lesser foeas in beginning and bad ass at the last second after deploying a magic missle on them. In boss batches, throwing the holographic decoy in walls and keep jumping mess bosses'acquisition ai. i even beat Voracidous the Invincible on my own at my 49 with it.

No. Do you understand the relationship between the timer and damage?

You mean the damage as a function of time? I can't quantify it cuz i either have a set of data nor a testing tool and not even know it is linear or not. one thing can be sure about is execute at the last second have an at least x12 times bonus than a normal melee if you havn't extended it over 6 sec

[SunDrippedDevil]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย LandMegalodon:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย SunDrippedDevil:

No. Do you understand the relationship between the timer and damage?

You mean the damage as a function of time? I can't quantify it cuz i either have a set of data nor a testing tool and not even know it is linear or not. one thing can be sure about is execute at the last second have an at least x12 times bonus than a normal melee if you havn't extended it over 6 sec

What? No.

This all unnecessary. It's really simple; the closer the timer is to 0.0, the more bonus damage your next attack receives (up to 200% gun damage to your next shot, or up to 650% damage for melee strikes)

I don't think anyone really knows the exact breakpoints.

B0re is vital to any Zer0 build. I'm trying to help you understand that to be successful as a melee Zer0, you don't want to be firing off random shots mid deception:

1) You will leave deception with no shields, and as the squishiest character in the game, you will probably die.

2) You will not be able to chain Many Must Fall kills.

3) In Melee, your grenades are precious. You need to them to strip your shields for roid damage. The quasar is terrible for this purpose, and you can only carry 10 grenades at once.

The very nature of being a melee Zer0 prevents you from building your hybrid. It is a very specialized playstyle with very specialized gear.

The game changes drastically in UVHM and at OP levels. Enemies are much tougher and more dangerous. I am trying to help you understand this before you hit a wall later.