User blog comment:Fredy-san/Under rated stuffs part 3/@comment-27374562-20151214085245/@comment-27374562-20151214161552

Sorry, Fredy, I thought you were a Mobile player as well.

Heavies are good for Defense, but won't top matches Kill-wise. Assaults, if their DPS is cranked high enough and they have some good regen capabilities (usually a Bio weapon), can keep pace with Heavies but also outkill them. Again, it just takes more skill -- and the right gear -- for a Glass Cannon to compete with a Tank Heavy. But it is possible. Those Assaults you're playing with just aren't very good Builds/players, Colin.

Really, Assaults are there to rip through mobs, and to be okay-to-competent bossers. Heavies don't lay out mobs as well usually (slower, less DPS boosts), but they can outboss the other classes because they can survive harder hits and Concuss. Assaults can juke bosses (keep them flanked and split between chasing teammates), whereas Heavies can go toe-to-toe with them. Whenever I play NM, that's how I do it, and it seems to work out best for the team. I can carry teams in either Apoc or NM with either Class (both Level 100), so you can't say that Assault isn't as good a Class as Heavy on Mobile.