So here I am, playing my little asari adept, and I'm slinging Warps and Throws at dudes, and I notice that sometimes when a dude has been Warped and then Thrown, he does not properly explode. Now, this does not please me; I want to see and hear that delightful blue boom-thunderclap that says "you did this right, and now several people are in serious worlds of pain as a result; this is why we bring biotics."
It just seems that sometimes a biotic explosion is not triggered when it should be, namely when I have Warped and Thrown someone. I mean, when it works, it is the best thing, but other times I feel like no matter how many times I alternate those two powers these guys will simply not let an explosion be triggered. Is it because someone might be shooting them? Is it because someone isn't shooting them? Is it because maybe someone else is Warping or Pulling or whatever? Is it because of wizards?
Best Answer
If you're playing with a Tech Class, you might be setting off Tech Explosions instead. Overload + Throw or Energy Drain + Throw (in the case of Salarian allies) both result in Tech Explosions. In this case, the overload effect sits "on top of" the warp effect - that is to say, it is suppressed but not removed.
If you throw after warp-ing, the enemy remains blue, but you didn't hear an explosion, chances are you triggered a tech explosion instead. In this case, just keep throw-ing until you get the explosion.
If you're playing with other biotics, however, it is equally likely that one of them detonated your explosion when you weren't looking. If this is what has happened, you will need to reapply warp.