User blog comment:So-Pro Warrior/Mass Effect Tournament: Round 1 Battle 2: Ashley Williams vs. Samantha Byrne/@comment-26074921-20120517140307

I feel bad for giving Mass Effect another vote (not just on your battles) but Ash take this much the same way Shepard beat Fenix in their battle (my own :D).

Ashley may has far superior tech when it comes to weapons and armor. the weaopns that she uses are all mass accelorator weapons giving them far greater muzzle velocity and penetrating power. Her Armor (without the kinetic barriors) is roughly equivilent to normal COG armor, but Samantha is using "summer" armor from gears 3 (at least according to the picture). Then there is the added benifit of kinetic barriers which will essentially act like a seconf layer of armor. When it comes to weapons, Ashley's are for the most part superior. The Avenger is greater than the Lancer, with a high velocity, greater penetration and less...issues Edge:Williams. The Gnasher is powerful but has a VERY limited effective range and the Eviscerator has a far better range but a much less power '''Edge:Even. The Alliance Grenade is MUCH more versatile than the Bolo as you mention Edge:Williams..... '''Bascically Ashley aslo gets the edges in snipers and troops, though the pistols are also even.