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N1ck Comeau wrote:

In case some may have missed it let me link It

To summarize the post strafe speeds will now be 90% of their running speed.

We'd like to introduce a penalty to shield tanking (most likely increasing the delay on shield recharge when you use shield extenders) but we wanted to buff armor first. We will be watching 1.4 closely and if necessary, add the shield delay in 1.5.
- Role skills still need to be updated to better take advantage of armor tanking.

Adjusted Armor Plate attributes - HP bonus of 85/110/135 (Basic/Enhanced/Complex) and speed penalties of 2%/3%/5% (with full skill bonuses this equates to 93.5/121/148.5)
* Adjusted Ferroscale Plate attributes - HP bonus of 35/50/75 (with full skill bonuses this equates to 38.5/55/82.5)
* Adjusted Reactive Plate attributes - HP bonus of 25/40/60 and speed penalties of 0%/1%/1% (with full skill bonuses this equates to 27.5/44/66)

So in turn this will be a great balance between shield and armour.

Armour players still move slower than shield tanked players but not mind bogglingly slow.
Shields will still have the advantage of having armour players take more damage from more guns.

The other two plates are an option now. Instead of being just there.

I've already seen a post about how this is a stealth nerf to laser weapons such as the scrambler rifle and the laser rifle. This just isn't the case.

Caldari will always have an easier time stacking extenders then they would plates. Most peoples fittings can't handle good shield mods and armour mods at the same time anyways. A good shield tanker would use regulators anyways. So in turn

Shield players will be good with shields.

Armour players are now comparable as well.

This is a stealth nerf to weapons like the mass driver though. More armour to chew through now. (Not that it will be any harder because they do so much to armour anyways.)

If all goes right so far from what i've seen announced for 1.4 I'm gonna love it, and it will revive this game for a lot of people.

Tankers you got 1.5.

On a side note, good job Wolfman, and everybody at CCP for that matter. we see your hard work, and this is a huge leap in the right direction. Keep it up.

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Killar-12 The Corporate Raiders 554	Posted - 2013.08.14 15:34:00 - [1] - Quote N1ck Comeau wrote: In case some may have missed it let me link It To summarize the post strafe speeds will now be 90% of their running speed. We'd like to introduce a penalty to shield tanking (most likely increasing the delay on shield recharge when you use shield extenders) but we wanted to buff armor first. We will be watching 1.4 closely and if necessary, add the shield delay in 1.5. - Role skills still need to be updated to better take advantage of armor tanking. Adjusted Armor Plate attributes - HP bonus of 85/110/135 (Basic/Enhanced/Complex) and speed penalties of 2%/3%/5% (with full skill bonuses this equates to 93.5/121/148.5) * Adjusted Ferroscale Plate attributes - HP bonus of 35/50/75 (with full skill bonuses this equates to 38.5/55/82.5) * Adjusted Reactive Plate attributes - HP bonus of 25/40/60 and speed penalties of 0%/1%/1% (with full skill bonuses this equates to 27.5/44/66) So in turn this will be a great balance between shield and armour. Armour players still move slower than shield tanked players but not mind bogglingly slow. Shields will still have the advantage of having armour players take more damage from more guns. The other two plates are an option now. Instead of being just there. I've already seen a post about how this is a stealth nerf to laser weapons such as the scrambler rifle and the laser rifle. This just isn't the case. Caldari will always have an easier time stacking extenders then they would plates. Most peoples fittings can't handle good shield mods and armour mods at the same time anyways. A good shield tanker would use regulators anyways. So in turn Shield players will be good with shields. Armour players are now comparable as well. This is a stealth nerf to weapons like the mass driver though. More armour to chew through now. (Not that it will be any harder because they do so much to armour anyways.) If all goes right so far from what i've seen announced for 1.4 I'm gonna love it, and it will revive this game for a lot of people. Tankers you got 1.5. On a side note, good job Wolfman, and everybody at CCP for that matter. we see your hard work, and this is a huge leap in the right direction. Keep it up. Thats only part of the update I wonder what else is coming.