bob pls

All I have seen are proto swarmers with damage mods. I used to shrug that stuff off, but now when I squad up, me and my armor buddy get owned. Which btw he can handle far better.

Got a good fit.

5400 Hp

Converse shield booster

34% on Resistance

You guys must not be facing the kind of swarms I do! New sockets being tank unfriendly don't help!

Ahh yeah, I run a speed booster instead of a 3rd ward. Speed booster got a huge buff with 1.4 btw.

Even with that 40% though, I don't see it making a huge difference when faced with proto swarms w/damage mods.

And don't be dissin my speed boost, that thing has saved my ass far more than the extra 7% I get from a 3rd ward/ hardener.

You guys must not have seen the swarms I have!

Interesting fit, though the mitigation seems low. I can hit and run with my setup and still maintain decent mitigation.

Heavy azo
heavy convo
Fusion
2 wards

Pg boosters x2

2 small missile

Large Scat blaster( advanced or standard)

I could never ever break down and use a light extender.

Drop the damage mods, you won't be killing any maddies, and infantry pop in a few well aimed shots with the advanced scattered.

I swear man, you havent been hit by the swarms I have. These things are insane. I'm not saying every swarm out there is a problem, just the protos with heavy damage mods.

Like I said, it's not every match this happens (tonight was for me though) but some of them swarmers out there got a hellva swarm setup going.

Lol, you seem to misunderstand, the extra mitigation isn't there to keep me in the fight. I use it to get me out of the fight.

If I didn't have that extra hp, with the heavy heal, I would have been toast against some of these swarmers. And it wasn't just one swarmer I was facing, but several.

Still I can only handle about 3 volleys, then my shields are nearly toast.

4 swarms got into my armor.

I'm curious as to how you fit your High mitigation shield tank? I'm not trying to be a douche here fella, but my squad mates are all very high SP chars, so often times I think we are against some of the best. Solo I never lose a tank (7mil into nothing but shield tanks) though I never face these swarms until I squad up!

I'm just curious as to how your shield tank holds up to the proto swarms damage modded out?? The setup you gave me would have dropped in 2 volleys. I'm all for trying different fits, and you got me very curious(as in I'm going to make that fit you gave me) but I just don't see it.

My fits are solid. Pre 1.4 I ate proto wycomi, whatever, swarms like candy. Now I face some that are just far too powerful to withstand. 3 tanks is nothing to lose, 2 were missiles fits with the best mitigation possible, and one a proto blaster with weaker mitigation(slightly) but a much higher dmg output. Rarely lose a blaster simply because I can actually take out my aggressors in a timely manner. Plus I use my speed to a huge advantage for getting to cover. I'll admit though, the new sockets have me crashing into stuff now, very unfamiliar territory.

Not trying to one up you here, I'm just curious. I know my setup is boss, more so with the buff to my nitro. These swarmers are unreal sometimes though. I run with 2 other tankers (both armor tanks) and they too notice a huge difference. Shield tanks are already somewhat gimped, I think, and have been when stacked with armor.

Less speed, overall HP, and resist.

I have to see your fits man!

can't wait for 1.5 and the end to armor being the only way to use HAVs due to magic reps.