DUST Search - Clarify to me why people dont use Shield Tanks

pegasis prime wrote:

well I can give you my list of pros and cons.

Pro's

1) natural resistance of 29% against explosive weapons (once fitted with passive and or active resistance mods can have up to 50% resistance)

2) natural shield regen (26hp/s with max skills) pitiful I know but its better than nothing

3) can fit damage mods without compromising too much tank, ( high dps)

4) can fit Jovian's without sacrificing too much tank ( higher speed and acceleration)

5) good for high speed high damage glass cannon fits

Cons

1) weak shield boosters ( compared to armour reps)

2) low ehp celling compared to armour tanks

3) weak active resistance mods ( compared to armour tanks)

4) base speed of unfitted gunlogi is slower than the base speed of a madruger

5) forge gun fodder

Shields are gret for ranged attacks but can fall folly in cqc combat and if any armour blaster gets within 100m the shield tank is almost certainly dead, but if fitted and pioted right right a shield missile tank will slaughter a maddy at 100 to 200m with missiles.

"Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys." Sun Tzu


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The Black Jackal The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 903	Posted - 2013.10.29 11:04:00 - [1] - Quote Another issue shields currently have, and I'm an avid Shield Tanker, is that armor tanks can ram you and while they take little impact damage, the shield tanker will lose at least half of their main HP. Despite resistances. There are other issues, many of which I have raised in the past. "Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys." Sun Tzu
The Black Jackal The Southern Legion The Umbra Combine 903	Posted - 2013.10.29 11:09:00 - [2] - Quote pegasis prime wrote: well I can give you my list of pros and cons. Pro's 1) natural resistance of 29% against explosive weapons (once fitted with passive and or active resistance mods can have up to 50% resistance) 2) natural shield regen (26hp/s with max skills) pitiful I know but its better than nothing 3) can fit damage mods without compromising too much tank, ( high dps) 4) can fit Jovian's without sacrificing too much tank ( higher speed and acceleration) 5) good for high speed high damage glass cannon fits Cons 1) weak shield boosters ( compared to armour reps) 2) low ehp celling compared to armour tanks 3) weak active resistance mods ( compared to armour tanks) 4) base speed of unfitted gunlogi is slower than the base speed of a madruger 5) forge gun fodder Shields are gret for ranged attacks but can fall folly in cqc combat and if any armour blaster gets within 100m the shield tank is almost certainly dead, but if fitted and pioted right right a shield missile tank will slaughter a maddy at 100 to 200m with missiles. I don't know what fits you're running, but in order to get a half decent tank on a shield tank, I have to run 2 Power Expansion Units in the lows of the Gunloggi to get 5k HP with a Large Shield Booster. with 39% Resistance Bonus. Fitting Speed mods has the same effect, and with the terrain acting as it does, top speed only matters on open field, where again, madrygars will rip Gunloggis apart... Shield Tanks are more agile than Armor, but not agile enough to maintain a steady distance of 50 - 100m without another tank as a meatshield in between, "Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys." Sun Tzu