Quil Evrything
DUST University
Ivy League
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Posted - 2013.11.07 22:15:00 -
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Oy Vey, such negativity!
I'm going to offer a more positive alternative.
This is with the pre-supposition, that sometimes, yes, it IS NICE to be able to pull out a tank, that will survive more than 10 seconds on the battlefield. And being able to survive ONE swarm or forgegun, while not as nice as 3, is better than 0
So, first off, ignore the post about shield boosters. Shield boosters are for shield based tanks. That would be the sica, not soma
Soma are armored, if I recall.
Some tips:
* Unlike dropsuits, the 'base' modules of armor and shield, are FAR SUPERIOR to the freebie militia ones.
So, if you're going to use a module in either, then try to get at least one level into it.
* Getting the non-militia power modules, makes a huge difference.
* getting the non-militia repairer, makes a huge difference. Get the level 2 one,for the least power drain
( "IG-L" type)
* Unlocking the non-militia weapons, makes a huge difference to power/cpu. So be sure to unlock
large and small hybrid turrets, initially. Save missiles for later.
Also(again, unlike dropsuits) For many things, you only need level *3* for the good stuff, not level 5.
So, Shield extender level 3 gives you Azeotropic stuff.
Similarly Armor plate level 3 gives you the maximum plates
ALSooo... Sometimes the level 2 stuff can be better then the level 3 stuff, for your needs
Initially, it seems like a step down, since the protection level is actually lower than the base level.
However, the POWER REQUIREMENTS are lower.
So, in a particular tank, you may be able to fit any of:
1x 60m Steel Plate = +680 armor @145pg
0x 120m Steel Plate = +0 armor @ 580pg
2x60 nanofibre = 2x 612 = 1224 armor @232pg
Finally... both shield extenders, and armor plates, have prerequisits you have to unlock :(
And the armor prerequisite, is LOWER than the shield!
Armor needs only level2. Shields need level 3 prereq
So,the bottom line is, it's easy to put together a Soma that has 5000+ armor, within your limitations, I think.
Once you've done that, then you can put puts into "Vehicle Armor Upgrades" to improve your passive resistances.
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Quil Evrything
DUST University
Ivy League
364
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Posted - 2013.11.11 19:37:00 -
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CharCharOdell wrote:
*The learning coalition, in no way, endorses playstyles that are not combat and isk-effective.
In other news, The Learning Coalition recommends that you only play free starter infantry fits, until you have invested at least 10mil SP into dropsuits and upgrades, and unlocked at least 1 proto suit. Because anything less, is just not combat and isk-effective
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