This used to be a paragraph, explaining why damage mods were inefficient compared to shield extenders, problem is that I used DPS without efficiency modifiers, but now I did. And to my surprise one damage modifier is more efficient than a shield extender, but only one. I further expanded my testing using a suit with two damage modifiers and a suit with all shields. As it turns out using two damage modifiers makes you die faster, rather than killing your enemy faster.

One damage modifier vs shields = 1.883 kill time, shields vs one damage modifier = 1.888 kill time.

Two damage modifiers vs shields = 1.775 kill time, shields vs two damage modifier = 1.762 kill time.

Using one damage modifier in this scenario where both suits are matched is more efficient than a shield extender, but because there are so many fitting options in Dust this may not be the case all the time, specially when the survival differences above are miniscule at best.

But as for me, one damage modifier seems like the best option. For a general Gallente fit.

The suits that I used for comparison where Gallente Assault GK.0's using Duvolle assault rifles.

Shield suit is fitted with 2 complex shields and one advanced shield; and damage modded suit is fitted with 1 complex shield, one advanced shield, and one complex damage modifier.

people still use AR?! thought every one was still on FOTM RR and CR?