Complex shield extenders (66HP) should grant a bigger HP boost then basic armor plates (85HP). I would like to see that the complex shield extenders give 90HP shields. That would justify the higher PG+CPU for the module.

And a reduction to your shield repair rates so that a basic shield recharger doesn't surpass a complex armor repairer. Hey don't look at me this is your logic

Shield tanking early on was great before they fixed how Shield Recharge Delay was calculated (on last hit vs. on first hit). While the fix was good in terms of bug squashing it fundamentally changed shield tanking by causing a drastic increase in real shield recharge delay. This 'fix' should probably be balanced out. Honestly... I think all shield tanking needs is a slight reduction to recharge delay. We could probably get rid of shield depleted delay since that value isn't actually used anywhere except when you're hit by a flux grenade and then not damaged for x seconds.

A reduction of base shield recharge delay on caldari and minmatar suits by about 20% or so could be a pretty solid first step in balancing shields vs armor.

If we really want to talk about increasing the hp granted by shield extenders, I think it should roll more into a racial bonus, as discussed many times already. Giving Caldari a +hp on extenders and minmatar a bonus to rechargers/energizers would reinforce their racial tanking styles without further encouraging dual tanking.

Complex shield extenders (66HP) should grant a bigger HP boost then basic armor plates (85HP). I would like to see that the complex shield extenders give 90HP shields. That would justify the higher PG+CPU for the module.

Complex shield extenders (66HP) should grant a bigger HP boost then basic armor plates (85HP). I would like to see that the complex shield extenders give 90HP shields. That would justify the higher PG+CPU for the module.