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BIoody 619
D3ATH C4RD
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Posted - 2014.10.10 17:26:00 -
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Caldari are shields Types
Gallente are Armor Types
What about the 2 other Regions
Amarr ?
Minmatar ?
Can someone help me with the other 2 regions?
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Victor Moody Stahl
Amarr Templars
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2014.10.10 17:46:00 -
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You've got it slightly mixed up there.
Caldari are shield masters, yes. Most especially, they tend to have the best shield resistances and shield buffers (IE, most raw shield HP).
Gallente are NOT "armor types". In EVE, it's theorized they were originally supposed to be the hull tanking race, but that it either didn't work out well or was scrapped in favor of them being the armor repping race. This is why most Gallente dropsuits have built-in armor reps.
Amarr could be considered to be "THE" armor race- they have the best armor resistance profiles (except in DUST /ragey moment), and the best armor HP values. They pay for this by generally being the slowest (though the Crusader interceptor frigate is actually the second fastest ship of all the non-pirate factions) and also having less onboard armor repair functions (Gallente ships are known for having local armor rep effectiveness bonuses, and the aforementioned built-in reps of Gallente suits).
Minmatar are a bit tricky, because they do a little of everything. Generally speaking however, the Minmatar exemplify their cowardice with the excessive speed with which they can protect their flimsy ships and suits. Minmatar ships/suits are almost always the fastest, and tend to have very flexible slot layouts to allow for either armor or shield (or speed) tanking. It's worth noting that the Minmatar Assault (and Logi) best exemplify this with a 4/4 med/low* slot layout.
*Weapons, grenades, and equipment slots would actually be the "high-power" slots in DUST; in EVE the high-power slots are used for weapons and certain offensive and/or utility modules; tanking, speed, and ewar go into the mids/lows, similar to DUST. |
BIoody 619
D3ATH C4RD
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Posted - 2014.10.10 17:51:00 -
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[quote=Victor Moody Stahl]
Gallente are NOT "armor types". In EVE, it's theorized they were originally supposed to be the hull tanking race, but that it either didn't work out well or was scrapped in favor of them being the armor repping race. This is why most Gallente dropsuits have built-in armor reps.
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so what Gallente are shield typs im confused on the gellante part ?
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Victor Moody Stahl
Amarr Templars
Amarr Empire
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Posted - 2014.10.10 18:30:00 -
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Gallente are built around having the best armor repair. If you look at the stats of the Amarr and Gallente dropsuits, you'll notice that the Amarr have higher armor HP, 0 armor HP/s, and on some suits have more low slots (for more armor mods).
In contrast, the Gallente suits have a built in armor repair function (1 HP/s for the Sentinel, 2 HP/s for Assault&Logi, and 3 HP/s for the Scout), less armor HP, and in some cases fewer low slots*. Contrary to what most people believe, it's actually possible to shield tank a Gallente suit reasonably well, though it is a suboptimal (IE, poor) or very niche choice**. Generally however, you'll want to use a lot of armor mods and a lot of damage mods on Gallente suits.
TL;DR: Gallente have amazing armor repairing stats, are faster but have less base armor HP than Amarr suits. They are also still an armor-oriented race.
*The Gallente Logi has more lows than the Amarr Logi. This is actually an old holdover of previous balance methods, and should be ignored as a measurement of racial tanking philosophy.
**I currently have a fit for the Gallente Heavy Frame G-I suit that has 552 shields and 557 armor; the fit is a shield extender, kincat, armor repper, along with a sidearm, HMG, and grenades. It is, however, supposed to be a hybrid shield and speed fit, which it does surprisingly well (552 shields is nothing to sneeze at, and a ~6.2 m/s sprint speed on a heavy suit is pretty slick). |
Kaze Eyrou
Molon Labe.
General Tso's Alliance
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Posted - 2014.10.10 22:25:00 -
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Super-condensed version:
Caldari is shields.
Gallente and Amarr is armor.
Minmatar is flexible and can either be shield, armor, or dual-tank.
Closed Beta Vet // Logi Bro // @KazeEyrou
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Wolfica
Fatal Absolution
General Tso's Alliance
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Posted - 2014.10.15 00:39:00 -
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actual TL;DR
Amarr: Armor tank
Caldari: Shield Tank
Gallante: Armor reps
Minmatar: speed tank(also dual tank)
"Look what I destroyed in 2 days" -Kane spero
Look what we destroyed in 2 hours
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