Thaddeus Reynolds
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Posted - 2014.12.01 22:41:00 -
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I've said it before and I'll say it again, it's difficult to accurately compare shield and armor (infantry scale) due to the existence of remote repair tools. Until an infantry portable shield booster is added it is difficult to accurately compare the two defensive buffers on anything other than a pure 1v1 scale (which is almost never the case in a team game). You have to consider force multipliers and possible gameplay styles when considering game balance.
That being said, I would rather shields be switched over to work as close to they work space-side as possible (including regenerating while under fire while changing current regeneration rates) Passive Shield Tanking Equations
Khanid Logi and Tanker, sometimes AV Heavy or Sniper.
I believe all these roles are support for front line soldiers.
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Thaddeus Reynolds
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Posted - 2014.12.04 08:59:00 -
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True Adamance wrote:Meeko Fent wrote:HI AGAIN!
I'd just like to drop this note of shield v armor, relating to frontline assaults/sents.
Shield suits are more restricted in fittings. They have to use both their high and lows to get a fitting that has respectable HP, and a very strong regen. Since shield extenders extend the recharge delay, I then would either have weaker regen stats, or lose a low to a regul to compensate. Armor, since all their mods are in the lows, and their mods don't wound their own stats (Armor plate don't make armor reppers cost more to fit!), they have their highs open to whatever you want to fit.
Armor and Shield is in a very nice place right now, but it's worth bring up that fact. But at the same time don't have a passive regen and must create their regen using module slots. Moreover suffer mobility penalties which in their own right are more than crippling enough.
Don't all suits have passive regen built in now? (I know the values are small, but they're not non-existant...they won't make or break a firefight, but they're something). Also, lack of remote shield booster (or shield boosting hives for that matter)...don't ignore force multipliers
Khanid Logi and Tanker, sometimes AV Heavy or Sniper.
I believe all these roles are support for front line soldiers.
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