Mobius Wyvern
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Posted - 2014.12.09 13:10:00 -
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Seriously, armor tankers use Damage Mods because that's ALL they can really use.
Actually, on that topic, you might notice Cat was a proponent of the ORIGINAL passive scan changes that would have made it viable to put some Precision Enhancers on Medium suits to help them see better, but that one got shouted down, meaning Damage Mods are still the only slot to put in Highs.
Also, shield suits have as much native HP regen as an armor suit gets through the use of THREE Complex Repair modules without fitting a single module at all, and you can easily boost that with a single Energizer and Regulator.
I skilled first into C/1 Assault, and use a fit with Extenders, a single Energizer, and a single Regulator. That enables me to fully regen my primary HP in SECONDS just by ducking out of the line of fire.
Let's also not forget that shield tankers are protesting the idea of Shield Extenders having a strafe penalty while the shield penalty can be fully countered with a SINGLE module, and the armor penalty cannot be countered at all. Kinetic Catalyzers only boost your Sprint speed, so when your Stamina is gone you're left at a crawl until it regenerates.
Back off the anti-armor crusade a little, buddy.
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Mobius Wyvern
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Posted - 2014.12.09 13:31:00 -
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BL4CKST4R wrote:Valor Goat wrote:Mobius Wyvern wrote:Seriously, armor tankers use Damage Mods because that's ALL they can really use.
Actually, on that topic, you might notice Cat was a proponent of the ORIGINAL passive scan changes that would have made it viable to put some Precision Enhancers on Medium suits to help them see better, but that one got shouted down, meaning Damage Mods are still the only slot to put in Highs.
Also, shield suits have as much native HP regen as an armor suit gets through the use of THREE Complex Repair modules without fitting a single module at all, and you can easily boost that with a single Energizer and Regulator.
I skilled first into C/1 Assault, and use a fit with Extenders, a single Energizer, and a single Regulator. That enables me to fully regen my primary HP in SECONDS just by ducking out of the line of fire.
Let's also not forget that shield tankers are protesting the idea of Shield Extenders having a strafe penalty while the shield penalty can be fully countered with a SINGLE module, and the armor penalty cannot be countered at all. Kinetic Catalyzers only boost your Sprint speed, so when your Stamina is gone you're left at a crawl until it regenerates.
Back off the anti-armor crusade a little, buddy. Again, your repping has no delay, while our takes 5 seconds to start recharging, 3 seconds if you fit a regulator. That means 5 seconds of taking TOTALLY AND LITERALLY 0 DAMAGE, NOT EVEN 1 HP. My anti-armor crusade is justified and I'm sick of the armor tanking meta. Sick of shieldtanksthatdontknowhowtofitashieldtanksotheycomplainaboutarmor meta
Seriously, running Caldari Assault I never feel at a disadvantage against an armor suit.
Now, if you want to talk weapons, I think the currently massive damage bonuses on each side need some work. A Combat Rifle will eat an armor tanker like they aren't even trying, and a Scrambler Rifle will do the exact same to a shield tanker.
If anything, I think we need to look at backing down the racial damage bonuses a little.
Amidst the blue skies
A link from past to future
The sheltering wings of the protector
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