*This is slightly off topic from your OP, which I believe should be considered*

From my perspective, the source of trouble between Armor and Shield balance is that armor is balanced around teamwork while shields are not balanced around anything. Map design has only exacerbated the issue.

When players armor tank, they have greater flexibility in battle. You can add all Armor HP modules to your low slots, and have a teammate with a repair tool to make up for your suit's weakness - low regeneration capabilities. You can fortify your position by having teammates drop triage hives at your feet. And yes, you can also use damage mods (Personally, I never use them and don't see the big reason for complaining).

When players shield tank, they suffer all of their penalties alone. There are no options for a Logi to reduce the Shield delay penalty that you incur if you stack all extenders, and there is no way for you to fortify yourself in a good position - based on your tank - if you so chose. Moreover, as has been mentioned many times before, shield regeneration lacks a damage threshold to stop the regen.

I am of the opinion that if you pit one armor tanker against one shield tanker, you would have no way of determining the victor before hand. You would have to take into account ranges, cover, etc. However, I am also of the opinion that if you put a team of pure armor tankers against a team of pure shield tankers, the armor tankers would win 8 times out of 10. That is where the imbalance lies, in my opinion

Ultimately, I think that shield tanking is balanced on a micro (1v1) level, and unbalanced on a macro (team) level.

Yes, a jump boost. Ratatti has all but confirmed it for next patch. I'm really really happy about it, I might just put myofibs in my high slots instead of damage or HP mods

BURN THE WITCH!

Oh my god
An intelligent post on shield/armor balance

BURN IT WITH FIRE