One thing is for certain:

Dual hardener shield HAVs need to die in a fire. Waaaaaay OP.

It is a form of tiericide, but I am not sold on its necessity, why bother if you aren't getting better. I enjoy unlocking and fitting proto and seeing how well I have done. The issue isn't proto gear, it's fair fights.

And I do not feel constrained to apply the same logic on vehicles and dropsuits, in a 16v16 environment, vehicles should not ever be dominant.

1. Disagree - Its either the same for all or not at all - Vehicles have had this 'tiercide' which has only got worse since 1.7 with a 5slot layout - My proto amarr logi doesnt stay at 4 slots at proto so frankly i dont expect my proto hull to still be at 5slots which basically means the fit im using at basic will be upgraded to a proto hull but nothing changes, no variety, no new fits just the same boring cookie cutter fit that everyone uses which means there is no point in skilling for proto hulls because you are not getting better

2. What happens if it doesnt stay 16v16? Does that mean you will have to rework vehicles again and all the numbers because you didnt want vehicles to be too powerful in a 32player game - Right now large and small turrets cannot suppress infantry let alone kill them and vehicles cannot hack points and with a 3man HAV thats 3 less infantry so 13 are left on the field and in the end as it always is the team with most infantry always wins, the team with most vehicles loses

If this proof of concept works, I predict a cascading effect upon the whole of vehicles and eventually dropsuits.

I really hope that's the case.

I've started using a Python fit with 2 Complex Light Shield Boosters and 3 XT-1 turrets.

With all my guns manned, that thing is a ***** to kill, and I can finally survive against Swarms.

And I do not feel constrained to apply the same logic on vehicles and dropsuits, in a 16v16 environment, vehicles should not ever be dominant.

question, shield boosters in low?

question, shield boosters in low? Given that similar to dropsuits, all vehicles get a slim natural rep, so as to not be forced to fit a rep mod in a low.

1. Nope - Never been low slots ever but what is the reasoning for this?

1. Frankly, it's not
2. We will just rebalance

That was not the question.

There is no shield based mod available, like regulators for dropsuits.

question, shield boosters in low? Given that similar to dropsuits, all vehicles get a slim natural rep, so as to not be forced to fit a rep mod in a low.

How's it hold up vs. An IAFG? I've pretty much noticed that shield hardeners vs. Extenders on a forge gun there's no real difference. But I can see it making a difference vs. Swarms.

Also never seen anyone dual booster in a serious fashion.

question, shield boosters in low? Given that similar to dropsuits, all vehicles get a slim natural rep, so as to not be forced to fit a rep mod in a low.

Dual Booster allows me to loiter and duel with Forge Gunners easily, even Assault Forges. The fun part is it's actually a tossup as to which of us will win said duel.

I'm going to say....yes/no. I think Shield Boosters, as in a module which when activated quickly regenerates shields, should remain in the high. There are several EVE modules (some of which we've had in Dust before) which increase *natural* shield regen and go in the low slot. The biggest one that comes to mind is the Power Diagnostic System, providing a small boost to Shield HP, Natural Shield Recharge, and PG capacity. It's an awesome module and I used it frequently in the past, so definitely bring those back if possible.

The reason I'm against shield boosters in the low is that Shield Vehicles would be able to fit HP/Resists in the highs and then their main regen in the lows, whereas armor would have to fit all 3 in the low, and reppers really should not be high slot items, I feel this deviates too much from EVE mechanics and could be confusing to players.

Additionally I'd like to see Shield Regulators in the lows and possibly Armor Pumps in the highs (Increase to the rate of armor repairers but don't actually repair by themselves).

That was not the question.

There is no shield based mod available, like regulators for dropsuits.

Regs it is.

Things

it was called power diagnostic unit. it gave a modest bonus to shield hp, shield recharge, and PG. it was for pilots that wanted a full passive shield tank setup.

that was back when tank shields had no delay though, so id also add shield delay reduction to it as well or replace the PG bonus for the shield delay reduction.

1. It was useful

2. It looks like regulators which means the delay is still in which is fine for dropsuits but vehicles should have a constant passive regen

If you did constant passive regen, regen rate would have to be exceptionally low since it would mean the vehicle would be naturally negating X DPS naturally, all the time. As I've stated before, unmodified shield regen in EVE is VERY slow for this very reason.

Alright the regen values are pretty reasonable maybe a little high for the Sageris but I'm not going to spend time on that, though I'm not entirely sold on why we have to make it different from how infantry works.