there is also a big flaw in your assumptions. against AR and SCR shield extenders are alot less effective. they are also worth alot less against weaponry that outright kill you or deplete your shields in one hit.

you didnt, if you had rounded down your result would be 584 dps for 3 complex mods you simply added 7 + 6,0837 + 3,9942 together

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you said you rounded, there is no way your result would be 585 if you rounded since rounded the result would be 584. you added percantages thus you got 585, you failed at basic math.

I'm guessing he got 17 like this

7 + 6.0837 (6.1) + 3.9942 (4.0)
7 + 4 = 11
11 + 6.1 = 17.1 (17)

That's what i see

Rather than rounding at the end only, rounding was done during, and at the end. :D

Without rounding one's answer is 17.0779
In that sense rounding at the end would give 17.1 , not 17.0.

Next time use 100dps for super simplicity? We all know 17% of 100 is 17 after all (as % == per cent == per one hundred. [17% = 17/100])

Just a thought.

Anyways! Are you trying to say shields should have lower fitting cost than mods? 1 or 2 pg below same CPU?

beside that his analysis is flawed cause the base of his analysis is a random dps number taken out of the air compared to HP. this is only one aspect out of many based on some random numbers, which in my book is far away from a "mathematical" analysis. I do not mean this in an insulting way even when it sounds like it...

the problem here is that there are weapons that OHK, wipe your shields in one hit or are simply strong against shields thus stacking shield extenders over more damage is doing pretty much nothing.

his analysis also does not factor in damage profiles. everything is multiplied and thus a single complex damage mod can easily net you 9% or more damage over your base dps if you are hitting against the "element" which your weapon is strong against allowing you to finish your target faster.

Your conclusion makes perfect sense in a fair 1vrs1 duel but I often find that I'm either on the defensive and getting shot first and then responding, in this case I prefer more hp to have time to respond.

When I'm on the offensive I prefer 2 damage mods (third loses a lot of value) and rest extenders to take advantage of the second of reaction time on the victim.

Where I don use damage mods is with high alpha weapons, mass driver as example, cause that extra 20-30 damage won't keep me from having to take that last shoot.

Just my humble opinion.

Of course, not everything is a direct 1v1.

Shield extenders and damage modifiers tend to have a direct relationship in that they can be directly compared to one another quite easily. However, there are some scenarios where one is better to have than the other.

Specifically, damage mods are more useful for ganking people. If you want to gank someone without retaliation, damage mods are better because your own HP does not come into the matter. Whether this be sniping or aggressive flanking, this is where damage mods have a genuine opportunity to be more useful than shield extenders.

The exception to this is when you are a very low HP unit who wants to gank. At this level, the HP gains represented by a shield extender are much more lucrative than the slight increase in damage yielded by damage mods.


Fairly obviously, shield extenders are better for survivability. If you're not relying on a rapid gank, these are generally superior. If you're a direct, head on combat unit these will generally be better unless you're a heavy. These are also better if you do not rely on your weapon or do not need slight increases in damage. Shield extenders are also better for 1v1s if lower DPS weapons are involved.