Joseph Ridgeson
WarRavens
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Posted - 2015.02.22 02:25:00 -
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Heimdallr69 wrote:Every caldari suit but scout needs a buff. Right now 85% of cal ass dual tank it..
I believe this as well. It isn't because the Caldari Scout has some mystical "can't hit me thing!" or that Scouts as a whole are overpowered (though that may be, I am not sure). The Caldari Scout actually has REALLY good base Shield Stats. 50 HP recharge, 4 Depleted, 3 Delay is quite impressive compared to the the Assault's 30 HP recharge, 6 Depleted, and 5 delay. Again, it might be that the Scout also has some innate advantage in the Speed and in the E-War department that makes it better over the Assault but I feel a lot of it is due to the flat out better recharge numbers.
There are a couple of problems with Shields and Armor:
1. The mentality that the Caldari are supposed to fight far away where Recharge is more important simply doesn't work in this game. I would believe that Shields were balanced around this fact originally. However, that is the weapon not the suit. An Armor suit with a long range weapon does the 'long range fighter' shtick just as well as Shields and doesn't suffer for it.
2. The PG/CPU costs are insane. For the Prototype levels, a Repairer is 45/11. A Recharger is 71/0, an Energizer is 82/0, though the Regulator is only 34/3. Plates are worse. 54/11 Extender versus 37/12 Plate and 23/8 FS.
3. Shields require more skills. With all the hype over having Extenders, Energizers, and Rechargers to be "just as good as armor", the fact that it requires 932,760 more SP is generally left out. This extra SP doesn't make Shields better over armor but is generally seen as a "narrows the gap."
Even breaking it down:
Q: "Why do Shields take more resources to use?"
- A: "Because you recharge faster."
Q: "Why do Shields have less HP?"
- A: "Because you recharge faster."
Q: "Why do Shields require more slots?"
- A: "Because you recharge faster."
Shields pay quite a bit to recharge faster, probably more than they should. As stated above, I think most of the problems come from the fact that Caldari Suits save for the Scout have subpar base Shield stats.
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