Joseph Ridgeson
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Posted - 2015.04.28 01:35:00 -
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Bradric Banewolf wrote:You're doing it wrong. Range, speed, precision, and damp are your friend.
All of which has nothing to do with Shields.
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Joseph Ridgeson
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Posted - 2015.04.28 01:57:00 -
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Scheneighnay McBob wrote:Joseph Ridgeson wrote:Bradric Banewolf wrote:You're doing it wrong. Range, speed, precision, and damp are your friend. All of which has nothing to do with Shields. Speed has everything to do with shields. Take yourself out of the fight for a few seconds, and your shields will be back. Armor tankers aren't as fortunate. All my shield skills are maxed out, and I've learned how to play them very well. I use pure-standard fits almost exclusively in pubs (you'll occasionally see me in adv FW gear because it costs the same), and I'm still at or near the top for WP at the end of every battle.
"Don't get shot" is not a tactic that is only limited to Shields. I would argue that Armor is capable of getting results that are fairly close to Shields in regards to recharge with the buff to Armor repairers. The difference is that people don't because maxing HP is a better result rather than dropping Plates for additional rechargers.
Also, it isn't much evidence to say "I do well with Shields; I get top performer" because top performer is contingent on so much more than just killing people. A militia frame with a Militia Repair tool could be top performer if there weren't other Logistics about. More than that, though, is "I got top with X" doesn't prove if X is any good. Sure, you got to be so great with X but did it require more effort to get the same result as Y?
Every "Shields are great" thread I have seen have advocated playing by flanking, fighting at range, or not being out of cover. But there seems to be no such requirement for Armor. In short, telling people to flank or be in cover with Shields is essentially saying "play better than the Armor user in order to be as effective, maybe." Or they will bring up using a Rail Rifle, which has nothing to do with Shields either because an Armor suit with a Rail Rifle could also be far enough away not to be shot but be more effective in close range.
There are reasons why the only shield suits that are widely used are the Minmatar Assault and the Caldari Scout and I don't think it is solely because the other suits suck.
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