Thanks for that! I never thought of using three rechargers/energisers! I've been active for less than a year, and have learnt a lot in that time, but that's a new one for me. In EvE I would do exactly the same thing - get my regen as high as possible while not sacrificing too much of my tank. In Dust I think it's even more crucial.

Umm, would you do the same with a Frame's or Balac's? I've been killed by both and they always seem to run them at about 600-700HP shields, and usually with a ton of armour - much more than the approx 200HP they come with. I'd be a bit scared of relying on fast regen with one of these suits, tbh.

Well, I've been experimenting a bit and discovered something. I don't know if this is generally known, because I haven't heard it, and it's not documented. Please tell me if this is old news.

There is a stacking penalty with shield energisers. Up to 3 of them on a ck.0 assault gives increasing recharge with each one. But for the 4th and 5th, the benefit decreases. So there's a "sweet spot" of 3 energisers and 2 extenders. Of course, you can get more recharge with the 4th and 5th, but the sacrifice of another extender with each one for decreasing benefit probably makes it not worth it. I've done it, and the recharge is lightning fast, but the shields feel paper thin. 4 would probably be the most I'd ever want to put on a suit.

So, is this common knowledge? Some sort of undocumented feature that only the in crowd know about, perhaps, in which case I've just spilled the beans? :)

This makes for some amazingly fast regen, I have to say. But as I said, the shields feel quite thin - you have to be lively about getting out of trouble, but if you can keep moving fast enough, the shields regenerate so fast, it's like you were hardly ever hit.