Farsund Solheim
The Unholy Legion Of DarkStar
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Posted - 2013.04.04 06:30:00 -
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All the evidence i have that the shield tanks need a buff is anecdotal, but i think it is true none-the-less. I have an AV specialist Alt, Maximus Epicus, that i run using a CBR7 Swarm Launcher, a Complex Light Damage Modifier, Packed AV nades, on a "Thale" Militia scout, as well as the same load-out plus f/49 Prox. explosives, f/45 Remote Explosives, and basic remote explosives on a Logistics Type-I. This past weekend (sunday-tuesday, my "weekend"), i went up against 2 Sagaris', a Surya, numerous militia and standard tanks, and more LAV's than i can remember. I managed to SOLO kill both Sagaris', one with my scout suit, one with my Logi, and take the Surya down to half health before before it both fled and i ran out of ammo. In another battle, as Farsund, i witnessed another Sagaris taken down by a single person with AV nades and a swarm launcher. The "evidence" in these instances alone shows me that shield tanks, which are supposed to be resistant to explosive damage, are completely lacking in survive-ability, and need a buff. Not matter how much jumping around like a monkey i do, blasting away in 30k-60k of mid range gear, i should not be able to take down a 2million dollar, advanced level tank. Now, none of this takes into account of the skill of the driver, or the team he/she was in. Quite frankly, i'm **** in dropsuit skirmish's, and had they hopped out of their tank and blasted me in the face with a GEK, or just ran for the hills instead of trying to run over/blast a small, fast target, they would probably have saved themselves the emberassment of being solo'd by me. |
Farsund Solheim
The Unholy Legion Of DarkStar
4
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Posted - 2013.04.04 06:41:00 -
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I can also attest to the fact that this character, Farsund, is a shield tank user, and even though i have over 1.2 million SP in engineering, and have access to all the best shield mods money can buy, my Gunnlogi's survive-ability is less than stellar. I have recently switched over to armor tanking, and even though i only have access to basic armor plating and repairers, and no armor hardeners (150k SP total in mechanics), the Madrugar's survive-ability is about on par to that of my fully decked out Gunnlogi, albeit being a much slower ride. |