DUST Search - Been experimenting with tanks, need some advice (shield tanks)

Tebu Gan wrote:

WyrmHero1945 wrote:

Atm I have vehicle core upgrades at level 3, ADV hybrid turrets, ADV in everything shield related. Here are my 2 current fits and would like some advice from the pros. One thing I'm struggling to decide is to go either full passive shield amplifiers for reduced damage or shield extenders.

Blaster Gunnlogi:

-Converse Heavy Booster
-Heavy Supplemental Shield Extender
-Supplemental Shield Extender
-Supplemental Shield Amplifier
-Surge Shield Reinforcement
-x2 Local PG Upgrades
-x2 Cycled Missile Turrets
- 80GJ Scattered Neutron Blaster

Shield HP: 5545 HP
Shield Damage: -16.34%

I know it needs more core upgrades and the proto versions of the modules and turret. I can't fit anymore light extenders because of the high PG cost. But for now am I doing it right?

AV Gunnlogi:

-Heavy Converse Booster
-x2 Supplemental Extenders
-x2 Supplemental Amplifiers
-x2 Damage Mods
-Missile Turrets
-80GJ Particle Accelerator

Shield HP: 4420 HP
Shield Damage: -24.34%

This one is pure AV glass cannon so it sacrifices HP for damage. Do the Enforcer tanks take more damage from AV? Thanks.

You seem to be on the right path. Basically shoot for the Heavy supplemental extender It makes a big difference and will free up some PG.

Blaster
-Heavy Converse shield booster
-x3 Ward Shield amplifiers
-Heavy supplemental shield extender
-x2 15% Pg boosters(the best, requires lvl 4 engineering i believe)
- Advanced Blaster
-Proto rider missiles

Or

-Heavy Converse shield booster
-x3 Ward Shield amplifiers
-Heavy supplemental shield extender
-x2 15% Pg boosters (Low Slots)
-Proto Large Blaster
-Standard rider missiles

Typically though, I substitute a speed boost or heat sink for one of my shield amplifiers.

But notice I only run one extender, and no active shield amplifiers, they are nearly worthless. 10 seconds and a 30 second cooldown will do nothing for any AV mitigation.

Running blasters on a gunnlogi and making it tough are hard. Gunnlogis are meant to use missiles not blasters, but currently missiles are very much weak compared rails and blasters. If you didn't know missiles use far less pg. I do have a missiles fit i run to give you another example of what can be done with them.

-The best booster!
-x2 Ward Shield amplifiers
-Heavy supplemental shield extender
-x2 15% Pg boosters (Low Slots)
-proto large missiles
-proto rider turrets

Good luck buddy

Get your PG boostin skills up and it will really change your game!


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WyrmHero1945 SyNergy Gaming EoN. 520	Posted - 2013.07.31 21:42:00 - [1] - Quote Atm I have vehicle core upgrades at level 3, ADV hybrid turrets, ADV in everything shield related. Here are my 2 current fits and would like some advice from the pros. One thing I'm struggling to decide is to go either full passive shield amplifiers for reduced damage or shield extenders. Blaster Gunnlogi: -Converse Heavy Booster -Heavy Supplemental Shield Extender -Supplemental Shield Extender -Supplemental Shield Amplifier -Surge Shield Reinforcement -x2 Local PG Upgrades -x2 Cycled Missile Turrets - 80GJ Scattered Neutron Blaster Shield HP: 5545 HP Shield Damage: -16.34% I know it needs more core upgrades and the proto versions of the modules and turret. I can't fit anymore light extenders because of the high PG cost. But for now am I doing it right? AV Gunnlogi: -Heavy Converse Booster -x2 Supplemental Extenders -x2 Supplemental Amplifiers -x2 Damage Mods -Missile Turrets -80GJ Particle Accelerator Shield HP: 4420 HP Shield Damage: -24.34% This one is pure AV glass cannon so it sacrifices HP for damage. Do the Enforcer tanks take more damage from AV? Thanks.
WyrmHero1945 SyNergy Gaming EoN. 520	Posted - 2013.07.31 22:22:00 - [2] - Quote Thanks for the advice, could try to fit another heavy extender and a light shield booster. I still think the booster is needed because the shield regen is too low...
WyrmHero1945 SyNergy Gaming EoN. 520	Posted - 2013.07.31 23:57:00 - [3] - Quote Bump for more opinions. Thanks.
WyrmHero1945 SyNergy Gaming EoN. 520	Posted - 2013.08.01 04:28:00 - [4] - Quote I tried 2 boosters but that lowers my shield HP to ~4400, which is pretty low and makes the tank weak against any decent AV. I also tried the light booster which allowed me to get around ~6500 shield HP, but the regen was too slow, so I got killed pretty easily as well. Cmon did all the tanker really left? lol
WyrmHero1945 SyNergy Gaming EoN. 521	Posted - 2013.08.03 00:38:00 - [5] - Quote Tebu Gan wrote: WyrmHero1945 wrote: Atm I have vehicle core upgrades at level 3, ADV hybrid turrets, ADV in everything shield related. Here are my 2 current fits and would like some advice from the pros. One thing I'm struggling to decide is to go either full passive shield amplifiers for reduced damage or shield extenders. Blaster Gunnlogi: -Converse Heavy Booster -Heavy Supplemental Shield Extender -Supplemental Shield Extender -Supplemental Shield Amplifier -Surge Shield Reinforcement -x2 Local PG Upgrades -x2 Cycled Missile Turrets - 80GJ Scattered Neutron Blaster Shield HP: 5545 HP Shield Damage: -16.34% I know it needs more core upgrades and the proto versions of the modules and turret. I can't fit anymore light extenders because of the high PG cost. But for now am I doing it right? AV Gunnlogi: -Heavy Converse Booster -x2 Supplemental Extenders -x2 Supplemental Amplifiers -x2 Damage Mods -Missile Turrets -80GJ Particle Accelerator Shield HP: 4420 HP Shield Damage: -24.34% This one is pure AV glass cannon so it sacrifices HP for damage. Do the Enforcer tanks take more damage from AV? Thanks. You seem to be on the right path. Basically shoot for the Heavy supplemental extender It makes a big difference and will free up some PG. Blaster -Heavy Converse shield booster -x3 Ward Shield amplifiers -Heavy supplemental shield extender -x2 15% Pg boosters(the best, requires lvl 4 engineering i believe) - Advanced Blaster -Proto rider missiles Or -Heavy Converse shield booster -x3 Ward Shield amplifiers -Heavy supplemental shield extender -x2 15% Pg boosters (Low Slots) -Proto Large Blaster -Standard rider missiles Typically though, I substitute a speed boost or heat sink for one of my shield amplifiers. But notice I only run one extender, and no active shield amplifiers, they are nearly worthless. 10 seconds and a 30 second cooldown will do nothing for any AV mitigation. Running blasters on a gunnlogi and making it tough are hard. Gunnlogis are meant to use missiles not blasters, but currently missiles are very much weak compared rails and blasters. If you didn't know missiles use far less pg. I do have a missiles fit i run to give you another example of what can be done with them. -The best booster! -x2 Ward Shield amplifiers -Heavy supplemental shield extender -x2 15% Pg boosters (Low Slots) -proto large missiles -proto rider turrets Good luck buddy Get your PG boostin skills up and it will really change your game! Awesome thank you for this great advice. I noticed you didn't equip light shield extenders. They offer around 500-700 HP for low PG. Do you think the amplifier is better than the light extender? A ward extender gives 15% damage reduction. So a let's say a forge gun deals 1500 damage. With the amplifier it deals around 1275 damage. So the amplifier gives you 225 HP while the extender gives you much more. However when PG is not enough amplifiers is the way to go. I guess you're right the active amplifier is not very useful, especially for a tank that can't escape so easily from AV. But I still think it's useful for 1vs1 tank fights. What do you think?