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Looom55 Jun 6, 2021 @ 11:34am
should i be using shields?
should i?
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Originally posted by Dakota:
They're pretty good boosts to defense if setup right and you have the power to run them. Though sometimes just more passive armor might be the best approach, a shield often works best helping to boost the effectiveness of armor already there.
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Dakota Jun 6, 2021 @ 11:35am 
They're pretty good boosts to defense if setup right and you have the power to run them. Though sometimes just more passive armor might be the best approach, a shield often works best helping to boost the effectiveness of armor already there.
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CEPHY Jun 6, 2021 @ 12:28pm 
Depends.

Personally I never use them, but if you have the power to run decent strength shields, might as well.
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FluzzBeam Jun 7, 2021 @ 7:09am 
They are good for protecting the gun house of large turrets, and small side turrets which aren't as well armoured. Basically anything that is relatively exposed.
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Eudaimonia Jun 7, 2021 @ 10:34am 
This is an easy yes, shields are just straight up overpowered.
With planars you can pay as little as 1000 engine power to get a 1/3 deflect chance and 70 laser AP reduction on a 25x25 plate. Ring shields, if you use them correctly, have similar efficiency.
So with a normal engine putting out about 100ppv, we're talking just 10 cubic meters of space to power a 30% armor improvement on a large section of a craft. Easily worth it.
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Shalishaska Jun 7, 2021 @ 8:14pm 
Short answer: YES.

My issue with my builds is how modular I make them, and no matter how many redundancies I put in, the Megalodon still chews my ships up. I increased the power generation of one of my BBs going from small steam setup to medium and put shields along the sides. I had to play with the settings because I wasnt generating a bumload of energy and I didnt want to leave myself short handed when my lazer defenses are being overworked. However, after I put those shields on the sides of that ship and got them set up properly, the Megalodon sank 4 out of 5 times.
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The n00b A Jun 8, 2021 @ 3:42pm 
Just be careful with where you put your ring shields, as the tiniest amount of damage makes them shoot a laser that cuts a hole in your ship (last time i tested, the smallest shield cut throguh 5 beams of heavy armor). So be sure they are proteced too and its pipes are not aligned with something important (like your APS turret ammo).
Last edited by The n00b A; Jun 8, 2021 @ 3:43pm
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Squigee Jul 29, 2021 @ 7:21pm 
ive had a few rare occasions where a single turret-shield on a tank will ricochet an enemies shell, so it could theoretically save your life.
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