Repair Bot

[Dalakaar]

Starting to wonder how much this little guy is saving me in repairs. Seems like it passively is going to generate it's own worth back in a (relatively) short amount of time. It's not really increasing your offensive capabilities so I might switch it out eventually but in the mean time I just wonder how many credits it's saved me already. Interesting choice when taking that into account. /shrug?

Cheers. :)

[LOU#51]

I had it but still had repairs. Its too slow basically.

[TrekNx01]

I run it as well, while it doesn't repair plating which is the main repair cost it does help keep other systems at full saving a few thousand credits each decent battle. The bigger plus for me is the fact that sub systems are kept working at full efficiency.

I had a very prolonged fire fight with a pirate lord that having the repair bot I am sure tipped the balance from his favor to mine in the end. His escort ships had done a number on turret and broadside controls and at first I couldn't bust his shielding after a couple of mins and a few repaired systems later his shields started getting breached and I was doing damage to him. The longer it went on the less he was doing to me so I thing it's a very good investment.

[Sheytanaslan]

It is worth it. I will spend time before docking if need be so it can save me money.

[Anelyn]

The big plus of repair bot is not saving money - it will never repair your HULL which is the highest cost to repair, everything else is negligible - but to make your systems / weapons fully functional without you needing to dock and repair.

[mcqueen]

I use it. It gives the option of staying out in the fringes longer. Seems like I never suffer more than a few % points hull damage anyway. Its gotta be close to paying for itself by now. :)

[Zidders 'Rockin' Bard' Roofurry]

It doesn't really save you money but it does help in battle so it's worth it.

[Power of Seven]

The repair bot definitely helps, but if you're limited on component space then the higher priced components are typically better.

Keep in mind that while the hull and core represent your ship's health meters, damage to your ship systems are basically penalties to how well your ship performs. Even if your ship's hull gets 1% damaged, this can lead to breaking a bunch of systems at a time. These things make your ship slower or reduced accuracy/damage. Without a repair bot, these negative modifiers are permanent and they sort of force you to repair them right away.

[n=1]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Anelyn:

The big plus of repair bot is not saving money - it will never repair your HULL which is the highest cost to repair, everything else is negligible - but to make your systems / weapons fully functional without you needing to dock and repair.

Exactly this. Although I did find once in end game the repair bot pretty much loses its value, because it's pretty hard to have your dreadnaught take enough subsystems damage to the point that you lose your combat efficiency. So eventually I ditched it for another component.

[Sheytanaslan]

Course it saves you money lol....HOW CANT IT?

[mcqueen]

Yup. I just left a station after getting my hull repaired. The bot hadn't finished doing its thing. Did I go ahead and PAY for the rest? Nope... ;) BUT..it may take a while to recoup your investment.

[Hymirl]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Sheytanaslan:

Course it saves you money lol....HOW CANT IT?

An upgrade to offence can help you kill enemies before they damage you in the first place.

[mcqueen]

Well, since my earlier post, I have switched ships to something with a bit more firepower but with one less component space. So I retired the repair bot. Noticed my hull damage going up but not sure if it's becuse I'm in a slower, less manueverable ship (taking more hits) or because my sub-systems aren't getting repaired...Hmmmm....

[michaelmerlin]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Hymirl:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Sheytanaslan:

Course it saves you money lol....HOW CANT IT?

An upgrade to offence can help you kill enemies before they damage you in the first place.

More then that, the Repair Bot cost 300k~ and repairs only system damage, not hull or power core.

Hull damage is more then ten times more expensive to repair then system damage, and in truth is the only meaningful cost to repairs.

The repair bot is great for something, though!

Restoreing capability. Even modest damage to broadsides and turrets considerbly reduces their accurecy, makeing them do far less damage at moderate range. Without a repair bot this damage last until you dock at a station and can make long missions painful. Even when your shields and armor are back to 100% you don't have the accurecy, shield recharge and manuverbility after takeing damage.