Shall I recount the ways in which I love thee....
No vulnerabilities has't thou...
Thine protection is twofold betwixt the awesomeness of the most plentiful of munition types...
And a bit of fork as well...
But most of all, I love thee for thou art a shield... love a shield.
See, we are a far more cultured lot over here compared to the A.N.N.
Well, except for Pat who still thinks that flatulence is the highest form of humour. Or Kenneth, our own Maroon Helmet, who is yet to graduate past doing hand written reports in crayon. Or Ron and Joel who start a mech review with whether or not the chassis looks like it's got wuzzbams...
OK, I'm cultured. Still more than the other place has got.
But that's not getting this review done. You know the drill by now. Is it useful, can I find a space for it readily, would I buy one?
Well I did. I managed to get hold of one while there were still limited numbers on the open market, before they became only available through the mystery Vortex Crates.
Of course it has to go on a 100 ton chassis, but the good thing about those behemoth beasties is that they have so many shield hard-points that you can always find space in the line for something a little different or special.
Lets see what this one can do that's special.
Compared to an Epsilon class shield (the only real equivalent) it has 23% mitigation for both Lasers and Projectiles. Probably the best combo you can have, and both have the same rating, rather than half mitigation for the second munition like you get with an Epsilon.
You also get Fork mitigation of 35% and Wide Fork of 40%.
Instead of a vulnerability, you have your straight shielding ability reduced by around a third, but that's still around the same as Delta grade shield.
The thing is, on a hundred tonner, this piece allows a lot of flexibility.
On a Fext, with only 4 hard-points, you can use this in place of 2 shields, rely on the inbuilt Ice shielding and double up on shields that have become vulnerable due to equipment choices. The same goes for a Notos, just substitute Missile for Ice.
With a Potatotron you are using it to enhance anything that is needed because of that extra hard-point past 5, while on a Reaper you can use it to free up slots to cover the built in Missile vulnerability.
The point is, this is not a piece that you can only fit depending on what other choices you have made, unlike the other shield types.
This is one you can use as a starting point and build around it.
And you wonder why I love shields?
Submitted by David McCallum : #701548