So I'm working on unlocking Lei Cheung. Just wondering what upgrades are best. So is Resistance augmented better than going with the single resistant upgrades? I noticed that the individual upgrades give an overall higher resistant but does drop resistant on the other damage types. So is it worth going single or better to get all resistances covered?
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Soft caps? I am unaware, do tell!
I'd probably go with two thermal resist, one resistance amplified and three heavy duty. Add thermo block experimental to the shields and boosters after taste and the heavy duty get super capacitors.
Someone else should be able to min-max it better, but from my experience what I proposed is at least solid.
Isn't there a soft cap at 50%, or did I read something wrong a long time ago?
I only know of a stacking penalty leading to diminishing returns.
Right, that's what I meant by a soft cap.
Playing around with them I saw it kick in well below 50% with certain stacks of thermal resist boosters.
Bob Lighthouse
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No.
For most purposes you'll get the best numbers with using as many HD/super cap boosters as you can afford power/mass wise and adding maybe one RA booster.
If you still have open slots but not enough power for HD, then use more RA boosters.
Don't bother chasing individual resistances.
For biweaves do thermal at the generator.
If you want a super fast broken regen on those then use more RA boosters.
For prismatics most people go reinforced.
I find the lo-draw experimental to be one of the most useful (for the shield gen).
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This^^^ works very well for my Corvette.[up]
I went with thermal resistance shield generator.
Then heavy duty shield boosters with a special effect I forget.
Ended up with 50~% resistances all round and some high HP.
Then heavy duty shield boosters with a special effect I forget.
Ended up with 50~% resistances all round and some high HP.
I did Biweave Therm resist. Added 1 Kinetic booster, 2 RAs and 4 HDs on my Vette. That was on top of 2 Class 5 GSBs.
I was trying to get the highest EHP in whatever my resist hole ended up being. That was the result.
I was trying to get the highest EHP in whatever my resist hole ended up being. That was the result.
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Twice as much shield taking 1 point of damage == half as much shield taking .5 points of damage.
It really comes down to how you want to play.
Of course twice as much shield also = twice the broken regen rate, so there is that too.
It really comes down to how you want to play.
Of course twice as much shield also = twice the broken regen rate, so there is that too.
This.
Best thing to do is have a play with Coriolis to see how different shield/booster combinations stack up, paying particular attention to resistances as well as shield capacity.
If you go for a Reinforced shield mod', for example, it'll have a high(er) capacity but low thermal resistance - which means you might want to fit a couple of boosters with a thermal resistance mod'.
Conversely, if you go for a Thermal Resist shield mod, it'll have a lower capacity but super-high thermal resistance - which means you might decide to fit Heavy Duty SBs without having to worry about having low resistances.
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FWIW, personally I usually go for thermal-resist shields with the high-cap XFX and then I go for an even mix of HD SBs and RA SBs, adjusting the mix slightly depending if I think I need higher resistances or more shield power.
Having done that, I either bail out of combat when my shield gets low or, in an emergency, I use reboot/repair to get a shield back on line in a hurry.
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Bob, do you go for G4 or G5 with a thermal resist generator?
I think a G4 gives better allround resistances, and thermal isn't that important. But you sacrifice some integrity. Thoughts?
It generally depends on your shield generator mod.
1) If you are aiming for high MJ, which can be useful vs. Plasma builds, you probably want to reinforce your shield generator. In order to work around the low thermal resistance of the resulting shields, it is best to combine it with one thermal resistant shield booster and the rest heavy duty for maximum MJ. Reinforced/Thermo Block is a useful combination to get even better thermal resistance without losing too much MJ.
2) If you want high resistances, which is usually preferrable for PvE, mod your shield generator for thermal resistance, throw in one or two resistance augmented boosters and the rest heavy duty, because resistances suffer from diminishing returns, so adding more resistance augmented boosters won't be as beneficial as the extra MJ from hd boosters.
If you don't want maximum thermal resistance try Option 1).
1) If you are aiming for high MJ, which can be useful vs. Plasma builds, you probably want to reinforce your shield generator. In order to work around the low thermal resistance of the resulting shields, it is best to combine it with one thermal resistant shield booster and the rest heavy duty for maximum MJ. Reinforced/Thermo Block is a useful combination to get even better thermal resistance without losing too much MJ.
2) If you want high resistances, which is usually preferrable for PvE, mod your shield generator for thermal resistance, throw in one or two resistance augmented boosters and the rest heavy duty, because resistances suffer from diminishing returns, so adding more resistance augmented boosters won't be as beneficial as the extra MJ from hd boosters.
If you don't want maximum thermal resistance try Option 1).
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Bob Lighthouse
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Hmm, never thought of doing that.
So great, one more thing to think about, thanks...
On principle I don't like to sacrifice in two areas, especially if it seems significant.
Giving up more thermal and a little integrity for that little benefit elsewhere rubs me the wrong way.