Point defence vs shield booster

[Dash]

Do I fill up a utility slot with point defence or a shield booster?

I run point defence currently and, especially in combat zones, it goes crazy shooting at stuff. And I don't tend to notice getting hit by things.

That said, when I'm in a more 1v1 scenario and missiles are being shot at me, sometimes it fails and I get hit and the effect to my shield whilst visible doesn't seem to be a significant amount.

So, would it be better to take the shield booster and accept the odd hit from a missile?

 

[Morbad]

Missiles do next to nothing to shields as of 1.2, and most people, myself included, have generally stopped using PDTs.

If you are reckless to the point your shields fail regularly, you may still find one useful as missiles and torpedoes can be devastating to hull and subsystems, otherwise, it's a waste.

 

[Bokugo]

I prefer the booster. Hardly anyone uses missile, they are rubbish against shields, and you actually can just shoot them down yourself (Lots of memories shooting my own missiles especially :T)