Poll: When trading do you risk no shields for no cargo space.

[LeetNoob]

sorry, did not insert poll, can a mod close?

I created a poll in another thread.

https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=105650

 

[Bobbydylan]

I did for a while, but 1 destruction crash, and 3 150k repair jobs later, I put a small shield on.

 

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Flying with no shields is like driving with no brakes. You can do it, but it makes it difficult to avoid potential disaster.

 

[MadArkael]

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I fly my ships like I bang my wo... errr I don't use shields.

 

[Cmdr Andy B]

i still run with shields but in a smaller slot, the extra cargo room comes in handy and the downgrade compaired to getting rid of them means i can still survive minor collisions.

 

[Colapinto]

No shield

No shield for me.
1. In the peripheral systems where thegood routes are, there are not that many player pirates / killers.
2. Repairs to T7 from bumps and scrapes are dirt cheap and more than covered by proift from extra 16+ cargo.
3. If you're very concerned you could put in a small shield for scrapes / landing / AI intercepts.

Cheers!

 

[Kranium]

A heavy landing in a T9 costs 1% or about 20,000. Lightly tapping the bars on entry to the port cost 50% hull or 1,000,000 in repairs.

Being hit by another ship while trading luxuries cost 70% or 1,400,000 in repairs.

I put the shield back on after that. It really didn't make economic sense to travel without them.

 

[StuartGT]

sorry, did not insert poll, can a mod close?

Click Report This Post at bottom left of OP, and in explanation text add a link to your new thread so mod can merge

 

[Craib]

I run with no shields in my Cobra when doing rare runs. The re-buy costs are low with a Cobra and the no shields make interdictions much more exciting

 

[Kranium]

Resisting an interdiction in a T9 costs 2% hull or 34,000. That's before they start shooting.....

 

[Sir.Tj]

Closed it for you.