Can I ask you what your experience with A grade and B grade modules on the FAS has been?
I'm currently running
this fit and I'm mainly wondering about downgrading my power distributor to B grade so it can take more hits without malfunctioning (when my hull's around 50% this starts happening with the A grade).
Is the 0.5MJ/sec charge difference noticeable?
Also wondering about the thrusters: should I upgrade to A from B? It's very nimble already, and I like the idea of having extra hitpoints on my thrusters, but if the A grade is that much better then I'll save up for it...
And how about your life support and sensors? Were you finding them getting shot a lot and malfunctioning with the other grades, or were you going for 'full mantank'?
Thanks!
It's a tough call due to our lack of data. The devs have explained the damage model, and lore describes the as being 'military' modules
(and more reslient, if I recall) but there's no hard evidence. On the contrary, some folks describe them as being less resilient.
However, since I started using , the early part of 1.4, I found my ship has suffered considerbaly less module malfunctions. Full, as you say, 'man tank' has proven very, very resilient.
Of course, it should be noted that I also use to reduce the insurance as well as increasing the mass, which is a key factor in ramming. As you've noticed, the drop in performance isn't that great and we're hardly starved of power, speed or agility.
Regarding the thrusters. Again, mine are A because A suits my style of combat. Close in, beam lasers all the way, looking to ram if possible and get closer enough for frags. More speed combined with the ships total mass makes for one heck of a ram. Of course, they're an achilles heel, compared to the other modules, but thanks to the agility of the FAS and that I'm always looking to get up close, they're rarely exposed to anyone but the most dedicate railgun snipers.
So really, as always, it comes down to your combat style. Try the for a few days. See how it goes. I found it worked very well with pure hull tanking.