[PvK]

This won't surprise anyone, but personally, I like the way Emissive and other armors work in Proportions 2.5.1.

One of the types is armor plate, which requires a mount that scales the component to the hull size. This component is not given the "always hit first" armor ability, but it is given a fairly high structure (based on tech/expenditure level) and it has a moderate level of emissive ability. Thus, it both blocks some hits with a "leaky" effect, and also absorbs some damage from every hit. Combined with the other armor types in Proportions (EA, armored structure, etc), and the fact that small ships remain useful in the late game in Proportions, I think it works out rather well.

PvK