[geoschmo]

Originally posted by macjimmy:
One topic for balancing that I've not seen is shields vs armor. Armor has less hp/kt than shields at a moderate level and has to be repaired too. Armor I,II,III is 3, 3.5, 4 hp/kt, IIRC, and the shields far outstrip this. Making armor more worthwhile might balance PPB without having to make large changes there as well.

This is an interesting way of approaching the PPB problem, but I do not think it will accomplish what you are trying to do. That's not to say that shield/armor balance shouldn't be considered. But frankly few people use normal shields now because of the prevalence of PPB. And the PPB is such a strong weapon on a cost to weight ratio even against unshielded targets. So making armor isn't going to make them less likely to use PPB.

Geoschmo