July 25th, 2003, 03:27 PM
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Re: SE4 Stock Balance Mod
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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.
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Shields are vulnerable to shield depletors which have highest damage/kt ratio. Unless you are crystalline, you have to punch through armor. NSP skipps both and are irrelevant fro this discussion. Of course, shields also protect against boarding and ID. May be some rebalancing is nesessary, but not as much as simple hit points suggest.
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