[spoon]

Originally posted by Elowan:

1. What's your favorite set-up if so? That is - proportions of each. Type used?
2. How is this ideal compromised by ship size? That is - what do you sacrifice if you have to?
3. Is there a level at which shields are preferred over armor?
   

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1- depends on what part of the game I'm in...
---- early game (before PPBs) - all shields (non-phased) + armor 3's if I need to burn some kt with cheap components to keep the cost down
---- mid game (PPBs everywhere) - 1 non-phased V, the rest armor, including the +15% def armor. (The non-phased shields are to deter boarding parties and engine killers).
---- late game (phased shields researched) -all shields (phased), and the +15% def armors
2- smaller ships (<= 400kt) have a hard time fitting all those defensive components. I generally have to choose between shields vs the +15% armors - the decision depending on the circumstances...
3 - see point 1 above

-Spoon