Passive shield tanking: Difference between revisions

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== Theory ==

=== ~~Non-linearity~~ ===

=== Principles ===

~~Both~~ Shield ~~and [[Capacitor Recharge Rate|Capacitor~~ regeneration~~]] are~~ non-linear ~~in EVE. This means the rate of regeneration~~ changes depending on how much~~, either~~ shield ~~or capacitor (they don't effect each other though)~~ you currently have.

There are three important principles at work to determine how much damage your shield can tank passively without breaking:

*Shield resistances will reduce incoming damage by a percent depending on damage type

~~=== Regen duration ===~~

*Shield regeneration is non-linear, meaning how quickly it regenerates changes depending on how much shield you currently have. It's very close to, if not the same as the [[Capacitor recharge rate|capacitor regeneration]] curve and maxes at approximately 2.4x the base amount.

*Shield regeneration time is the time it takes shields to regenerate from 0% to 100% and does not change, even if the total amount of shield a ship has changes, meaning an increase in total shield amount will increase the amount you regen.

~~Another thing specific~~ to ~~eve regen is that~~ the ~~regen duration remains~~ the ~~same regardless of~~ the amount ~~of hp~~.

So if ~~you add hp's (for example with~~ a ''shield ~~extender'' or a ''capacitor battery'') it~~ will ~~still fully regen in~~ the ~~same duration as before.~~

~~'''TL;DR: '''If~~ you ~~double the shield hp, it doubles the shield~~ regen ~~rate~~.

=== Characteristics ===

~~There are 3 things that may~~ increase your ~~shield~~ passive ~~regen rate:~~

Following those principles, we can look for modules which influence the relevant ship statistics to increase your passive shield regeneration.

~~'''~~shield ~~hp - regen duration - resistances'''~~

Shield ~~hp is increased by adding ''powerdiagnostics ''~~(low ~~slot~~)~~, ''shield extenders''~~ (mid ~~slot~~) ~~and ''core defense field extenders''~~ (rig)

*Shield Amount

**Power Diagnostic Unit (low)

**Shield Extender (mid)

**Core Defense Field Extender (rig)

Shield ~~regen duration is reduces by adding ''powerdiagnostics'', ''shield power relays'', ''shield flux coils''~~ (low ~~slot~~)~~, ''shield rechargers''~~ (mid ~~slot~~) ~~and ''core defense field purgers''~~ (rig)

*Shield Regeneration Time

**Power Diagnostic Unit (low)

**Shield Power Relay (low)

**Shield Flux Coil (low)

**Shield Recharger (mid)

**Core Defense Field Purger (rig)

~~Resists are increased by adding a damage control~~ (low ~~slot~~)~~, shield resistance amplifiers, shield hardeners~~ (mid ~~slot~~)~~, screen reinforcers~~ (rig)

*Shield Resistances

**Damage Control (low)

**Shield Resistance Amplifier (mid)

**Shield Hardener (mid)

**Screen Reinforcer (rig)

=== Snowballing ===

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 == Theory  ==
-=== Non-linearity  ===
+=== Principles  ===
-Both Shield and [[Capacitor Recharge Rate|Capacitor regeneration]] are non-linear in EVE. This means the rate of regeneration changes depending on how much, either shield or capacitor (they don't effect each other though) you currently have.
+There are three important principles at work to determine how much damage your shield can tank passively without breaking:
+*Shield resistances will reduce incoming damage by a percent depending on damage type
-=== Regen duration  ===
+*Shield regeneration is non-linear, meaning how quickly it regenerates changes depending on how much shield you currently have. It's very close to, if not the same as the [[Capacitor recharge rate|capacitor regeneration]] curve and maxes at approximately 2.4x the base amount.
+*Shield regeneration time is the time it takes shields to regenerate from 0% to 100% and does not change, even if the total amount of shield a ship has changes, meaning an increase in total shield amount will increase the amount you regen.
-Another thing specific to eve regen is that the regen duration remains the same regardless of the amount of hp.
-So if you add hp's (for example with a ''shield extender'' or a ''capacitor battery'') it will still fully regen in the same duration as before.
-'''TL;DR: '''If you double the shield hp, it doubles the shield regen rate.
 === Characteristics  ===
-There are 3 things that may increase your shield passive regen rate:
+Following those principles, we can look for modules which influence the relevant ship statistics to increase your passive shield regeneration.
-'''shield hp - regen duration - resistances'''
-Shield hp is increased by adding ''powerdiagnostics ''(low slot), ''shield extenders'' (mid slot) and ''core defense field extenders'' (rig)
+*Shield Amount
+**Power Diagnostic Unit (low)
+**Shield Extender (mid)
+**Core Defense Field Extender (rig)
-Shield regen duration is reduces by adding ''powerdiagnostics'', ''shield power relays'', ''shield flux coils'' (low slot), ''shield rechargers'' (mid slot) and ''core defense field purgers'' (rig)
+*Shield Regeneration Time
+**Power Diagnostic Unit (low)
+**Shield Power Relay (low)
+**Shield Flux Coil (low)
+**Shield Recharger (mid)
+**Core Defense Field Purger (rig)
-Resists are increased by adding a damage control (low slot), shield resistance amplifiers, shield hardeners (mid slot), screen reinforcers (rig)
+*Shield Resistances
+**Damage Control (low)
+**Shield Resistance Amplifier (mid)
+**Shield Hardener (mid)
+**Screen Reinforcer (rig)
 === Snowballing  ===