Passive shield tanking: Difference between revisions

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This article ~~will discuss~~ the use of passive shield ~~tanking~~ for PvE in general and PvE vs Angel in particular. A passive tank is not recommended for PvP. Due to base resists, shield tanks are weakest to Sansha and Amarr factions, so armor setups are usually better against them while the natural base resists of shields lends them well towards tanking Angel rats.

This article discusses the proper use of a passive shield tank as intended for a PvE setting.

The principles explained here ~~work for most~~ ships of battlecruiser size or smaller ~~but~~ battleship shields ~~regen~~ too slowly to be ~~truely~~ effective ~~at this method~~.

The principles explained here apply to many ships of [[battlecruiser|battlecruiser]] hull size or smaller. It should be mentioned that most battleship shields regenerate too slowly to be effective with a passive tank.

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=== Characteristics ===

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

Following these principles, we can look for fittings that influence the quality of a passive shield tank.

*Shield Amount

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=== Snowballing ===

~~Passive~~ shield ~~tanking is~~ a ~~snowballing~~ effect, ~~which means that~~ the more ~~mods~~ you add, the ~~more~~ effect ~~they have on your tank. Besides, regen duration and hp mods aren't stacked~~.

Actively improving passive shield regeneration with modules and rigs has a snowball effect. With most systems in EvE there are diminishing returns, referred to as [[stacking penalties]], when additional fittings affect a specific attribute. On the other hand, passive shield regeneration rate is multiplicative; the more fittings you add that affect shield regeneration rate the greater effect each fitting has.

Let's look at the example of a [[Hurricane]]:

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'''As you can see, there's little use trying to go half passive. It starts to work when you add lots of modules and have well trained passive tanking skills.'''

===Passive Shield Tanking and PvP===

Passive tanking is generally not advised for PvP pursuits. PvP altercations tend to consist of high damage concentration for a brief period of time and will almost always break a passive tank. For more information regarding tanking in PvP see [[Armour Tanking]], [[Shield Tanking]], and [[Smurfprime's Guide to Basic Tanking|The Guide to Basic Tanking]].

== In practice ==

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-This article will discuss the use of passive shield tanking for PvE in general and PvE vs Angel in particular. A passive tank is not recommended for PvP. Due to base resists, shield tanks are weakest to Sansha and Amarr factions, so armor setups are usually better against them while the natural base resists of shields lends them well towards tanking Angel rats.
+This article discusses the proper use of a passive shield tank as intended for a PvE setting.
-The principles explained here work for most ships of battlecruiser size or smaller but battleship shields regen too slowly to be truely effective at this method.
+The principles explained here apply to many ships of [[battlecruiser|battlecruiser]] hull size or smaller. It should be mentioned that most battleship shields regenerate too slowly to be effective with a passive tank.
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 === Characteristics  ===
-Following those principles, we can look for modules which influence the relevant ship statistics to increase your passive shield regeneration.
+Following these principles, we can look for fittings that influence the quality of a passive shield tank.
 *Shield Amount
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 === Snowballing  ===
-Passive shield tanking is a snowballing effect, which means that the more mods you add, the more effect they have on your tank. Besides, regen duration and hp mods aren't stacked.
+Actively improving passive shield regeneration with modules and rigs has a snowball effect. With most systems in EvE there are diminishing returns, referred to as [[stacking penalties]], when additional fittings affect a specific attribute. On the other hand, passive shield regeneration rate is multiplicative; the more fittings you add that affect shield regeneration rate the greater effect each fitting has.
 Let's look at the example of a [[Hurricane]]:
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 '''As you can see, there's little use trying to go half passive. It starts to work when you add lots of modules and have well trained passive tanking skills.'''
+===Passive Shield Tanking and PvP===
+Passive tanking is generally not advised for PvP pursuits. PvP altercations tend to consist of high damage concentration for a brief period of time and will almost always break a passive tank. For more information regarding tanking in PvP see [[Armour Tanking]], [[Shield Tanking]], and [[Smurfprime's Guide to Basic Tanking|The Guide to Basic Tanking]].
 == In practice  ==