Toggle menu
Toggle preferences menu
Toggle personal menu
Not logged in
Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits.

Shields: Difference between revisions

From EVE University Wiki
Line 185: Line 185:


{{ note box | '''IMPORTANT''': Ships should use ''either'' shields ''or'' armor ... but never both. Some shield modules increase the Signature Radius of a ship and make it easier to target. Some armor modules decrease the speed of a ship and make it easier to catch. While there are benefit trade-offs that make this acceptable for one kind of defense or the other, there are few, if any, trade-offs that accomodate both.  | italics = no }}
{{ note box | '''IMPORTANT''': Ships should use ''either'' shields ''or'' armor ... but never both. Some shield modules increase the Signature Radius of a ship and make it easier to target. Some armor modules decrease the speed of a ship and make it easier to catch. While there are benefit trade-offs that make this acceptable for one kind of defense or the other, there are few, if any, trade-offs that accomodate both.  | italics = no }}
The argument as to which approach is best never ends. Every type of defense has advantages and disadvantages, and it is always best to fit the ship to match its characteristics, the pilot's skills, and the goals of the encounter.


===Advantages of Shields===
===Advantages of Shields===