Giga and crystal plates are only indirect op.
Reason: What is worse: receiving 4*250 damage or 2*300? (Out of context just a logic question)
18 minutes ago, Lord_Xenon said:
Giga and crystal plates are only indirect op.
Reason: What is worse: receiving 4*250 damage or 2*300? (Out of context just a logic question)
Let me reformulate your question :
What is worse ?
receiving 4*250 damage on a single ship that can tank them without dying,
or 300 damage on 4 different ships that may contain an engi or a gunship ?
Not only in the first option the overhaul damage for your team is lower. But the other ships of your team that take damages instead of you may die or be a core element of your team.
Your role is to tank.
And to tank, Crystal plates + giga 2 are OP.
But it seems blueprints for Crystal plates are absent now from attacked sectors (e.g. PvP,PvE,PvAI) ?? So its a thing of rare appearance? Or am I wrong?
6 hours ago, avarshina said:
But it seems blueprints for Crystal plates are absent now from attacked sectors (e.g. PvP,PvE,PvAI) ?? So its a thing of rare appearance? Or am I wrong?
I have got some blueprints, but very few lately. None of them for crystal plates.
The last patch from December 20 change something about this.
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Changes to blueprint acquisition system
December 20 starts the preparatory stage for the beginning of a new era — trading opportunities between pilots! First of all, trading will be applied to blueprints of weapons and modules for rank 7 to 15 ships. Now you have time to stockpile goods for future use. Until January 17, the blueprints will be available only in special container-bundles for iridium.
Make sure to replenish your strategic reserves!
The Sibyl does in fact have one huuuge advantage: it will be able to equip static shields without totally sacrificing the ability to regenerate a big chunk of survivability. Static shields will put you in a big advantage in most situations. Eventhough its a jericho ship, you still have a big hull, which should be fortified with one or two hull slots. You wont need to waste slots for energy regen, since the 7 bottom crew will take care of that. Wormhole and Multiphase shield are mandatory. I would go for 3 Shield slots (EM resist, Splitter, Adaptive) and 2 hull slots (Reinforced, galvanized/crystal). Upping the hull volume is a good idea on a jericho destroyer, since a plasma arc will kill 2/3 of your hull otherwise. Extra slots for shield regen on capacitor are utterly useless and should never be considered.
There you have it, my advice on the Sibyl.