So for PVE I’m noticing the innate bonuses seem to lean toward Shield tanking them…
Is this the way to go Or should I do Armor or what? Having some serious difficulties with t3 and t4 missions, any fitting advice would also be appreciated.
Thanks.
shield tanking is often preferable simply because the personal shield-restoring modules have much shorter cooldown than the equivalent armor ones. however, it really does depend on what race of ships you fly, e.g. most empire ships will be better off armor tanking because of the increased resistances they have on armor.
It does not matter which so long as you stack thermal resists to keep your hull/shield from being torn apart by the boss or the more resistant ships with lasers.
the “more resistant ships” are only the veterans. the elite captains and commanders aren’t that hard
uhm really depends. What am I playing? If it’s jericho shield if it’s empire hull, if it’s Fed I look at each ship separately
So for PvE go with Full Resist Fitting rather then Buffer tank? Or a Resist heavy Buffer tank yes?
So for PvE go with Full Resist Fitting rather then Buffer tank? Or a Resist heavy Buffer tank yes?
A combination of both will maximize your life.
25 resist and 25% shield will give you 6.25% more life than 50 resist or 50% shield.
Of course, resist modules will only protect against one particular damage type. The question becomes, which kind of resist module to choose? In PvP this is a tricky question, but in PvE thermal resistance is typically the most useful, as a lot of the bosses and elite enemies deal thermal damage. Still, get some extra shields to.
A combination of both will maximize your life.
25 resist and 25% shield will give you 6.25% more life than 50 resist or 50% shield.
Of course, resist modules will only protect against one particular damage type. The question becomes, which kind of resist module to choose? In PvP this is a tricky question, but in PvE thermal resistance is typically the most useful, as a lot of the bosses and elite enemies deal thermal damage. Still, get some extra shields to.
What about in the higher tier ones? I notice a ton of ships use rails and PLasma? You think thermal is still my best bet though? I seem to be mobbed and killed by plasma more then anything.
What about in the higher tier ones? I notice a ton of ships use rails and PLasma? You think thermal is still my best bet though? I seem to be mobbed and killed by plasma more then anything.
Well then, you learn to adapt 
If you are having issues with rails and plasmas, build accordingly. The reason why I said thermal was because the final round of the PvE scenario sends waves of enemies that mainly do thermal damage.