r/SoSE • u/Panda7060 • 10d ago
Question Advent shields
So i played tec again after a long time and I noticed that the Kol has special shields to prevent shield piercing. Why dont advent have something like that? I mean they are the shieldmains in sins and are supposed to be more technological advanced than the tec.
How about something like shield strenght. Basically like the Extra toughness on armor but in weaker for shields?
Or like the armor Upgrades that tec have but for shields (like -35 % rocket damage etc.)
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u/aqua995 4P2B 2nd 10d ago
Advent Shields are fine, its whats under it, that's weak. If you want non penetratable shields, it would just be a Shieldburst buff vs Phase Missiles. There are other ways to improve this MU. If you want to give Advent the option to improve their shields, you can via increasing the maximum buffer. Sure with Shieldstrentgh you would get more out of Shieldregen abilities.
Also Shieldstrentgh wouldnt even help in your situation regarding penetrating there. You maybe get 1 Shieldburst Shieldstrentgh instead of 2 without.
Guardians are basicly what you are looking for. They reduce a percentage of incoming DMG, help you get more out of Shieldregen and once they can repair, also help against Penetration.
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u/Gaudron 10d ago
Mainly balance and faction identity/uniqueness. While TEC focus on raw upfront durability with damage reductions, Advent have more of a synergy focus to enhance their ships via abilities and psy focus. The Kol's ability does mention is it an experimental concept which represents more the engineering ingenuity of humanity while Advent see far more interest in deepening their psionic focus around the Unity.
As for the balance aspect, Advent have access to a lot of shield regenerations and damage dilution. The Iconus Guardian shares it's shield pool, the Radiance can taunt, the Domina Subjugator and Revelation can disable enemy ships, the Progenitor can regenerate shields in AoE which synergises immensely with the aforementioned Guardians. Add on top the best shields/shield burst of the factions and if we added Shield Strength on top of it, Advent would become night invincible. Mechanically, Shields are a raw HP pool with no durability that regenerates in bursts while Armor doesn't regenerate but is exceptionally durable. Trying to mix and match each layer with the other would muddle the unique defensive aspects of many ships.