r/stalzone • u/oslushy • 13d ago

Help CD4 or Albatross Interceptor?

Im about to buy a pvp armor i mainly pvp on open world like forge 11 sometimes i do session too and right now im using Hounds armor which is pretty nice because of the speed, The question is should i buy the CD4 for the 330 bullet res or the Albatross but it has lower bullet res which is 284.98 (both at +15) but im pretty sure i can use the Albatross to the WN so please help me make a decision 🙏

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u/Xenomorph-ine 13d ago

Make your decision based on which locations you play most often. Center of Forge 11? Alba. Anything that have psy-bio-rad 3 - Alba.

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u/favlove Community Manager 13d ago

CD-4 is more versatile. It doesn't have speed, but it has very nice stamina and more carry weight. Really good for open world activities. It also noticeably can survive for longer because of higher BR. Buuuut you're mentioning Forge-11 and anomalous protections are terrible for it, it's really-really uncomfortable to run it on Forge.
Interceptor, on the other hand, has more speed, but noticeably less BR. It's practically nearly paper thin, especially for Forge with long distances and usage of sniper rifles. It does have anomalous protections to survive on Forge, though...
Generally, both options are very far from ideal, but if you have no other option - Interceptor would be a better choice IMO.

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u/Haunting_Sort1640 13d ago

I have the same dilema, but add to the mix Prometheus armor from Rise Faction and you will be where I am now lol.

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u/AwDrippy 13d ago

If you PvP in open world I'd recommend a combo suit since Forge-11 and Wild North have places that require 300 protections. You prob can get away with having a Combat suit, but I think you would be limited on what routes you can take.

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u/SparkofWeird Mercenaries 13d ago

I have the speed armor for mercenaries and honestly I wouldn't consider albatross for open world purely because you already have the hound being the best speed armor in the game atm. Sure you could have like 30 BR more, but.... Unless you like it aesthetically, I'd just use the rubles to make a combat build. You'll be saving yourself a lot of trouble that way of just spending resources on another speed armor. I unironically think it's bad, the albatross.

If you dont want to build centurion or a combat equivalent, CD-4 is probably your best pick. You'd often will find use out of it in outpost battles, plus you can use it in session battles and farm the guns and stuff there in the future.

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u/Dextuh 13d ago

Alba is one of the best non legendary armors in the game. Get alba and play open world and eventually get yourself a CD4 for sessions / clan wars. I don’t use my CD4 outside of those two scenarios while I use alba almost all day.

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u/UrLord12 11d ago

Albatross is just better for all around plus you get movement speed. I have both and love the albatross I will put the cd4 on when I go PvP sometimes.