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MACO vs. Aegis......thoughts? opinions?

dawnraidernx0891dawnraidernx0891 Member Posts: 20 Arc User
edited July 2012 in Federation Discussion
I'm sure its an old question being rehashed, but i'm trying to decide which is better;
the MACO set, or the AEGIS set, thoughts and opinions please?
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  • thoroonthoroon Member Posts: 409 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Wait until someone says: 3Borg+Maco Shield ;)
    (which I actually prefer, easy to obtain)

    From both selections: Maco, better in every way.
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  • raj011raj011 Member Posts: 987 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    i use this set in pvp and still get blown to bits by those escorts and there cannons plus spamming.
  • thoroonthoroon Member Posts: 409 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    raj011 wrote: »
    i use this set in pvp and still get blown to bits by those escorts and there cannons plus spamming.

    50% of your survival in PvP depends on your mates, the rest is divided on your skill, your opponent's skill and your itemstats.
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  • tom61stotom61sto Member Posts: 3,676 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Depends on your ship, character class, and play style. Most non-Sci captains/ship will want to avoid the full Aegis set. There are interesting exceptions, given that the main proc is a defense amp, so certain Escort captains could make good use of it.

    Aegis shield with Borg three-piece is decent until you can afford the MACO shield for tanking.
  • rdm1958rdm1958 Member Posts: 822 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    dawnraidernx0891 wrote: »
    I'm sure its an old question being rehashed, but i'm trying to decide which is better;
    the MACO set, or the AEGIS set, thoughts and opinions please?

    i like keeping things neat and tidy, you know well organized. i worked hard to get certain sets including the aegis. you can do okay with the aegis set, but as many here will tell you the borg set with maco shields is the way too go. i found it hard to break up sets, but it works better with the mixed set.

    i have both the omega and maco II sets and they just don't compare to the borg / maco set up.

    i think the reman II set might be different. i will know in a month or 2 since you need 96 datalogs to fully upgrade. 37 to go.....ugh.
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  • voporakvoporak Member Posts: 5,621 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    MACO.

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  • playhard88playhard88 Member Posts: 733 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    raj011 wrote: »
    i use this set in pvp and still get blown to bits by those escorts and there cannons plus spamming.

    survival in pvp need a little more than just good gear. Need a proper skill tree, a good build, and a good captian, and ofc teamwork
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  • anazondaanazonda Member Posts: 8,399 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    thoroon wrote: »
    Wait until someone says: 3Borg+Maco Shield ;)
    (which I actually prefer, easy to obtain)

    From both selections: Maco, better in every way.

    (Just to make quoted member happy)

    I think you should go with

    Borg Deflector
    Borg Engine
    Borg Console
    MACO Sheild

    Why?

    3 Borg pieces = Autonomous Regeneration sequencer (Passive High Powered Hazard Emitters) + Multi Regenerative Shield Array (Passive shield heal)

    MACO Shield: Resilient shield, absorbing more than average levels of incoming damage... And Is passively healed by the borg set.
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  • julissa2julissa2 Member Posts: 23 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    For PvE I prefer the borg shield for my setup. I like the higher regen rather than the bigger pool. I consider myself properly tanking if I am almost never at full shields. If there is an enemy out there I want him shooting at me and not the rest of my team. Distribute shields is your bestest friend!

    For PvP I could see maybe wanting a bigger pool with more resistance to better survive the alpha strike, but I do not really PvP much at all.
  • rebel230rebel230 Member Posts: 90 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    rdm1958 wrote: »
    i like keeping things neat and tidy, you know well organized. i worked hard to get certain sets including the aegis. you can do okay with the aegis set, but as many here will tell you the borg set with maco shields is the way too go. i found it hard to break up sets, but it works better with the mixed set.

    i have both the omega and maco II sets and they just don't compare to the borg / maco set up.

    i think the reman II set might be different. i will know in a month or 2 since you need 96 datalogs to fully upgrade. 37 to go.....ugh.


    how do you get datalogs?
  • rdm1958rdm1958 Member Posts: 822 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    the reward for successfully completing the vault mission is datalogs.....one at a time.
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  • reginamala78reginamala78 Member Posts: 4,593 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    Aegis shield has slightly higher capacity and slightly lower regneration. MACO shield has damage reduction, reduced bleedthrough damage, and the power boosting ability. Only times I'd pick Aegis over MACO is 1) I would rather just pay off the exchange rather than deal with the STF grind, 2) I'm packing other Aegis stuff and want the set bonuses, or 3) I want the Aegis look (admittedly it looks really cool). Otherwise, Aegis is pretty good but MACO is better.

    Edit:
    Re-read the original post, realized he's asking about complete sets not just shields. My bad.
  • dawnraidernx0891dawnraidernx0891 Member Posts: 20 Arc User
    edited July 2012
    thanks for the input all!
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  • dknight0001dknight0001 Member Posts: 1,542
    edited July 2012
    rdm1958 wrote: »
    i like keeping things neat and tidy, you know well organized. i worked hard to get certain sets including the aegis. you can do okay with the aegis set, but as many here will tell you the borg set with maco shields is the way too go. i found it hard to break up sets, but it works better with the mixed set.

    i have both the omega and maco II sets and they just don't compare to the borg / maco set up.

    i think the reman II set might be different. i will know in a month or 2 since you need 96 datalogs to fully upgrade. 37 to go.....ugh.

    I use 2P Reman with the KHG Shield and that works quite well with the enhanced High Yield Plasma Torpedoes hitting very hard. I assume the MACO would work just as well but you really do need the Plasma Torps for it to work. Also I've just upgraded from the default Reman set to the Mk XII Rare (If the research succeeded) but I've yet to put it into play.

    MACO Shield is probably the best shield in the game for anything but an Escort. I like 3P Omega for an Escort but I could see 2P/2P Omega/Borg working on it.
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