I was vaguely considering using the 8472 shield+armor on a future character when I saw the shield and thought, no, I'm not using that!
It seems that most of the Reputation sets I classify as Retaliation shields, that they send a pulse or some other effect towards the enemy when their bonus effect goes off:
Reputation Retalliation Shields
I dislike this kind of shield because I'm a stealth based player and when the pulse goes off, it draws unnecessary enemy attention.
Which basically limits my choice to Omega armor+shield, since it only reacts to enemy fire if they are already targeting you, it has no effect on them otherwise.
Which means the only reason to get the other sets is for a costume unlock, then the armor+shield are sold to a vendor with the gun tossed into my bank and never used again.
So why is there such a focus on Retaliation shields in Reputation?
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