Defensive Space Gear

birzark

So I have been playing the the Reprocity space trait which is a lot of fun.
for those that don't know it gives -10% cool down reduction for Tactical and Intel Bridge officer abilities every time an enemy misses you.

Having this makes me want to get my defense as high as possible.
I have the counter Command Engines and Deflector that give 10% total. I am also using the Dyson Engineer console upgraded and gives me 2.8%
My resting Defense is 103% at full impulse
I also have traits that when active get my defense to go up to 135, if i use evasive i can get it 150.

Any consoles, warp core or shields that can help increase defense? I cant seem to find any information on it.

gavinruneblade

birzark wrote: »

So I have been playing the the Reprocity space trait which is a lot of fun.
for those that don't know it gives -10% cool down reduction for Tactical and Intel Bridge officer abilities every time an enemy misses you.

Having this makes me want to get my defense as high as possible.
I have the counter Command Engines and Deflector that give 10% total. I am also using the Dyson Engineer console upgraded and gives me 2.8%
My resting Defense is 103% at full impulse
I also have traits that when active get my defense to go up to 135, if i use evasive i can get it 150.

Any consoles, warp core or shields that can help increase defense? I cant seem to find any information on it.

I'm not aware of any warp cores or shields, but do look at flying an escort if you're not already, they get a defense bonus inherently.

For consoles, slim pickings:
http://sto.gamepedia.com/Console_-_Universal_-_Impulse_Capacitance_Cell

Also remember that there are some -accuracy mods, like the crippling fire trait, and that will also cause misses.

annemarie30

gavinruneblade wrote: »

I'm not aware of any warp cores or shields, but do look at flying an escort if you're not already, they get a defense bonus inherently.

For consoles, slim pickings:
http://sto.gamepedia.com/Console_-_Universal_-_Impulse_Capacitance_Cell

Also remember that there are some -accuracy mods, like the crippling fire trait, and that will also cause misses.

aegis set is the best defensive set I think but it's not end game worthy don't know if anyone has tried upgrading them. I think the CC set has the hull leech which procs when you hit hull.. best for a cannon build.

starsword1989

Counter command space set adds defence as well iirc. The recent crystalline cataclysm event rewarded a doff that synergizes eptE and evasive maneuvres, that could probably maximize your defense ratings as well.

edit: Undine Engines and 2 set bonus grants a total of 10% defense

gavinruneblade

annemarie30 wrote: »

aegis set is the best defensive set I think but it's not end game worthy don't know if anyone has tried upgrading them. I think the CC set has the hull leech which procs when you hit hull.. best for a cannon build.

It upgrades OK. The problem is that the two piece Borg set heals you 1% of max hull/second and nothing in the game short of miracle worker and the valdore console compete with that for survival

Aegis is fine on a budget build, and if you are bad at dil farming, 10-18mil ec might be easier for you than the marks and dil for rep items. Don't buy the already upgraded versions, it costs 4 superior kits to hit 13 but the mark 13 pieces sell for 5-10mill more than the 12s. I've made a bit of money selling them to people who are bad at math.

tgo533

Traits
Elusive +10%
Crippling Fire - 2.4 acc on crit.

Items
Subspace Field Modulator +15% def for 15 sec

If you want to max defence look at pilot secondary spec as it gives many large bonuses to defence.

Rock and roll forces all shots to miss. 10k defence while active. Can improve it by 20% after rock and roll too.

My defence sits at 90 in defiant at half impulse, and can even keep that 80 of that in reverse.

I am debating getting this ship if only for that trait to put back on my defiant.