Suggestions for Deflector, Engines, and Shields?

furiontassadar

I'm back once again with more questions! This time around, I'm not looking for a definitive answer as much, as I get the sense that people's choice for such things tends to be based on their builds their going for, and even just personal choice.

So, how about it? What deflector, engines, and shields do you guys prefer to use, for what sort of builds, and why?

As for me, in case peeps or curious or would be willing to lend some further advice, I currently use the Counter-Command Deflector Array (it seemed to have a decent balance between defensive and offensive stat boosts, though it skews a bit too much toward torpedo and exotic damage), the Romulan Advanced Prototype Impulse Engines (mainly for the boost to Attack Patterns), and the Romulan Prototype Covariant Shield Array (mainly to experiment with the two piece bonus I get from this and the Romulan engines, and the capacity boost proc seemed kind of nice, too.)

I had been trying to make a cannons and plasma torpedo build work for me (hence the emphasis on boosting torpedo performance with the Counter-Command Deflector and the two set bonus from the Romulan Prototype gear), but I've recently decided to give a BFAW build a try. I've seen a couple people that use BFAW builds make use of the Nukara Deflector and Nukara shield, maybe for the flat weapon bonus the two set gives? Both seem pretty decent for defense purposes as well. I also really want to get the Delta Alliance Deflector at some point, with it's ridiculously high defense bonuses, just to have around in case I need to make myself especially tanky.

So about everyone else?

kriskringle3

It all depends on what you are looking for. This is a list I made comparing the stats on the shields.

Shield Comparison, all based on Mk XII, (additional char ofsets apply)

Group 1, 10.539 Capacity, Corvalent (10% Bleed)

(a) Adapted MACO / Klingon Honor Guard, 188.2 Regeneration, 20% Plasma Reduction
20% Chance: Placate for 1 Sec, once every 10 Secs
Set (2): 25% Torpedo damage, +7 Aux Power, 70% Crew loss resist, +7 Crew recovery

(b) Romulan Adv. Prototype, 171.1 Regeneration, 20% Phaser Reduction
10% Chance: +5% Max Capacity for 30 Secs, Stacks 10x
Set (2) High Yeald Plasma Torpedos: + Flight Speed, +Defence; [+17.5 Part. Generator]

(c) Reman Adv. Prototype, 171.1 Regeneration, 20% Disruptor Reduction
10% chance: +5% Max Capacity for 30 Secs, stacks 10x
Set (2) High Yeald Plasma Torpedos: + Flight Speed, +Defence; [+17.5 Part. Generator]

Group 2, 9.786 Capacity, Corvalent (10% Bleed)

(d) Counter Command, 171.1 Regeneration, 20% Antiproton Reduction
2.5% chance: drain 10 power
Set (2) 5% Defence, +12 Antiproton Reisitance

(e) Delta Alliance, 171.1 Regeneration, 10% Polaron Reduction
50% Shield Drain resistance
Set (2) 25% Defence when using evasive manuvers
Set (3) 20% Flight Speed, 20% Turn Rate

Group 3, 8.452 Capacity, Resilient (5% Bleed, 5% Absorb)

(f) MACO / Adapted K.H.G, 216.7 Regeneration, 20% Plasma Reduction
Per Hit: +2 All Power Levels for 15 Secs, Stacks 5x (conflicts with Leech Console)
Set (2) 5% Power recharge speed; [+15.2 Power insulators]

(g) Nukara, 216.7 Regeneration, 10% All Energy, 10% Tetryon, 10% Radiation
1% Chance: reflect 150% of Damage (50% Shield Penetration)
Set (2) 2.5% Weapon damage, removes disabled weapons after 4 secs

Group 4, 7.801 Capacity, Resilient (5% Bleed, 5% Absorb)

(h) Jem'hadar, 216.7 Regeneration, 10% All Energy Reduction, 10% Kinetic Resistance
+75 Crew Death/Disable resistance
Set (2) 13.1% Polaron Weapon Damage; [+26.2 Power Insulators]

(i) Solanae, 216.7 Regeneration, 10% All Energy Reduction
1% Chance: reflect 33% of damage, once every 2 secs
Set (2) +5 Sheild Power + Bonus at low power
Set (3) 2.5% Hull repear equal to outgoing damage ( min 255.1, max 1020.4 )

Group 5, Below 7.000 capacity, Regenerative (10% Bleed)
(j) Assimilated, 6843.8 Cap, 356.4 Reg, 15% Plasma
+5 Shield Power Setting
Set (2) 1% Hull regeneration every 2 secs (equiv. to 30% Hull Regen Rate)
2% chance: 2% Hull Regeneration per sec for 10 secs, once per 60 secs
0-50 All Damage resisitance rating for 10 secs, once per 60 secs
Set (3) 10% chance, if any facing is below 20%:
(i) 315 Shield regeneration + 1485 Additional regeneration over 10 secs
(ii) removes all hazard debuffs for 15 secs

(k) Dyson Regenerative, 6159.4 Cap, 342.2 Reg, 10% All Energy, 20% Antiproton
100% When facing depleted, 1.200 Regeneration per facing, 67% All Energy for 10 secs
Set (2) [+20.3 Internal Dampeners] [+20.3 Power Insulators]

Set Skill bonuses, ref to Shield by Letter:
(a) Set 3, Set Skill: Mask Energy Field, 5KM sphere, 30 Sec Duration, 2 Minute cooldown
+2.265 Stelth, +15% Defence (lasts 5 secs longer than Stelth
(b,c) Set 3, Set Skill: Capacitance Transfer, 15 Sec duration, 3 Minute cooldown
25.5% All Damage reisitance (Shield), -51 shields (Foe), +51 shields (Self)
(d) Set 3, Set Skill: Bio-Molecular Counter-Blast, 3Km Sphere, 2 Minute Cooldown
2023.7 Radiation, -9.1 Flight Speed for 15 secs, Destroys Fluidic Rifts
Set 4, Set Skill: Bio-Molecular Reactive Shielding, 45 Sec duration, 3 minute cooldown
8505 Damage absorption, on expiration 982 Radiation, 5km Radius, 50% Shield pen.
(e) Set 4, Set Skill: Tantalus Field, 2km Sphere, ?? Minute Cooldown
Mines, Torpedoes, Fighters, and Turrets instantly "Erased from time"
(f) Set 3, Set Skill: Heavy Graviton Beam, 10Km range, 2 Minute Cooldown
3.003.2 Kinetic Damage (50% Shield pen), 1.015.6 Repel, Systems offline for 5 secs
Note: Values are based on particle generator (94) and Assimilated Borg Set
(g) Set 3, Set Skill: Unstable Tetryon latice, 10km range, 3 Minute cooldown
x.TRIBBLE Tetryon damage to Target, x.TRIBBLE Tetryon damage to foes with 5km of target
(h) Set 3, Set Skill: Antiproton Sweep, 6Km range (90 degree cone), 2 minute cooldown
1638.9 Shields (max 5 targets), reveals and disable ship cloak for 10 secs.
(i) Set 4, Restricted to owners of Dyson Science destroyers due to warp / singularity core
Set Skill: Advanced metaphsic Shields, 15 Sec duration, ?? Minute Cooldown
50% of incomming damage converted to shield healing, +600 All Damage Reisitance,
+50 Shield Power, [Negative: -20% outgoing damage]
(j) Set 3, Set Skill: Assimilated Tractor Beam, 5Km range, 3 Minute Cooldown
63 Kinetic damagex25 [+ 765 Kinetic damage + Crew loss if hit by Kinetic Cutting Beam
Reduced turn rate and flight speed for 4 secs
(k) Set 3, Set Skill: Proton Barrage, 6km Range (90% cone), 1.5 Minute Cooldown
3422 Proton Damage (Ignores Shields), Strip 1-3 buffs from target
100% chance: Strip one Buff, +50% chance: strip one buff, +25% chance: strip one buff
Set 4, Set Skill: Reactive Shielding, 15 sec durection, 1 minute cooldown
50% All damage when facings are below 50%

annemarie30

what you need to do is look at the set bonuses and see what works best for your build.
Breen boosts transphasic and has a siphon.
Adapted maco has a torpedo boost.
Dyson as the proton barrage Solonae has a hull leach and shield proc
fluidic has some defense boots
Delta has defense and engine boosts
Aegis are shield and energy negation procs
Jem Hadar boosts survivability and Polaron damage
Borg are hull heals

these are rough descriptions, you should read them for yourself, along with the others.. and i did not list full sets or fourth set powers

http://sto.gamepedia.com/Set