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Inertial Dampeners vs Biofunction monitor: any reason to use one over the other?

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
If you had to choose only 1:

Engineering Console: Inertial Dampener
+% Able crewman resistance
+% Alive crewman resistance

Sci. Console: Biofunction monitor
+% Alive crewman
+% crewman recovery rate


One one hand, if your an escort with a small crew, resistance would be more beneficial then a negligible increase in crew. On the other hand a small crew can use all the recovery they can get. On the other hand recovery can never match prevention, so resistance trumps recovery. What do you guys think?
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    redliner wrote: »
    If you had to choose only 1:

    Engineering Console: Inertial Dampener
    +% Able crewman resistance
    +% Alive crewman resistance

    Sci. Console: Biofunction monitor
    +% Alive crewman
    +% crewman recovery rate


    One one hand, if your an escort with a small crew, resistance would be more beneficial then a negligible increase in crew. On the other hand a small crew can use all the recovery they can get. On the other hand recovery can never match prevention, so resistance trumps recovery. What do you guys think?

    I use the biofunction. Mines currently +28, although Im looking to snag up the +30
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    I think it depends on your class and ship. I can't get enough engineering console slots, and there aren't many choices for me to fill my science console slots, so I use the biofunction monitor.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    I would use the Biomonitor to save my engineering slots for resistances for the hull
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    I agree, I think the basic difference is the ship configuration and your BO assignments.

    If I have few science needs, such as my fleet escort that just needs the Deflector Dish, I've got an open sci slot, but the eng slots are all filled with hull resistance or power amps.

    But in the science vessel, I've got heavier shields and can spare an engineering slot, while all of the sci slots are already used.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    I don't think Inertial Dampeners stops permanent crew death, at any rate there are a wider array of useful engineering consoles than science.
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