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Ok im now a commander, so I can access tair 3 ships, first i got any akira and then i though I want a heavy crusier.

But boh ships have had sheild and weapons and high consoles mark v, yet my shields srain quite quick. even fighting bird of prey.

I dont understand the better the ship the better the shields and weapons right???

are mark v the highest a tair 3 ship can have? but even if you can get highier surly they should still be pritty dame good.

The ship before I had a nova and it only had mark 4 weapons and sheild.

So whats going on?????
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    Each Tier ship has an equipment limit of x2 the Tier. So T3 can have up-to Mk VI gear. As for why your Shields aren't as tough as you'd like them to be, well, that really depends on the type of Shields you're using and your play-style. Some ships do better with Covariant shields, others with Resilient, and others still with Regenerative. You need to match the Shields not only to the ship but how you plan on using them.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    IT's a characteristic of the ships, too.

    Escorts trade resilience for offensive punch. Cruisers trade resilience for... well, I'm not sure what. For example, if I take the covariant shields off my Galaxy Class Cruiser (Tier 4) and put it on my Nova (Tier 2), the Nova ends up with stronger shields than the Galaxy. I've been saying for a while that cruisers need stronger shields in general. Not as strong as Science ships, but stronger than they are.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited May 2010
    leea123 wrote: »
    Ok im now a commander, so I can access tair 3 ships, first i got any akira and then i though I want a heavy crusier.

    But boh ships have had sheild and weapons and high consoles mark v, yet my shields srain quite quick. even fighting bird of prey.

    I dont understand the better the ship the better the shields and weapons right???

    are mark v the highest a tair 3 ship can have? but even if you can get highier surly they should still be pritty dame good.

    The ship before I had a nova and it only had mark 4 weapons and sheild.

    So whats going on?????

    that Bird of Prey that is killing you.... he probably also has Mk VI equipment.
    Also the game is getting a little harder before it is getting easyer again because first your enemies increase and then you get the good items.

    That was slightly noticable on default difficulty, i guess on Advanced and Elite it will be mor noticable.
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