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Best Gravitron Based Shields

If you are stuck in a mission and do not know how to continue, this is the place to ask for help. Missing that elusive Level 10 Shield? Don''t know where to find the lost Ohtori ship? This is the only place where spoilers are allowed!

Post Thu Aug 28, 2003 6:13 am

Best Gravitron Based Shields

Been searching around and I see a lot of threads about level 10 Positron based shields and where to get them but I been trying to find the best Gravitron Based shields that can be bought. Any idea where they are? I currently got a protector H.F Shield lvl 7.

Thanks

Post Thu Aug 28, 2003 10:32 am

The only lvl 8 graviton shield that can be bought is expensive as you have to buy the Titan to get it, as the Titan is fitted with it so costs you 700k

Post Thu Aug 28, 2003 10:45 am

Darn and its only lvl 8. How about Molecular is there a lvl 10 one? I have seen lvl 9

Post Thu Aug 28, 2003 11:00 am

molecular only go to l9
there is only 1 level 10 shield the brigantine (positron)
i think thats what you want to know

Edited by - [STEEL on 28-08-2003 12:13:39

Post Thu Aug 28, 2003 2:40 pm

Positron shields go from level 1 to level 10, but are wrecked by shield killers like no other shield.
Molucular shields go from level 1 to level 9.
Gravitron shields go from level 1 to level 8, but they're basically as strong as a level 9 molecular/positron shield, and protect you against shield killers the best. You have to buy a Titan to get the level 8 shield (Advanced Protector), though. If you don't like the Titan, trade it while keeping the shield

Edited by - DarkHydra on 28-08-2003 15:40:03

Post Thu Aug 28, 2003 5:11 pm

Shields are something I'm working on now. I remember being told (forget where) that the
weakness/strength effect is +/-20%, can anyone confirm this?

In that case, in regards to Pulse fire (Which EVERYONE in MP has):

Graviton (Strong) Protector lvl 7 @ 4303 becomes effectively 6479
Graviton (Strong) Adv. Protector (Titan) lvl 8 @ 5890 becomes effectively 7068

Molecular (Neutral) Adv. Bulwark lvl 8 is 4420
Molecular (Neutral) Barrier lvl 9 is 6050

Positron (Weak) Brigandine lvl 9 @ 6050 becomes effectively 4840
Positron (Weak) Adv. Brigandine lvl 10 @ 8280 becomes effectively 6624

So, unless you feel like paying for the Titan,
($658k + $118k shield, but what's the Titan trade in value?)
You are better off with Adv. Brigandine for Eagle and Sabre, but Hammerhead is a problem.

"Got anything for me?" - Trent, A.K.A. 'Mr. Eloquent'

Post Fri Aug 29, 2003 3:44 am

Im trying to find out what the most popular weapons used are so that I can pick the right shields to protect against them.

If the gravitron shield on the Titan is the best to buy then I can pay the 750k for it.

What are would the most popular weapon types used?

Post Fri Aug 29, 2003 4:58 am

good weapons are hard to come by, but i have a list u can use here:

#. name : cl type HD SD energy refire
1. skyblast B: 9 , photon, 224 112 ??? 8.33
2. tizona del cid: 9 , pulse, 40 1000+ ??? 4.00
3. wyrm type 2: 9 , tachyon, 600+ 300+ ??? 4.00
4. kraken mk2: 9 , particle, 800+ 400+ ??? 3-4.00
5. firestalker: 9 , missile, 2000+ 1000+ N/A 0.5 (this turns well)
6, cannonball: 9 , missile, 4000+ 2000+ N/A 0.5 (i think)
7, DIAMONDBACK: 10, N/A, 1132 1/2 ??? 2.00
8, CEREBUS: same as diamondback
9, sunslayer: N/A torpedo 10000+ 5000+ N/A ???
10, nomad cannon: 10, N/A, 842 421 0 3-4.00
11, nomad blaster: 10, N/A, 600+ 300+ 0 4.00

sorry about the incomplete info, but those are the weaps that are most often used, check em out, and if any data is mistaken feel free to correct it, if anyone has anything to add by all meens add it keep freelancing

something you should consider is a ripper mine, i'm not a big fan of mines but i can't count how many times this baby has saved my a$$

Knowledge is security... anything else, well... good luck

Edited by - Render on 29-08-2003 06:05:02

BZ

Post Fri Aug 29, 2003 5:09 am

Ships trade values are 4/5 of what you pay to buy the ship is you don't buy a shield with it.

Each one learns his judgment and is assigned a place in Hell.
-Herr Von Clausen

Post Fri Aug 29, 2003 5:22 am

my advice is if your gonna buy a titan, keep it... yes, as Nickless has said many times before, it flies like a cow, but your not gonna find a tougher ship, and really, it takes a skilled pilot to fly a titan anyway, to many people depend on their super-eagle to do the job without using there skills as a pilot don't get cocky, fly a titan

Knowledge is security... anything else, well... good luck

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