[SC] Question About Crab Formation

At first I thought that this formation benefits the shield absorption of SAB laser by +20% but I read that the "Shield absorption" in its effect means that it boosts the percentage of damage that the shields can take as refer to this http://www.bigpoint.com/darkorbit/board/threads/drone-formations-faq.898/#post-3101 .

Now I have some questions regarding this:

I have a full pilot bio on Shield Mechanics ( Shields withstand 12% more damage) and I have full Bo2 or FS3 (absorbs 80% damage) making a total of 92% damage absorption. If I change my drone formation into Crab Formation , will the:

a) 20% shield absorption adds to the 92% damage absorption of shields making it 112% damage absorption or does it have a cap of just 100% ?

b) and if it does to 112%, will it means that your shields take all the damage and damage is reduced by 12% ? (your shields only take 88% of the damage and 0 to HP ?)

Please enlightened me because I'm curious on how this truly works.

 

I thought about it too..asked around but didnt get answer so i tested it myself.. so your answer is
a) No. It should actually be at least 100% damage absorption but fact is its not..maybe they need to change wording/description in FAQ or Crab formation is not functioning as described. Needs to be fixed either way.

b) Damage is not effected ( at least i didnt see). It only reduce 20% speed.

Also in tests moth is very effectively over come crab formation effect. Person who is shooting you with moth should have enough hp and shield otherwise crab will win. I hope this info helps..

 

Thank you very much for your help .

 

Thank you for wrong information? First of all, shield mechanics multiplies with your current shield withstanding % instead of being added as you assume. It is 80% * 1.12 = 89,6%, not 80 + 12 = 92. Secondly with grab active (and with bo2 shields) you will have 100% shield withstanding. Easy to test. Use the formation and let aliens shoot you. You lose no hp.

 

Actually, shield mechanics do add on. 80 + 12 = 92% blocking. If you have the Shield Mechanics on 5/5, and your ship has B02 shields on, you'll see in your ship bio that its Shield/Hull ratio is 92/8.

Crab formation is multiplied onto it, making it 110.4%, but the game will only allow it to max out to 100%. If you did not have Shield Mechanics, Crab formation will only give you 96% Shield/Hull (With B02s).

B02s + Shield Mechanics
80 + 12 = 92%

B02s + Crab
80 * 1.2 (20% bonus) = 96%

B02s + Shield Mechanics + Crab
(80 + 12) * 1.2 = 110.4% -> 100% (Game caps it at 100%)

 

Okay, thanks for the further information

 

What do you mean wrong information? Its sometime I tested first.

 

Lol, no worries, you're info is correct ^^