[GI] Crab not working agaist m Moth formation

Crab VS Moth
As I remember Crab use to work good against month and these days does appears to be the case here. I fought ships either they take all my shields, with moth using 2 shots which is BS. But all well, so many hacks these day hard to tell what they are using, or the HP goes down with the shields at the same time with no problem. I know for a fact that crab put up the shields vs moth's attack so the shields hold up and preserver the HP, so as long as a player has shields crab is going to work, but that is not the case crab is CRAP these days... 1 My ship is not ufe and I don't 35 lvl 16 shields. I don't have an under cover admin ship like most players do, Maybe Crab only works with UFE and Admin ships but does not work on FEs Who knows game going to crap.

 

There has been a rumor going around that crab does not work as intended so you're probably right lol

 

Yeah, every time I have used it, should I say it has failed me 100%

OKAY I see other post that are complaining that the CRAB is not working
I don't think they intend to fix it

 

there is also a shield issue when changing configs that DO knows about but hasnt fixed yet so that might be also adding in moth slicing threw you so fast

 

I don't see any of what u describe and the messages are very imprecise, swell as filled with conspiracy theories...

Crab always worked and still does.

With full pilot bio (which at least OP doesn't have for sure) shield penetration on neutral formation is 8%, so shield absorbation is 92%.

Crab gives +20% shield absorbation but logically it is capped at 100%. when a player with neutral formation shoots you, you get (as it always was) 0% HP damage. So all damage goes to shield and HP is saved until shield is gone.

When you are using crab and a player with moth attacks, you will get 20% HP damage, as moth gives +20% shield penetration.

When a player attacks with moth, you being in neutral formation and THEN switch to crab, you will add +20% shield absorbation and end up at getting just 8% HP damage.(neutral formation =92% absorbation, ->player attacking with moth =72% absorbation, ->switching to crab =92% absorbation)

Yes, DO has many (syncro-)bugs, problems etc. but I am pretty sure that the one you desribe doesn't exist.

 

All that is good, and you maybe right, I have seen it working good on some ships I have shot at of and it works grate for them and holds up well, I cant say the same for my ship tho, of couse every ship is diffent in its own way. Crab just doesnt work well for ship that I can tell.

 

Confirm that you have the equipment + skills what olleH mentioned. Crab has the exact, same potential for every player.