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Keep all the feedback pouring in, I am looking for better components, but iwth 47k of weapons, mass for other things is at a premium. WOuld love to get my hands on a better shield but the mass on mine is 17k with a 11.43 rechrage, cap is 1174 mass with a 35.6 recharge, reactor is 1254 with a 12k generation rate. Two flimsy pieces of armor, and a low booster. driod is a re 32 second recharge but weighs 700. Not much else. These Re shields your speaking of, and these Reward engines, where did they come from? Was thinking of buying the total package to do all the quests, and get items. Where do I find those special reward engines and shields?

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Washell wrote:

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Imaridril wrote:

Before REing, a level 8 shield with 25k or 26k mass is now extremely rare. Mass on looted shields got nerfed a short while after JTL came out. The days of looting 25k mass level 8 shields are pretty much gone. Now days you could literally loot several hundred level 8 shields and not find one that's even 26k mass. I spent a month farming DS and spamming the auction channel and trade forums just to find one that was under 27k mass.

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Deep Space is for farming FP, tier 4 duties are for farming loot. I looted3 to4 L8shields with 25 to 27k mass in the past month.

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Not to brag but I would be surprised if anyone on my server has had more space loot pass through their hands than me. 25k mass level 8 shields are now extremely rare. I would estimate they are now a 1:500 or 1:1000 drop. I'd even go so far as to say that looting a Black Sun Ace's helmet is easier than looting a 25k mass level 8 shield. As for Deep Space vs Tier 4 Duty missions, I would say that if you have a nicely equipped ship, DS is far superior for getting good loot. The only advantage that Tier 4 Duties have is that they have a greater chance of dropping lower level loot than the Tier 5s in DS. However, if that's what you're after, the Heavy Tyrant Kimo spawn in Endor space is the best place for that. Level8 shields used to drop with the same mass ranges as Level 8 reactors, capacitors, and weapons. This was nerfed a while back, though. The mass range on all shields, including level 8s, was increased bya noticeable amount. In the case of level 8s, I would say that that amount is about 3-4k or so. If you looted a 25k mass level 8 shield in the last month, than it was a very lucky find. It would be comparable to looting a 21k or 22k mass level 8 shield before the nerf, which was extremely rare.

Here's a screenie of mine... I'll update the individual stats later...

http://www.cdd-test.unm.edu/vito/screenShot0082.jpg

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Vegitaa wrote:

Here's a screenie of mine... I'll update the individual stats later...

http://www.cdd-test.unm.edu/vito/screenShot0082.jpg

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What engine is that?

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Vegitaa wrote:

Here's a screenie of mine... I'll update the individual stats later...

Clickinated

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That shield is having a laugh, surely

Liking the Engine though!

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TheDarkmoons wrote:

That shield is having a laugh, surely

Liking the Engine though!

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Vegitaa wrote:

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TheDarkmoons wrote:

That shield is having a laugh, surely

Liking the Engine though!

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Yeah that's not the shield thats on it currently... but the point was to go so fast that they couldn't hit me! LMAO!

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Yeah, but what engine is that? Obviously it is an REd one, but from what components? Do you remember...man, that engine is sick.

It's the reward cert8 engine that you get from the Clone Quests. Then I got it re'ed with some very choice cert8 loot engines I had been saving.

Came out beautifully

Here's how it started out... http://www.cdd-test.unm.edu/vito/screenShot0077.jpg

The final stats came out to 104.6 top speed, 75 YPR and 24,400 mass. I like it quite fine thank you! LMAO!

BTW this is how I had my JSF setup last week or so, this has all changed. I moved this engine into another ship. I'll try to post some more screenies of the new and (believe it or not) improved components I have in this ship now.

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aqu_muffins wrote:

Very Nice. I put my un REed 2500 f/b reward shield in my JSF, so that takes up most the mass. I need to fiddle with a couple things in it before I can get any gun as nice as yours in it.

My JSF:

Reactor: 13k Generation 9K mass

Engine: 83 59/57/58 1.5k mass (REd)

Shield: 2433 F/B 11.8 Recharge 43k mass

F Armor: 173 1.8k mass

R Armor: 517 3k mass

Cap: 589 25 recharge 7k mass

Booster: 2k mass

DI: 23 speed 3k mass

Wep 1: 1882-2800 .68 vs shields .66 vs armor 10k mass (REed)

Wep 2: 1162-1608 .62 vs shields .35 vs armor 6.5k mass

After seeing your ship I think I can get between 20-30k space by swapping out my reactor, capacitor and DI, as well as cutting the armor and second weapon. If I RE-my shield I think I can get it down past 40k. Then I could fit a helljuva nice gun in there. Thanks for the inspiration.

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Aqua, you should replace your reactor with a Mark II crafted 13k generation 3.3k mass and your droid interface with a Mark III crafted 18 spd 2.7k mass. RE your shield and you'll have a ton of extra mass to work with.

Nice mass on that engine! I wouldn't want to PVP with that PYR, but for PVE it's very nice.

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Vegitaa wrote:

It's the reward cert8 engine that you get from the Clone Quests. Then I got it re'ed with some very choice cert8 loot engines I had been saving.

Came out beautifully

Here's how it started out... http://www.cdd-test.unm.edu/vito/screenShot0077.jpg

The final stats came out to 104.6 top speed, 75 YPR and 24,400 mass. I like it quite fine thank you! LMAO!

BTW this is how I had my JSF setup last week or so, this has all changed. I moved this engine into another ship. I'll try to post some more screenies of the new and (believe it or not) improved components I have in this ship now.

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Thanks for the info.

/bow

yea... what quest???