Advent Starbase Mitigation

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I noticed this today while fighting an enemy Advent Starbase (I was advent as well). I did my best to recreate what happened but to be honest, I am not sure at all about the exact factors or reasoning behind this. Hopefully someone can help me out.

My Advent Starbase shield mitigation usually hovers around 19%-25% depending on the surrounding culture.

When attacked and advent starbase boosts it's shield mitigation. I have seen it around 51%-63%.

Once it is no longer being attacked it recharges all of it's shields and antimatter. Once that is done a small fraction of shields is lost while the mitigation slowly lowers to it's original level. Once mitigation reaches its final level the shields refill to full again.

What I am asking is....well..Why? I am not getting the logic behind this.

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

I'm not sure I understand your question, but I'll try to answer.  Shield mitigation has a low base value as the concept is that you don't know what weapons will be firing at them or what angle they'll be coming from.  As a target takes damage, the idea is that the crew responds by adjusting the shields and armor enhancement systems to compensate and take less damage.

After the fight is over, mitigation slowly lowers as again, you're not sure what weapons or attack vectors you'll face the next time.  You seem to be asking about the logic behind shield mitigation, so I hope this provides some information.  I am still confused by this:

Once that is done a small fraction of shields is lost
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Your shield points when not in combat should not drop, but instead steadily recharge.  My only other thought is that it's caused by an Advent ability I'm not familiar with, but that doesn't make much sense to me either.  Are you sure you haven't researched a new level of shielding, thus raising the max shield points and having it look like the shields dropped in strength?  If you have a replay or saved game where this is frequently occurring, I'd post it.

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

You answered my question perfectly. Thank you.

 

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Glad to hear it.  I've hit a bout of insomnia so I'm not too sure during these times if I'm making any sense.  :D

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

I just was not sure if it was a lore/being neat-o type of explanation or if there was a technical problem going on with some code.