Discussion about DR and Modules

I think it depends tbh. Fenrir, TFalcon, etc I’d want them to be super tanks. Blitz, I want that to pump out as much damage as possible. I’m running my blitz from time to time to level the pilot up and run 2 level 1 overdrives (so basically 2 TNRs)

You have to distinguish between actual tanks (Fenrir and Falcon) and bots that sorta act like tanks for a short period of time (Leech and 「high sensory zone」z (Clive Blitz)). Armor makes sense on the former but not on the latter, as no one shoots at a Leech when its ability is active anyways and the extra armour won't make a difference when its ability is inactive. Same for the 「high sensory zone」z to a lesser extent, so might as well go full damage.

I usually go damage over toughness. For most of the bots I play. Including the Blitzi.

I have HAKs (as yet unlevelled) on my T Falcon, it’s a tank, the whole point of it is to walk right onto that beacon with the three reds on it and just out last them.

On my Clive Blitz I run there TNRs (As yet unlevelled). In my somewhat limited experience, in Clives 9 second ability, you will not die unless a Titan gets you with his anti DR weapons. The 90% DR is all you need in itself. But 9 seconds is a short window. Whatever you are shooting has to be dead by the time it’s over, so firepower for that short window is key. Base HP is low enough, so when the window ends, If you are taking fire it’s probably game over and I don’t think HAKs would make a difference.

Having said that I do think a near maxed last stand would be a better option for one module slot. I do not have one to spare, but it’s on the wish list. I’ll also probably replace a Thermonuclear Reactor with an overdrive unit when I do get a last stand. For me it’s all about how many of those 9 seconds I get get to use. At the moment with the deft survivor skill (which you should definitively get) it an absolute minimum of two. I think a last stand should make that three. Obviously more if I actually play properly.

For the active module I played around with phase shift and advanced repair. Phase shift didn’t really save me that often, if I was caught exposed it was game over regardless. Repair allows getting back to a base HP that enables more 9 second ‘blitzes’. I actually just run normal repair now, mainly as I wanted to calm down on the PC burning, but also that the extra HP was often wasted. Simply did not need it when the DR was on and it makes no difference when it’s off. I might reconsider that when I get a last stand on it.

Don’t have any experience with leeches other than I don’t shoot them when they have the DR on, it’s pointless unless they have very low HP, when DR is off they appear to all die easy for me. But last stands are a pain, the leech will often survive to leech another day.

Tanks get armor to boost their strong point, their health pool. Burst damage builds get reactors to boost their burst damage nature. The exception would be a burst damage tank. In those cases I would run both modules if the bot has more than one slot.


I play my Storm Glacier Fenrir like a death button tank so it gets both reactors and armor. Scoot out of cover and unload while in DR mode then scoot back into cover to reload.