Protection

[bronislav84]

And I see it as a waste of stims over this skill. I'm not made of money, and I don't PVP.

[LelouchX]

And I see it as a waste of stims over this skill. I'm not made of money, and I don't PVP.

well, i tank with my engi because i don't like the com class, and i rarely buy stims. if you get force shield, max it out bc it will last longer. protection maxed out will just decrease your damage taken from every hit by 1, and that is nothing with what empathy does to heal you. i had this maxed before i respecced my build, to what i have posted on these forums, in slouch-o, and never noticed a difference in survival rate when i used it. force shield will give you mana regen (so you won't need stims as much) and increase your defense. If you aren't rushing mobs and trying to draw aggro like i do, you shouldn't need stims that often. i think i used about 10 stims before i started tanking in slouch-o. now i use 10 a night (on a bad night that is).

everyone is going to have different preferences with the wide variety of skills available to the engi. just offering my suggestions based on my experience, and i have used all skills available.

[Teddyache]

And I see it as a waste of stims over this skill. I'm not made of money, and I don't PVP.

I don't PvP either but my engie can farm stims in SY5 so it doesn't have to be a question of money (in game or Plat). Go in with 5 of each stims for emergencies and come out with 15 or so, then repeat, then stash. you can also farm stims in SY2 while grinding but it goes much more slowly. Yes, I run low on mana during the runs but I kept my custom atomite gear for the +1 to m/s since I didn't go custom plasma tech (due to the expense, for the record). With the revive buff, that gets me to 4 m/s and I also have the Plat implant to get to 5 m/s. I can load out this set up in the middle of SY5 when I run low on mana and then switch back to higher damage or armor set up once I regen. Even without the Plat m/s implant, the +4 m/s should be enough to recover if you focus on healing rather than healing and damage for a mob or two.

[LelouchX]

I don't PvP either but my engie can farm stims in SY5 so it doesn't have to be a question of money (in game or Plat). Go in with 5 of each stims for emergencies and come out with 15 or so, then repeat, then stash. you can also farm stims in SY2 while grinding but it goes much more slowly. Yes, I run low on mana during the runs but I kept my custom atomite gear for the +1 to m/s since I didn't go custom plasma tech (due to the expense, for the record). With the revive buff, that gets me to 4 m/s and I also have the Plat implant to get to 5 m/s. I can load out this set up in the middle of SY5 when I run low on mana and then switch back to higher damage or armor set up once I regen. Even without the Plat m/s implant, the +4 m/s should be enough to recover if you focus on healing rather than healing and damage for a mob or two.

great advice! i'm too lazy for this (running to and fro stash), and i always forget to stock back up when i need to tank in SY5.

sidenote: fix up your sig "member"