Spiral Knights - VPS sans UV still good?

VPS sans UV still good?

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Mon, 10/17/2011 - 16:29

Sypsy

So I am planning to make a Volcanic Plate Shield ("VPS") because I already have a shield for each of the other defenses.
Also, I hear great things about its use for Vana fights.

Currently, I'm crafting plate shields on a mule to get a decent UV, but have only got pierce low... yay!

The question is, should I just make the VPS without a UV, and then roll on the UV later down the road?

Or is the VPS only okay for T3 use when it has a decent uv (shadow, elemental, normal med+)?
I was thinking elemental med+ would be ideal, any thoughts for or against this?

How awful is the boosted plate shield (4*) in general FSC use? Should I just heat it when doing other runs?

--Sypsy

Mon, 10/17/2011 - 18:26

Culture

Hmm

What defensive hole is this shield filling? It is just a normal shield, most shields have normal defense. It has "more" normal defense, but that equates to just one extra attack from Vana/trojans.

Since you aren't desperate for a shield, I'd just wait until the mule crafts something decent. Since this is an "FSC" shield elemental would be a good addition to help on Vana's mask phases. Could get shadow for zombies, but I think Elemental is more useful.

Unless someone is awesome at dodging, I don't really recommend taking a Boosted Plate Shield into FSC. Anything below 5* is going to break fast.

Mon, 10/17/2011 - 18:59

Sypsy

Hmmm

Thanks Culture!

In terms of the "hole" the shield is filling...
Well, I was thinking I would use it on stratums with no specific damage theme, like gremlins and status themes.
Based off the other threads I've read on the VPS, its high health makes it very middle of the road, not taking the most hits for any one type of attack, but it doesn't have any specific weakness from any one type of attack. This includes pure-damage attacks, such as T3 gunpuppies.

What are your experiences in this case?

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VPS sans UV still good?