Regarding Ablative Carapace

[Gobbledigook]

It seems that if your recharge is shorter than the 30 second duration of the absorb when Ablative Carapace is reapplied it reduces the absorb by the amount that is left from the previous application when AC is reapplied.

 

So it might be better to keep the recharge with FF procs etc above the 30 seconds if you have it on auto. The downside is if you are under heavy fire and the absorb is dropping to zero fast you will have a slower recharging AC. 

 

But if you have a faster recharge of under 30 seconds i have seen an 1800 absorb reduced to an 81 absorb which doesn't replenish until AC is reapplied 30 seconds or so later.

 

So either don't auto apply it or reduce the slots in it and reduce any recharge in AC.

 

Anyone else seen and tested this?

[Major_Decoy]

Yes. There's a max absorb cap of around 1881. If your absorb stacks to hit the stack, then the new application only keeps the amount that it takes to hit the cap, then, when the first application expires, it gets rid of its absorb score, leaving you with just the new application.

 

I noticed it when my absorb kept switching between 1100 and 781 on my radiation armour tank.

[Gobbledigook]

6 hours ago, Major_Decoy said:

Yes. There's a max absorb cap of around 1881. If your absorb stacks to hit the stack, then the new application only keeps the amount that it takes to hit the cap, then, when the first application expires, it gets rid of its absorb score, leaving you with just the new application.

 

I noticed it when my absorb kept switching between 1100 and 781 on my radiation armour tank.

I seem to find the way around it is to keep the recharge just over 30 seconds. Doesn't seem to happen then.

 

I know it has been mentioned before but i was just playing about with it, trying to figure what was going on.

[BZRKR]

Yeah, you just have to keep an eye on your health bar, and when the grey gets knocked off, hit Ablative Carapace. Meanwhile, you can use DNA Siphon and Parasitic Aura on cool down mixed in with attacks and Taunt.

[Gobbledigook]

4 hours ago, BZRKR said:

Yeah, you just have to keep an eye on your health bar, and when the grey gets knocked off, hit Ablative Carapace. Meanwhile, you can use DNA Siphon and Parasitic Aura on cool down mixed in with attacks and Taunt.

Yes. i just like to have it on auto. It's ok though i have worked around it, gaining more slots to use elsewhere. My survival went up with the rework also. If you click manually though it won't make a difference, i am just lazy 😛