I'm interested in hearing what people think of the Mammoth shields (in non-modded play).
I played my last game exclusively with Mammoth generators after my Class I (which I kept until St. K's).
I'm liking them so far. Sort of. THe 100MW takes so long to recharge that I don't know if it was ever at full strength, usually it hovers around 200-300, or it's down completely. Earth slavers are a real big threat when it's five minutes back to full strength.
I'm not sure I'd keep even the 100 MW more than a few systems past St. Ks, however. I died in the system where I first encounted Taikon(?) stations (the ones that use rins). A fight with 5 or 6 Ranx gunships would take my shield down 200 points, and forget about trying anything more powerful. It's almost
too weak, unless you rest between fights, but then spawned ships just pile up until you poke your nose out from the planet you were hiding, fight them off, lose another 200, rest again, fight the spawn, etc.
Mostly that cycle means that I probably won't be
buying another, but I'll still be using them if they're loot or otherwise cheap.
I think I'll be going back to the Invincible (which was my shield of choice pre .97)