The Dwarg! Ack!
I left a system full of Dwarg to take a quick stop a St K. When I got back, I left the safety of the stargate and was dead in approx. 5 seconds (S500, Light Blast Plate). Since my clone miraculously retained my memory, the first thing I/he did was to decide that regen barrels were overrated, order some monopole dust and get out of the system.
So far, I found that with all the level VI shields, the Invincible-class shield is the best defense against those Dwarg master's Cnidocyst cannon. It regens fast enough to keep that EMP at bay until you can take that master out. Just don't let them gang up on you and you can beat them one on one easily. The problem is finding an Invincible-class-they're not that easy to find half the time, at least, when you need one to protect you from the Cnidocyst.
Oh, and having an ICX really helps against the Dwarg too...But them as well are hard to find at times when you need one.
Oh, and having an ICX really helps against the Dwarg too...But them as well are hard to find at times when you need one.
When it does get knocked out, it could be anywhere between 15 and 30 seconds, real time. I've never seen it less than or more than that amount of time, but it is possible I think.
The real disadvantage with the Invincible VS the Cnidocyst is, if your shield collapses, it disables everything as we all know... But there's still all those Cnidocyst EMP's heading at your ship and with each hit to the armor, prolongs the amount of time you'll be disabled. You're absolutely helpless and completely vulnerable when that happens. Being in good standing with the Sisters is your only hope for survival.
So I counter those attacks first chance I get with find-by-loot or buying a Cnidocyst cannon and all the shells I find. Target and hit that D master ASAP - for good reasons, mainly, to take him out and loot the EMP shells before he depletes them. My current game I've bought and looted close to 2 thousand EMP shells so far and I think I'm pretty well stocked and ready for the Dwarg...and other hard-to-kill bad boys to come.
The real disadvantage with the Invincible VS the Cnidocyst is, if your shield collapses, it disables everything as we all know... But there's still all those Cnidocyst EMP's heading at your ship and with each hit to the armor, prolongs the amount of time you'll be disabled. You're absolutely helpless and completely vulnerable when that happens. Being in good standing with the Sisters is your only hope for survival.
So I counter those attacks first chance I get with find-by-loot or buying a Cnidocyst cannon and all the shells I find. Target and hit that D master ASAP - for good reasons, mainly, to take him out and loot the EMP shells before he depletes them. My current game I've bought and looted close to 2 thousand EMP shells so far and I think I'm pretty well stocked and ready for the Dwarg...and other hard-to-kill bad boys to come.
Well, until George corrects the shield disable/enable trick to quickly regen your shields when it's down, that is another option.