Very disappointed that there is another D3-FNC nerf
As someone who has played using the ballistic shield since day 1, I am very disappointed with the second major nerf to this gear set.
For those that might not remember, this first major nerf was when the all the mods were removed from the 4-piece bonus (with the exception of the master mod). This was done because the developers felt that the inclusion of mods like Assault Shield made the 4-piece overpowered and that that was a reasonable trade-off for the use of the SMG. While I was not happy with the change, I understand the logic and can support it.
However, this most recent nerf, giving us 10+ damage in exchange for a 30% reduction in shield health is terrible. The logic presented was: "in order to give you something better in the 5-piece, we need to take something away in the 3-piece". What??
The whole purpose of this set is to be able to attract and absorb aggro. You cannot do that if your shield is breaking.
I would support the following:
A) 3-piece reduction of shield health to 20% along with +10% shield damage and a 5-piece bonus of +10% shield health and +5% shield damage OR
B) No change to 3-piece and 5-piece is: +10% shield damage and +15% shield resilience
The goal of these sets is to get someone to invest "all in" into the set. You cannot do that if you make the first 3 or 4 pieces not worth using.
Thanks,
Hass