Okay, let me make it perfectly clear beforehand. If I see an evo shield, I pick it up. I’m the kind of guy who holds on to an evo shield (even if no dmg has been done yet) and ping you a purple armor (actually did that earlier today and there was a blue armor next to it so my team was well suited). With that in mind, let me start my thread. Evo shields are too easy to master. I’m not kidding, usually when I find one and kill 2 or a squad, I’m already at purple and almost at orange/red... This is without thirsting seeing as it takes 75 for blue, 150/200 for purple and 400 for red/orange. Taking out a full normal armored squad is 450. So yea. It’s commonplace to already have purple within 1/2 minutes if I find one right away with an engaging squad. This makes me believe that in order for this armor to actually represent ‘skill’ you have to do more damage to get it orange-red. Cause initially it was promoted as a ‘risk rewarded’ item so to speak. If I can do it this easily, other better players can also do it and even low skilled players can do it without much difficulty. I know when it was introduced it was much harder to get it to the last stage. I want either that or somewhere between how it’s now and how it was back then cause now every Johny Appleseed can equip it and have a bulk of health. The dark side is also low skilled players picking it up and dying quickly because they were at the normal or blue stage, enemy picks it up, continues to fire and goes purple or orange red on your bum... all thanks to your teammate who should’ve never had that armor to begin with. What is your opinion?

I'll usually take a purple over a fresh Evo, just cause I'd prefer to have that extra 75 shields for the next engagement. But I will say I've been picking up Evo's a lot more after the buff, for two reasons:Before the buff, there would be a time in a game when you would see a fresh Evo and tell yourself "nah, it's too late to pick that up now and drop my blue/purple, no way I would get that to red". But like you guys have said, you can take on a team of three and bring to level 3. That "risk" factor is more prominent during your first engagement and the reward comes much faster.Considering how easy it is to find a purple shield relative to how difficult it was to level the shield up to level 3 and 4, I would just opt for a blue instead and find a purple later. Different story now though. I'm just as likely to level up an Evo shield to purple before I find a purple.I think it's pretty balanced at the moment though. End game, an extra 25 ain't gonna make a difference in most cases. And finding a purple or red Evo is just as (if not more) rare as finding a purple/gold Evo respectively.Edit: just had a game where I picked up a blue, traded for a fresh Evo. Died. Got respawned. Picked up another blue on drop. Traded for another fresh Evo. And died again. I'd like to blame the Evo and ignore the fact that it sucks to suck.

@DarthValtrex I’d say anywhere from 800-1000 would be good cause 1200 is sniper poking territory. I get 1k+ fairly often but it’s not all the time. I’m a rusher, so I usually die before getting that good 1K dmg. Snipers on other hand can continue sniping and get that red orange armor fairly easy if it’s 1-1.2K.@Extremejinks stop sucking then! That’s something you don’t say every day XD.

@DarthValtrex Yea... I’m a legshooter... I don’t want you running (even tho it does nothing special) and besides, I want fairly distributed dmg thingies.Now it’s 75 - 200/250(?) - 400(?). I want it something like 125 - 300 - 550. This would be swell ^.^ first is 1 person with armor shut down, second is 2 ppl and third is 3 ppl and a thirst. Look how amazingly calculated this is! XD

@Koochi-Q That seems like a good schedule for it. Sniping is pro/con. If you get rushed by a good CQC player who’s running two CQC guns, you can’t make any mistakes. They have two CQC weapons to cycle between you have one. I’m trying to get better at quick scoping in CQC but it has 0 margin for error. You miss the shot you’re dead.But running dual CQC is the drawback of being a sitting duck to snipers.

@Koochi-QMy opinion is I pick it up now cause it is so easy. Previously I wouldnt even look at it until I killed someone who already had it at purple. Still if I find a purple at the same time as a basic evolution I pick the purple.Also I'd still rather have gold.

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hayhor
Hero
6 years ago
@Koochi-QMy opinion is I pick it up now cause it is so easy. Previously I wouldnt even look at it until I killed someone who already had it at purple. Still if I find a purple at the same time as a basic evolution I pick the purple.

Also I'd still rather have gold.
CrazyPlays54
6 years ago
@Koochi-Q Gold body > Breathing. Facts
Kevin-c946
6 years ago
@Koochi-QYeah just came across a squad running full red evos. Before maybe 1 had it at red, now it’s so easy to get it. I gave this game a break for a week, and came back after this update and am about to uninstall again. Not sure what these devs are smoking anymore
Koochi-Q
6 years ago
@hayhor Gold every day but gold is the highest tier. Whoever rather has 25/50 extra shield instead of fast regen is probably on something.

@Kevin-c946 grass mixed with cyanide xD
DarthValtrex
Hero (Retired)
6 years ago
@Koochi-Q I do the same, i won’t pass up gold armor though. Gold is still more valuable than red armor IMO. Do some damage, pop a cell or two aNd finish off the orange armor.

I think the 75 damage for going to blue is fine. But I feel like there should be one more step between blue and purple armor on the Evo. Maybe the total damage count on it be 1000-1200 before it turns red.

I tend to snipe when I have it and have no issue leveling it up. The only real risk is when you first pick it up, if someone has blue or purple right on the drop you’re dead.
Extremejinks
6 years ago
I'll usually take a purple over a fresh Evo, just cause I'd prefer to have that extra 75 shields for the next engagement. But I will say I've been picking up Evo's a lot more after the buff, for two reasons:
Before the buff, there would be a time in a game when you would see a fresh Evo and tell yourself "nah, it's too late to pick that up now and drop my blue/purple, no way I would get that to red". But like you guys have said, you can take on a team of three and bring to level 3. That "risk" factor is more prominent during your first engagement and the reward comes much faster.
Considering how easy it is to find a purple shield relative to how difficult it was to level the shield up to level 3 and 4, I would just opt for a blue instead and find a purple later. Different story now though. I'm just as likely to level up an Evo shield to purple before I find a purple.
I think it's pretty balanced at the moment though. End game, an extra 25 ain't gonna make a difference in most cases. And finding a purple or red Evo is just as (if not more) rare as finding a purple/gold Evo respectively.
Edit: just had a game where I picked up a blue, traded for a fresh Evo. Died. Got respawned. Picked up another blue on drop. Traded for another fresh Evo. And died again. I'd like to blame the Evo and ignore the fact that it sucks to suck.
Koochi-Q
6 years ago
@DarthValtrex I’d say anywhere from 800-1000 would be good cause 1200 is sniper poking territory. I get 1k+ fairly often but it’s not all the time. I’m a rusher, so I usually die before getting that good 1K dmg. Snipers on other hand can continue sniping and get that red orange armor fairly easy if it’s 1-1.2K.

@Extremejinks stop sucking then! That’s something you don’t say every day XD.
DarthValtrex
Hero (Retired)
6 years ago
@Koochi-Q 5-6 headshots with a triple take and you’re at purple armor. Getting it to purple is the hard part, once you’re there you only have to worry about bumping into an equally skilled player who has red already.
Koochi-Q
6 years ago
@DarthValtrex Yea... I’m a legshooter... I don’t want you running (even tho it does nothing special) and besides, I want fairly distributed dmg thingies.

Now it’s 75 - 200/250(?) - 400(?). I want it something like 125 - 300 - 550. This would be swell ^.^ first is 1 person with armor shut down, second is 2 ppl and third is 3 ppl and a thirst. Look how amazingly calculated this is! XD
DarthValtrex
Hero (Retired)
6 years ago
@Koochi-Q That seems like a good schedule for it. Sniping is pro/con. If you get rushed by a good CQC player who’s running two CQC guns, you can’t make any mistakes. They have two CQC weapons to cycle between you have one. I’m trying to get better at quick scoping in CQC but it has 0 margin for error. You miss the shot you’re dead.

But running dual CQC is the drawback of being a sitting duck to snipers.