What's the difference between ARK shields and regular ones?

[malcolm]

I want to know why people value them more

[Clarity Page]

I want to know why people value them more

guns earnt through arkfalls/lockboxes are meant to have slightly boosted stats maybe its the same for shields

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ARK shields give a high cap based off the V multiplier, and the ARK multiplier gives higher bonus % over EX shields.

ARK shields have the highest % of the bonus.
i.e. RESPARK REGENERATOR V ARK will have 100% Regen.

Also, there are certain shields that only show up as ARK shields.
i.e. BOOSTER, ENERGIZER, GUARDIAN, SURVIVOR

Hope this helps clear up some things.

[malcolm]

ARK shields give a high cap based off the V multiplier, and the ARK multiplier gives higher bonus % over EX shields.

ARK shields have the highest % of the bonus.
i.e. RESPARK REGENERATOR V ARK will have 100% Regen.

Also, there are certain shields that only show up as ARK shields.
i.e. BOOSTER, ENERGIZER, GUARDIAN, SURVIVOR

Hope this helps clear up some things.

Thx guys I was just wondering why ARK shields are sooooo much more expensive

[Deirachel]

guns earnt through arkfalls/lockboxes are meant to have slightly boosted stats maybe its the same for shields

Nope.

ARK is the highest bonus tier. They are in order "D", "DX", "EX", "ARK". If your shield has is a bonus type (Regenerator, Contender, Reloader, etc.), the biggest percentage/stat modifiers are found on the ARK shield class. Some bonuses are ONLY found on ARK shields (Survivor, for example 20% recharge to self-revive on shield break).

For example:

A Respark Blockade DX gives you "Take 10% less damage from Vehicles" while a Respark Blockade ARK gives you "Take 30% less damage from Vehicles". As this is a major bonus, the ARK is obviously more desirable if you like to play Shadow Wars or Freightyard.

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Thx guys I was just wondering why ARK shields are sooooo much more expensive

They're expensive because they tend to be rare

[Telemachus]

guns earnt through arkfalls/lockboxes are meant to have slightly boosted stats maybe its the same for shields

Thought that weapons from the rep vendors have the highest damage stats, fairly certain about this.

Don't believe that the lockbox , arkfall or sieges are better innately just are higher rarity, which have better bonuses by their nature.

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Thought that weapons from the rep vendors have the highest damage stats, fairly certain about this.

Don't believe that the lockbox , arkfall or sieges are better innately just are higher rarity, which have better bonuses by their nature.

Slightly off topic from the OP, but:

Yes, the Faction Vendor weapons do still have higher base damage than the same weapon found anywhere else. This only applies to the same rarity of weapon (Epics for the most part), and does not take into account the bonus rolls.

The confusion on this post is that the term ARK was referring to a type of shield, and not where it was looted.