Another new super item currently under development is the Shield Inversion Device for Shield Monkeys. There are tech 9 and tech 20 versions of this. These devices reverse polarity on a portion of the Shield Monkeys shields and funnel them at a target, simultaneously reducing both shields.
The tech 20 version, “Large Shield Inversion Device” takes 1,000 energy over 10 seconds to charge up, but upon use, saps an addition 8,000 shields from the ship firing it. The target is hit with 4,000 energy damage, and a shield debuff that takes off an additional 16,000 shields over 4 seconds, for a total of 20,000 damage before resists.
The nice thing is that only the 4,000 energy damage is reduced by the targets resists. Be careful, though, because since the bulk of the damage inflicted with this super item is in the form of a shield debuff, it will not stack with other shield debuffs, so if you have multiple people attempting to use this item on a single target, make sure to stagger the attacks. It also takes a half second before the damage is actually inflicted, so careful aiming is also required.
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