Going back over the older missions on elite where I have played elite on the later episodes, it seems to me the scaling for these ships are out of whack.
With +40 disruptor/plasma platings, plasma shield resists, as well as any traits slotted specifically for these fights (impact defense, molecular defense, elusive), if I blink too much I get vaporized in seconds. I have done this on my 55-59 sci temp agent, and tried it on my main 60 eng. I did notice a SLIGHT improving of defense on the main, but I still had a harrowing experience compared to flying through most later elite content.
4 times now trying to take down a mogai heavy warbird in my deep space science vessel. It breaks through shields and hull in seconds. It is not humanly possible to react that fast.
With +40 disruptor/plasma platings, plasma shield resists, as well as any traits slotted specifically for these fights (impact defense, molecular defense, elusive), if I blink too much I get vaporized in seconds. I have done this on my 55-59 sci temp agent, and tried it on my main 60 eng. I did notice a SLIGHT improving of defense on the main, but I still had a harrowing experience compared to flying through most later elite content.
4 times now trying to take down a mogai heavy warbird in my deep space science vessel. It breaks through shields and hull in seconds. It is not humanly possible to react that fast.