Does anyone use Spirecraft Shield Bearers?

[zharmad]

I'm with the no-shrinking camp. If they can't be repaired anyway, there's not really any reason for them to also slowly decrease in effectiveness over time, right? I also wish they would do something neat on death, like Martyrs, to make their death more of a neat event and less wasteful feeling. I don't know what would fit them though. Some kind of area defense buff that persists for a few minutes, or a ghost forcefield or something? Dunno.

If that's the way to go (so to speak,) I'm more inclined towards a temporary stun effect (Spirecrafts don't have them) - could be combined with a 40% minimum radius.

[doctorfrog]

Have em flicker as they deplete, letting some shots sneak through. But not shrink. Flickering increases as the power depletes, but not so much that they become completely useless before they are destroyed.