The L3A Tactical Heavy Armor reduces all damage taken by up to 35%. It is always active as long as you have it in your inventory. It is the first item unlocked, at level 2.
Description[]
Wearing additional layered graphene armor plates improves resistance to all forms of damage.
Advantages[]
- Increases the resilience of any marine who elects to wear it
- Passive effect that requires no management
Disadvantages[]
- Does no damage
- Damage reduction is decreased when taking multiple hits in a short amount of time
Strategy[]
- Heavy Armor can help characters with low health, such as Medics and Techs, who already have enough to manage, want to avoid on-use items, and could use some extra survivability.
- It's also a decent choice for a character on point, who's bound to bear the brunt of the enemy's attacks.
- It has great synergy with Sarge's health bonus.
Notes[]
The Armor blocks a maximum of 35% in incoming damage. Each time a marine takes damage, the damage blocking goes down by 4% to a minimum of 15%. After not taking damage for 2 seconds, the damage blocking goes back up by 4% for every 2 seconds until it is fully restored.