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eve isk is a kind of game gold for many players. Tank can keep you ship alive in EVE. You can shield tank or armor tank. Which one is better for you depends on your skills of character. The two categories you are going to want to look at are Engineering and Mechanics. If you have more skill points in Engineering, shield tanking is probably best for you. If you have more skill points in Mechanics, go with armor tanking.
When dealing with shield tanking, there are some skills to pay attention to. Every ship has resistances to the four damage types dealt in the EVE ISK universe. There is EM, Kinetic, Explosive, and Thermal. So, the four most important skills to have for shield tanking include EM Shield Compensation, Kinetic Shield Compensation, Explosive Shield Compensation and Thermal Shield Compensation. These skills boost your resistances to reach type of damage. Some other important skills to have are, Shield Compensation, Shield Management, Shield Operation, Shield Upgrades and Tactical Shield Manipulation.
Shield Compensation reduces the capacitor need for Shield boosters, which is important because Shield boosters take up a lot of capacitor power so it cost more eve online isk. Shield Management gives a bonus to your shield capacity, meaning more shield strength. Shield Operation is a crucial skill to have because it allows you to use shield recharge rate. Shield Upgrades allow you to use modules like shield extenders and rechargers.
Tactical Shield Manipulation is another very important skill to have because it allows you to use shield hardeners and it reduces the chance of damage penetrating the shield when it falls below twenty per cent if you have enough cheap eve isk.
Energy Management regulates your overall capacity of ship and gives a bonus to the capacitor of capacitor. Energy System Operation allows you to operate your capacitor of ship, including the use of capacitor boosters. This skill also reduces your recharge time of capacitor.