Zoltan Cruiser is Ridiculous

[zzandrio]

The Zoltan shield just about makes this ship unstoppable. It pretty much negates the first shots of the enemies weapons, leaving you plenty of time to disable them. Once you get some good weapons, your hull almost doesn't get scratched for the rest of the game. I posted a video of a full playthrough I did today with the Zoltan B at http://youtu.be/RFYUoQ07I1Q
Does anyone else think the Zoltan shield might be a bit overpowered?

[Stadtpark]

I'm not through with watching it all, but hey you sure were lucky with this run! In the first two sectors you get a Rockman and an additional Zoltan, a Glaive Beam and an Ion Bomb, Burst Laser II and Autoreloader!!? That really IS ridiculous!! That's pretty much all you ever need for the boss-fight! Will watch the second hour of that epic playthrough later... - need to get some food: my refrigerator is empty - had to play FTL for the last 4 days

[DaemonX]

Zoltan shield doesn't feel so good when you find no weapons, as the starting stuff is slow to kill and disable.

With a run like yours, you would crush the game in any ship at all, but the ability to quickly disable enemy systems synergises particularly well with the Zoltan.

[zarakon]

In the first two sectors you get a Rockman and an additional Zoltan, a Glaive Beam and an Ion Bomb, Burst Laser II and Autoreloader!!? That really IS ridiculous!!

Yeah, that will pretty much get you a win with any ship.

[Mitty]

I think you were particularly lucky on that run-through. The Zoltan shield works great at the beginning but by the 4th or 5th sector, the shield goes down in the first volley. It's also pretty terrible against boarders until you can get a combat-capable crewman.

[zzandrio]

I think you were particularly lucky on that run-through. The Zoltan shield works great at the beginning but by the 4th or 5th sector, the shield goes down in the first volley. It's also pretty terrible against boarders until you can get a combat-capable crewman.

Yes, it goes down in the first volley, but it also blocks that first volley. You dont have to worry about stealthing or anything till the second volley. It also prevents boarding while it is up. In my opinion it is far superior to even the weapon preigniter.

[DaemonX]

There is nothing in the game better than pre-igniter. That thing is the closest thing to an I-WIN button that FTL has. That said, they aren't really comparable since one is an augment and one is an in-built ship ability.

[ComboBreaker]

Preigniter won't save you against POWER SURGE you weakling!
Good against regular ships though.

[Kaerius]

There is nothing in the game better than pre-igniter. That thing is the closest thing to an I-WIN button that FTL has. That said, they aren't really comparable since one is an augment and one is an in-built ship ability.

They're both augments, the difference is that the zoltan shield can only be gained by starting with it, as far as I'm aware(might be wrong, I know both rock plating and engi medibot dispersal can be gained from encounters).

[Starbug]

The zoltan shield goes down pretty damn quick if you're up against a ship with beam drones :p. I wouldn't say its overpowered, it has some balance to it.