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I have collected a few different types of shields, with different colours and of differing rarity.
I assume the rarer shield types are more powerful in some way but I can't find any information on it.
Question : What different types of shield are available and what are the differences between them?
More detail, I currently have three shield types:
Yes you can pick dropped items from the enemy faction.
Here is a Resistant player seeing Enlightened items
source : reddit.com/r/ingress : ProTip: Don't drop your loot at your house if you live near the road.
There isn't any difference, and there isn't any indication of this choice ever having an effect, gameplay-wise.
The only difference between the two teams is that The Resistance seems to be more popular, and will probably remain so in the foreseeable future. So if you desire a more challenging gameplay, pick the Enlightened.
Best Answer
When you select a shield to deploy in the Upgrade-menu, it actually shows you their different parameters (just like for resonators it shows how much the range would increase iff deployed).
The values for the shields are:
Of course it's a different matter to figure out how those values relate to burst-absorption.