That option is still very much on the table, but we want to explore a few other alternative as well.

The danger with adjusting the stats just to make dual-ASB fits less powerful is to nerf the single-fitted ASB too much, so we're trying to see if there is a sweetspot somewhere in between for us to fall into.

Thanks for your feedback so far!

ASBs are, to all intents and purposes, buffer-tanking mods that simply add a set number of EHP. If the intention was to make active tanks more viable in neut-heavy environments, they failed, because they aren't really active-tanking mods.

Removing one booster creates a tension of having enough dps to finish the opposition before depleting charges, or fitting mobility or tackle mods to allow a "tactical retreat".

Honestly can you guys just bite the bullet and cast ASBs back into the fiery chasm from whence they came already? On a theoretical level they're just profoundly silly modules-- there's a reason all active tanking schemes were cap-dependent prior to their introduction.

Remove ASBs, rebalance historical shield boosters to provide more rep and consume less cap. Proper shield boosters can't practically be stacked like ASBs and leave the user vulnerable to heavy neuting (small amounts of neuting can be countered by cap injection, but large amounts can't, which is as it should be).

ASBs are a silly concept, whereas normal boosters are a good concept that suffers from poor implementation. Toss out the silly and fix the good.

It's a great module!

Should be like the damage control unit though. Strictly one per ship!

If CCP wanted to give active tanks the ability to temporarily tank massive DPS, then this could have been easily achieved simply by increasing the bonuses to boost/rep amount associated with overheating. There was simply no need to introduce a new module, the mechanic already existed.