I see your point, then again your using a close to mid range weapon at a distance should have penalties. That is why we have scouts and pulse rifles. I am also not sugesting the shield increases as fast as it does now, but at a constant number, where things like the Thorn and other dots don't make recovery usless, but still are a threat to those that remain in combat. I also find saying well everyone will take it a mote point. Everyone has the choice, and there should be enough reasons to pick one over the other. I think it was a flaw in Bungies design to only have 3 stats, and make them so minor in effect.

There already is a penalty it's called damage falloff

So what is the problem?

There is none, I'm just saying there is no point in your idea to change how recovery works

If you read what I wrote you would see the point.

I did read it, it seems like a bad idea

So which is it, is there no point, or you don't like it? How would fix the issue of dots totally negating a stat? Nothing, not even tether or smoke bombs totally negate agility. Resistance debuffs, and damage buffs don't negate armor. Why is recovery the only stat that is totally negated.