This seems to ignore other stats on the suits. The logistics are theoretically sacrificing CPU/PG to their equipment slots (unless they're forgoing equipment entirely), and all the assault suits are going to have better shield regen than logistics.

The Amarr being both the slowest, but only being beefier without modules involved is problematic. However, there's lingering issues of other sorts there, like the Amarr logistics being the only logi with the same H/L slot numbers as the assault, and have less PG that the assault as well.

However, comparing Gallente and Caldari on raw EHP while going all complex shield extenders, but using basic armor plates is somewhat disingenuous. The theoretical point with armor is that you sacrifice speed for HP, and a 1:1 comparison with all complex armor and complex shields would roll out a bit differently.

Of course, we're still supposed to see more "types" of armor modules too (ones with built-in reps, and ones with no move penalty), which might further change the landscape there. It's possible they were balanced for modules we haven't seen yet.

The Caldari Logi CK.0 suit has only 90 armor, so isn't it necessary to invest into this, or if you go all shield or like 80-20% shield ratio would it be ok?

Also, I've read somewhere about a Logi VK.0 suit... Which obviously isn't on the market, but it does excist in dust right?
Which race is it? I've read it is the fastest and only dropsuit better for assaults than assault suits..

I think the logi vk.0 was the name of the logistics suit before we had racial suits, I honestly cannot remember.

So actually it doesn't matter anymore because something changed?
And also; are there other, better, logi suits than the ones on the market? --> If so, can I find somewhere the races and stats of them

You understand different races, specialize in different things right?

Example: Caldari Are sheild techs and Amarr are lazer techs

Thats why the suits are split up in skill tree, "balancing" them would take away that critical choice in which Factional suit you should buy into....

https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=667055 use the fitting tool in that post, it has all of the suits including Aurum suits, and you can plan out whatever build you like, with whatever race you like.

I am highlighting the strength of the suit, the racial specialization comes in the form of the racial bonus. And I am still trying to keep the suit to focus on what type of armor the race prefers, shields for Caldari and Minmatar, and armor for Amarr and Gallente.

What i am suggesting is to even out the field for all the races and highlight what the suit specializes for example amarr is tanking and minmatar is speed; what logical reason is there for a Caldari to have higher HP than a Amarr?

Because they are focused on laser/ beam weapon buffs, heavy suits are suppose to tank however

I think that a lot of these problems exist because of the tanking imbalance.
However, some slot layouts are better than others - The Caldari Logistics comes to mind as a prime example. Similarly, some have particularly bad slot layouts - for example, the Amarr Logistics.

We'll be addressing armor tanking with multiple updates going forward:
- New armor modules will be released with the Uprising 1.2 patch:
- Ferroscale plates (smaller HP buff but no speed penalty)
- Reactive plates (small HP buff and minor repair rate buff - plates that heal themselves! )
- We'll be reducing the movement speed penalty slightly on armor plates in a future hot-fix.
- Giving proper racial bonuses! The reason the Gallente don't get (the very obvious) bonus to movement speed when armor tanking at the moment is because we use a tag system to confer bonuses to items and currently there is no way to exclude an item from getting a bonus. The only way to do this would be to tag EVERYTHING in the game that isn't the Gallente suit with a tag, which is error-prone and likely to ensure we unintentionally screw up some unrelated skill at some point. This will be corrected as soon as is feasible.

explain your Balance thoery/ideas on why Amarr AK.0 gets only 6 total slots?

The Caldari Logi CK.0 suit has only 90 armor, so isn't it necessary to invest into this, or if you go all shield or like 80-20% shield ratio would it be ok?

Also, I've read somewhere about a Logi VK.0 suit... Which obviously isn't on the market, but it does excist in dust right?
Which race is it? I've read it is the fastest and only dropsuit better for assaults than assault suits..

My balance theory does not take into account the addition of Ferroscale and Reactive plates, therefore it is null. And the reason I suggested the Amarr AK.0 get 6 total slots is because with the current armor/shield system and my suggest buff it would put them on top EHP wise when all the other nerfs/buffs I suggested are taken into account.

@BL4CKST4R
Interesting thread with some good balance/theory crafting going on. Before I comment on the OP (specifically post 2 of it) I would very much like to see you integrate a comment on things such as potential dps and on board suit scan/damp comparisons as, in my view, a perfect balance between suits on the fronts of Speed and EHP would lead to imbalance within the game if these other factors are omitted. (Also total ISK/SP costs to attain given benchmarks should be included if actual numbers or hard ceilings are to be imposed, this however is not needed for suggesting general ratios or progressions).

Good post and looking forward to your reply/update.

Cheers,
Cross