Tiericide is a truly fantastic thing, and I can only hope it happens sooner rather than later. EVE didn't start the process until rather recently, and its taking them in the order of years to finish the process. The sooner we start this, the less work it will be for the devs.

One of the concerns I have seen people have with this idea is the aurum sales. Keep in mind this is only to dropsuits. The only aurum items that would be removed are the dropsuits. Modules, weapons, equipment, etc, all still here. CCP can switch the aurum dropsuits over to the specializations, and that works out perfectly.

My only suggestion to this idea is a minor rename to match what EVE has. Call your proposed STD dropsuits, Tech 1 dropsuits, and the specializations Tech 2. We gain nothing, and loose consistency, by naming things differently in DUST.

This combined with this would go a long way to improving the game.

However, tiercide would probably kill Aur purchases (even with your suggested modification). To counter this, CCP needs to introduce more kinds of aur items, like more types of boosters.

I would also like for them to create a new blueprint type that gives a cosmetic change but still requires me to purchase the normal suits so not all std suits have to look exactly the same.
Side Note: ^ this could also come in handy for FW. After gaining enough loyalty with a specific side, you are unlock or can purchase a recolor of other suits to match your faction. E.g. Make an Amarr suit rusty or give a Minnie suit a golden shine.

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