I think this would curb a lot of the problems with logi suits being basically assaults with more equipment. Think about it... On most other suit setups, what's in its main (non-sidearm) weapon slot largely determines its role. A rocket launcher or forge gun means it's an AV setup; an HMG, AR, etc means it's an assault fit, laser or sniper rifle means it's long range, etc. Most everything else on the suit is based around making it more effective with whatever's in that slot. A repair tool is a logi's main tool, it's about the size of a light weapon, and it's something you point and shoot at people... Sounds like something that would go in that slot without too much difficulty.

This would also mirror the way it is in EVE. Remote repair modules take up high power slots on ships, which is where you'd ordinarily fit weapons. Logistics ships fit remote reps instead of, not in addition to, guns, because that's their main tool for performing their function on the battlefield.

With a repair tool needing to go in the light weapon slot, people using logi suits would be more likely to use them for their intended purpose. They'd still have a sidearm for defense (EDIT: Since this seemed to cause confusion, those without sidearms would be given sidearms so they would all have a weapon) and to make the fit "valid" (which is something I still don't agree with, but that's a topic for another thread), but if they're doing their jobs they'd be sticking with the guys with the bigger guns and keeping them alive and loaded so they can do the killing while the logibro does his logi-ing. He'd also have more equipment slots open for hives, uplinks, and injectors so he can do even more logistics work, helping his team and netting himself more WP.

Coupled with a bonus to repair tool range and/or rep amount (like on EVE's logi ships), as well as better bonuses to light weapons on assault suits, I think this would make people more prone to using logi suits for logi and assault suits for assault. I don't know about you guys, but too often I see myself get killed by a logi suit with a Duvolle AR and think "That isn't what he should be carrying!"

Thinking in terms of balancing out the suits and encouraging people to use suits more for their intended roles. What do you guys think?

I think this would curb a lot of problems with logi suits being basically assaults with more equipment

So with the current way of things, this would be rather not good. When is the last time you heard someone say put a rep tool on your PC fit?

However I think I could get behind this if all logi suits had a sidearm, and the rep tool was buffed a lot. Like an AR and a half worth of DPS. Think about a heavy with one or two of these on him, walk straight into a mob and clean house if the mob isn't smart enough to target the logi. Setup a logi train with the dps'er out front, and logi's chained back till the vulnerable one is in cover. Could break the chain with focused fire. Would be interesting and make the Rep tool something worth not having a gun out.

Being a good logi is not easy. You have less firepower, less attack power, less HP...The only exception to firepower being the Amarrian Logi... And they have less HP.

though like i said in my earlier post that is if they give a drain effect on the rep tool to help keep the logi alive

i wonder how players in PS2 or BF would react if the devs took their guns and gave them only pistols as medics.