"What were you thinking" in an inflammatory statement, despite your title which seems to indicate you weren't trying to attack anyone. Not surprised the Devs haven't answered.

If you check one of the stickys in the feedback section, the devs once expressed their admiration for "zealot" variants of laser-based weaponry.
These would be weapons with feedback damage that, instead of jamming upon overheat, would allow continuous fire after overheat at the cost of increasing feedback damage.

What do you mean? its an amarr suit so the bonus is to do with an amarr heavy weapon (obviously) and the reload bonus is great, seriously the sentinel suit is great, its a pity all the HMG heavies just suck

Exactly what was on your minds when you wrote in the Sentinel bonus? Because right now, it has literally nothing to do with either of the two heavy weapons, or just playing a sentinel in general. So this is really just a direct question for you guys, what was the thought process? Is it for something in the future? Is it an oversight that you just haven't gotten around to correcting yet? Perhaps I'm being a bit too presumptuous, but after having to deal with it for so long (as it's the only available Sentinel suit), I feel that us heavies kinda deserve to know.

I guess it's a good thing I never used that statement then. Please read the entire post before commenting.




This is definitely a possibility, although it would be pretty shortsighted to have the bonus only apply to a certain variant of a certain weapon that still doesn't exist. I can appreciate the speculation, but of course I'd still like a confirmation from a Dev.




Actually, go look again, it's the standard Sentinel bonus that gives the reduction to weapon feedback damage, and the Amarr Sentinel bonus is for reload speed. I have no real issues with the suit itself, but the bonus does leave something to be desired. But thanks for establishing the size of your ego, I probably couldn't have made it through the day without knowing how awesome you are.

Lets get down to the real problem here: Amarr suit Minmatar weapon. *shakes his head* who in there right mind though this was a good idea?

Exactly what was on your minds when you wrote in the Sentinel bonus? Because right now, it has literally nothing to do with either of the two heavy weapons, or just playing a sentinel in general. So this is really just a direct question for you guys, what was the thought process? Is it for something in the future? Is it an oversight that you just haven't gotten around to correcting yet? Perhaps I'm being a bit too presumptuous, but after having to deal with it for so long (as it's the only available Sentinel suit), I feel that us heavies kinda deserve to know.

Exactly what was on your minds when you wrote in the Sentinel bonus? Because right now, it has literally nothing to do with either of the two heavy weapons, or just playing a sentinel in general. So this is really just a direct question for you guys, what was the thought process? Is it for something in the future? Is it an oversight that you just haven't gotten around to correcting yet? Perhaps I'm being a bit too presumptuous, but after having to deal with it for so long (as it's the only available Sentinel suit), I feel that us heavies kinda deserve to know.

Still waiting for a blue tag.

Its probably never going to come. Thinking the devs give a dam is very optimistic.

Still waiting for a blue tag.

What do you mean? its an amarr suit so the bonus is to do with an amarr heavy weapon (obviously) and the reload bonus is great, seriously the sentinel suit is great, its a pity all the HMG heavies just suck

Keep fighting the good fight...

I'll bump this for the cat's sake.

Though I am surprised at how many people still don't know that it's the sentinel suit bonus that reduces feedback damage and the Amarr bonus to reload speed.

I agree with this message. And these other 2 guys.

Though I am surprised at how many people still don't know that it's the sentinel suit bonus that reduces feedback damage and the Amarr bonus to reload speed.

This would mean that ALL RACIAL heavy suits will have reduced feedback damage, not just the Amarr suit for the Amarr heavy weapon.

The Sentinel bonus is for the upcoming Heavy Laser weapon. CCP stated awhile back the reason for the bonus is that they are consistently looking at the big picture when developing, hence the Amarr Sentinel suit having a bonus to an Amarrian weapon. (as a Heavy from when i first started a year ago, It has been a very difficult wait for our proper weapon to be developed.)

I'd also like to note to people who still don't seem to understand the other bonus, the reload speed. It is not 2% reload speed per level. It's a flat 2% reload speed. There is one other suit in the game with this same ridiculously under powered bonus.

Also OP, I'm not sure why you feel like your question is so important to warrant a dev response. It's old news, that was already covered and explained by CCP in the past. You being fairly new doesn't make your "questions that have already been answered" a top priority. Not to mention people have already posted in your thread the answer to your question. The answers you scoffed at because it wasn't a blue tag.

So now you know, and knowing is half the battle.

Ok so as has been said multiple times, the weapon feedback damage bonus is the general Sentinel bonus, which makes no sense even when 'looking at the big picture'.

This has already been covered by CCP? When exactly? Got a link? This question 'deserves to be answered' because I can't see the logic behind it, and I'd like to know what it is. If there was something in mind when they made this bonus than answering shouldn't be a very challenging task.

Why did they make the sentinel bonus the way it is? The same reason most of the other suits have super awesome well thought out bonus's, When CCP are brainstorming they all sit in a big circle and pass the company crack pipe around.