meh

Some of the LP stuff is good value, some of it isn't. Mix and match people, it isn't hard.

Did ccp say how much each proto suit would cost? So could you say the graph told you nothing the first time.

What do you consider "sustainable"? If you are talking about being able to run full LP proto every single match and still turn a profit then I say no, proto stomping is bad enough. Try just using ADV suits and basic weapons, then buy proto gear to sell once the market opens up. Much more cost efficient.

You probably should have waited till it was out before you spent anything. Ah well you have learned a valuable lesson, don't leap before you look.
You said it only needed lvl 3? How many sp is that?

No matter how you mask it, the Amarr are religious conquers that enslave people. While the Caldari are large government people that control their citizens with something akin to janisariers and serfdom, as well as their leaders are large corporate capitalists.

To go beyond that you would need to make explanations for the Caldari and Amarr much more lengthy.

When you start to get more into the story the lines between right and wrong start to blur, but even then the Caldari and Amarr are still seen as somewhat bad guys.

I know I was originally going to choose Amarr, my thinking was, "These guys are like Crusaders in space, on a mission from the divine... o.O". Then I read they enslaved people and I said "**** that, I hate social injustice like that.".

Then I read about the Caldari and thought "Wow, space Communists! Cool!", BUT!- I then did EXTRA research online and realized that they weren't communists at all and thought "These guys aren't even trying to really help people, they are just what would happen if Japan was administered by Wal-Mart and they all decided to look like grey communists".

The CaldarI and Amarr just aren't appealing unless you want to be an antagonist, or possibly if you want to be a reformer, IE an Amarr that wants to free the slaves or a Caldari that wants more social liberties.

But let me ask you True, how would you have written the descriptions?

I think I understand what the OP is saying but his ideology is flawed.

You shouldn't go to level 3 knowing you can get PROTO suits with reduced skill requirement, you should still aim for level 5 on anything youwant as a skill. The skill bonus' on say a scout suit profile dampening 15% at level 3 is nothing compared to the 25% at proto, you still need to spend the points reguardless, trying to shortcut this will only show as you come up short against those who do have the max version.
Same for weapons, only go to level 5 on a weapon due to the fact the one that usually requires proficiency is open early, does not mean you will get a weapon that acts the same as having proficiency 1, you will have less damage.

Now you may feel cheated because they changed stats a bit before release, but they must have encountered some goofy mathematics they didn't like and adjusted it prior to release, as game developers this is a very common thing.

Aim straight and get shooting, tears on battlefields are for the mothers of the caldari scum I just shotgunned in the back of the head.

Should of waited until the release of 1.7 to see what was balanced, I mean it's kind of retar*ed to spend large amounts of sp right before a major update because no one knows what ninja nerfs will happen and therefore if you are spilling into something that will be useless

You made a decision based on patch notes rather than waiting a few days to see the patch for yourself?
HTFU.

You're claiming you did wait. Obviously not.

All I hear is "wah wah wah".
Cry more.

You crystal balled in advance on numbers that were always subject to change and you lost.