THE GREY CARDINAL
PSU GHOST SYNDICATE
DARKSTAR ARMY
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Posted - 2014.01.03 08:48:00 -
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So I've been a super dedicated logibro since I jumped into New Eden at E3 build. I have minmatar and gallente proto logi suits and the entire dropsuit core upgrade skill tree maxed so my O.C.D demon overlord has granted me permission to move onto a new class.
So soon as I saw cloaking was coming with benefits to scouts, I new where my next SP sink hole would be. It was also what CCP Remnant said in his recent blog:
Quote:To me, the Scout role has always been about creating a disruptive force on the battlefield. HeGÇÖs the guy that can cover enough ground quickly enough to get drop uplinks into the right places, hack objectives back, disperse squad members (nothing makes people scatter faster than a KC-amped shotgunner) and generally make a nuisance of himself.
As a huge fan of Sun Tzu and his Art of War philosophies, Remnant's summary of scouts and the advent of their affinity to cloaking tech really excites me and I'm looking forward to becoming a true grey cardinal on the battlefield.
I have 5.2 million unallocated SP which I'ma let accrue until cloaking and new scout variants come. At the moment I'd choose gallente over minmatar as I want to be a true ghost on the battlefield but I'll wait to see what caldari and amarr bonuses and slot allocations look like before I choose.
From CCP Remnant's blog:
Quote:Individual race skill bonuses will create opportunities for...
cloaked scouts to scan further and longer than other dropsuits
to have less GÇ£shimmerGÇ¥ as they move
to have lower innate scan profiles so that they can be visually and electronically invisible.
I'm really hoping that gallente has the lower scan profile bonus but I think it may be the "scan further and longer" perk seeing as that's the existing one. I kind of speculated that minmatar might get the reduced shimmer to make getting in and doing their +25% melee damage easier but who knows. I've tried to see if there is any info in EVE regarding racial affinity to cloaking tech but haven't found anything yet.
Still, I'm leaning towards gallente for the four low slots because Cloaking is only going to serve certain purposes. With only one equipment slot it's not like people can ghost around and drop uplinks or lay REs as it seems that stealth will be an equipment item. I assume that the bonus to cloaked scanning is talking about the dropsuits inherent scanner due to this reason...but maybe it becomes an active mod...ugh I want more info 
So yeah, time to start looking at what else I need to spec into. Biotics hasn't been touched yet so that's one area, I'll also need think about what weapons I want to use. I'm a geek so will be planning skill progression and figuring out how long it will take me to craft my next battlefield role. 
Anyway, looking forward to joining the ranks of New Eden's scouts. 
/coolstorybro
Electronic Warfare GOD in the making
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