Yes I know they aren't final

Neither were the armor plate buffs.

Based on past actions (or lack of), I'd say the new bonuses are already written in stone.

Amarr bonus: 5% heat buildup reduction per lv for laser weaponry. I love this bonus, no need for changing.
Caldari bonus: 3% effective range increase of railgun weapons per lv; good for sniper, rail rifle (SoonGäó), bolt pistol (SoonGäó), & magsec SMG(SoonGäó).
Gallente bonus: 1% damage increase of plasma weapons per lv; AR, shotgun, plasma cannon, ion pistol (SoonGäó).
Minmatar bonus: 5% increase in magazine size per lv for projectile & Minmatar explosive weapons; SMG, flaylock, MD, & Combat rifle (SoonGäó).

+1.

While I don't have any plans on using an assault suit, I like the bonuses in your thread much more.

The worst thing about the new bonuses is the Amarr assault
I specifically skilled into Amarr assault for the heat buildup reduction bonus to laser weapon, particularly for the scrambler rifles. This bonus was the most logical assault bonus there is; assaults are about offense, and this bonus perfectly complements the offensive technology of the race (lasers). The Amarr assault laser bonus should have been the model for what assault bonuses should be like. why why Why WHY WHY is it being removed? This is effectively a nerf against laser and scrambler rifles; at the very least the scrambler rifle and laser rifle should get a base -15% reduction of heat buildup (equivalent of Amarr assault level 3), or change their operation bonuses to heat buildup reduction (5% per level).

yeah, its a stupid idea that every frame in a certain class has the same bonus.. FFS IT WAS WORKING LIKE THAT ALL THE TIME!! didn't you notice?

As far as I am aware 1.8 is far from locking.

As far as I am aware 1.8 is far from locking.

But...
But....
I want my Duvolle that has Balac level fire rate!

I fricking love the way the Balac sounds because of it's high fire rate

That's why it should be a Gallente assault bonus, don't want those Caldari scum getting that same bonus, do you?
Seriously, every assault suit's rail rifle will have crazy high ROF, negating its slight weakness at close range.

I am worried that if changes aren't made to the Amarr Assault, or other changes in general are made to this situation, the SR (normal variant) will become the least effective rifle for an Assault suit to use, even the Amarr.

Those that prefer it may find the commando suits are better at assaulting with it than the Assault suits are.

Damage mods are broken and should not be the bonus to assault suits, hell I think that's the only thing that could make me toss the Assault suit aside and never come back to it.

I agree with everything except the bonus to damage mods. The bonus should be tied to the racial weapons similar to how the commando bonuses will be, but affecting different stats. The current Amarr assault should be the TEMPLATE for the other assault bonuses. I'd like to see bonuses like increased clip sizes for racial assault suit/racial weapon pairs, or something along those lines.

I agree that the repper bonus is garbage on the Amarr assault. At the very least just build in the reps like the existing Amarr logi suit so you can fit an extra plate if you want. That should help keep things better in-line with the Gallente's armor bonus.

What do you want for the general (not race specific) assault bonus?

Not sure. I kind of think they should both be race-specific. One should be defensive (Amarr/Gallente get armor, Minmatar/Caldari get shield) and the other offensive and linked to their race's weapons. I'd like to see a focus on racial suit/weapon synergy. It will make the game much more interesting and tactical.

Damage mods are broken and should not be the bonus to assault suits, hell I think that's the only thing that could make me toss the Assault suit aside and never come back to it.

It doesn't work that way, each specialization (not just assaults) get a general role bonus that they all share, and one unique racial bonus. If assaults got two racial bonuses, and no general role bonus, then every other specialization should as well.

After seeing this, I raged. CCP please, I strongly recommend you reconsider these bonuses.

General assault bonus is bad. The scrambler rifle, combat rifles, and others have rates of fire dependent on how fast the trigger pulls the trigger. It will be useless to many players. Furthermore, the ROF bonus is a double-edged sword, sure you get more DPS, but you burn through your magazine quicker, which can actually hurt a lot of players. The new Minmatar assault bonus to damage mods should have been the general asault bonus, not this ROF bonus.

The worst thing about the new bonuses is the Amarr assault
I specifically skilled into Amarr assault for the heat buildup reduction bonus to laser weapon, particularly for the scrambler rifles. This bonus was the most logical assault bonus there is; assaults are about offense, and this bonus perfectly complements the offensive technology of the race (lasers). The Amarr assault laser bonus should have been the model for what assault bonuses should be like. why why Why WHY WHY is it being removed? This is effectively a nerf against laser and scrambler rifles; at the very least the scrambler rifle and laser rifle should get a base -15% reduction of heat buildup (equivalent of Amarr assault level 3), or change their operation bonuses to heat buildup reduction (5% per level).

I generally don't like the other bonuses based on principle (assaults should get bonuses to offense, not HP/rep) but they aren't too bad. I would have given the ROF buff to the Gallente assault, a magazine size of explosive and projectiles bonus to the Minmatar assault, and some other thing for Caldari assault. They're not too bad though.

Yes I know they aren't final, but that means there is still time to change it. CCP if you are going this route, please at least change the bonuses for the laser weapon operation bonuses to heat build-up reduction.


I should probably mention I really like the new logi, commando, and sentinel bonuses for the most part.