The Minmatar Heavy will be interesting to see in combat though I'm not sure if it will be as effective as the Minmatar Assault.

do the math and compare the following fits:

gallente sentinel with 3 complex plates + complex shield extender + kin cat
minmatar with 2 complex plates + 3 complex shield extenders

gallente fit sprints as fast as the minmatar fit but still has more EHP, not to mention that it works better with remote repping logi. which heavy suit is again a dissapointment now?

Around 43% of its base HP is dedicated to Shields, something that isn't going to be fully restored in most matches. The Amarr Heavy easily surpassed the Gallente for having the second High Slot for a Shield energizer and fully utilizing the racial bonuses. The 4 Low slots on the Gallente doesn't make it special with the Amarr already having higher base armor as if it has an imaginary plate on imaginary 4th low slot. Lastly, the 1 HP Armor regen for a HEAVY is meaningless considering the amount of Armor the Gallente has, yet the Scout gets 3 HP regen. To improve the Gallente it would be Ideal for it to use the following stats:

Shield: 235 HP
Armor: 680 HP, If you all still prefer the Amarr to be a true Armor tanker then I suppose we could leave the Gallente as a cripple
Heal Armor Rate: 3 HP

On the Caldari Heavy it's somewhat ok for the Armor to take 43% of total HP as it is a secondary HP layer. The high shield regen and 4 High slots helps prevent the Caldari from going down on Armor frequently so adding a Complex Armor Repair may be enough to keep the Heavy alive. A slight improvement for the Caldari would be to utilize the following stats:

Shield: 580 HP
Armor: 335 HP

The Minmatar Heavy will be interesting to see in combat though I'm not sure if it will be as effective as the Minmatar Assault.

Aren't the increased low slots for stacking armor repairers? Gallente are active tankers not Buffer tankers like the amarr remember.

even though i stick with amarr suit, those resistance bonuses on gallente look pretty nice... just sayin'

Around 43% of its base HP is dedicated to Shields, something that isn't going to be fully restored in most matches. The Amarr Heavy easily surpassed the Gallente for having the second High Slot for a Shield energizer and fully utilizing the racial bonuses. The 4 Low slots on the Gallente doesn't make it special with the Amarr already having higher base armor as if it has an imaginary plate on imaginary 4th low slot. Lastly, the 1 HP Armor regen for a HEAVY is meaningless considering the amount of Armor the Gallente has, yet the Scout gets 3 HP regen. To improve the Gallente it would be Ideal for it to use the following stats:

Shield: 235 HP
Armor: 680 HP, If you all still prefer the Amarr to be a true Armor tanker then I suppose we could leave the Gallente as a cripple
Heal Armor Rate: 3 HP

On the Caldari Heavy it's somewhat ok for the Armor to take 43% of total HP as it is a secondary HP layer. The high shield regen and 4 High slots helps prevent the Caldari from going down on Armor frequently so adding a Complex Armor Repair may be enough to keep the Heavy alive. A slight improvement for the Caldari would be to utilize the following stats:

Shield: 580 HP
Armor: 335 HP

The Minmatar Heavy will be interesting to see in combat though I'm not sure if it will be as effective as the Minmatar Assault.

Come oon the gal heavy defiantly gets an inherent proficiency lvl 5 when it reaches proto that thing in the gallente research facility will put tears to any frame.

3hp/s for ALL Gallente!

I wouldn't oppose 5. Gallente are supposed to have regen to make up for having less hitpoints.

I think IWS explained it pretty good and the suit designs seem to reflect his explanations well. 1h/p a second might not seem like much but when you have armor repair maxed out it will probably turn into 3. combine that with 4 complex reppers and you're looking at over 25 h/p regen a second.

How will it turn into 3? 1 x 1.25 is 1.25.

Comparing heavy fighting heavy, the Amarr HMG Sentinel > all other heavies.

But given the current FOTM of rail and combat rifles, the Gallente heavy has the best bonuses for dealing with medium frames. I hope you dedicated fatties can interpret the numbers enough to see that.

Now, if they introduce new heavy weapons in the game or rebalance assault rifles that will all change, but those are BIG ifsGǪ

5 hp/s (a complex repper) is a bit much compared to the Amarr's 45 hp advantage/5% speed hit (they don't make a plate or shield module that crappy). If the Gallente get a complex repper, the Amarr need a Complex plate's worth of hp difference (90 more hp).. the speed difference can stay at 5%.