$360 to $400...jebus, buy a PS4 and play one of those games instead.
I feel so poor as a gamer...

I've spent about the same on this game. Also, I'm not getting a PS4 until Dust 514 comes out on it and they stop supporting the PS3.

IKR, I was thinking that myself but in all reality, I've been told that if I hadn't spent that money on Dust and saved it I could have. I had spent the money on Dust instead of on Eve, now it makes me a very sad panda that we have this "balance pass" coming out along with the new suits and still the Logi is by far the worst suit for trying to be isk efficient in, its about saving your bros but sacrificing yourself. How does CCP expect us to pay for these proto mods on a regular basis if they are effectively cutting our isk sources and removing health?

Active scanners are and will be way too effective for their virtually non-existent drawbacks. The ability to both detect and paint your enemies for your entire team repeatedly without limit is extremely powerful if not game breaking. Especially after the effectiveness of passive radar was reduced.

Active scanners need larger cool down times than a couple of seconds to balance out their power; they need whole minutes.

They only paint targets for your SQUAD, not team.

Also, matches last maybe 10-20 minutes, being able to only scan a handful of times per match isn't worth skilling into them, imo.

Most people run basic or advanced scans anyways. If you're smart, you should already have Profile Dampening 5 so you don't need to worry about scanners.

ik they want to keep the pg/cpu cost high for cloaking devices, but does anybody else find it stupid that you wont be able to fit a standard cloaking field on most standard scouts with skilling into electronics and pg output enhancers?

^ This is probably an accurate example of what's going on at the CCP offices: "Hey we have this uncreative dude who copied his nickname from another player, let's just listen to him and screw player feedback".

I don't follow. Will you explain?

Better yet, can we get an equipment SP refund?

I assume this is where we should be posting about the new Cloak. Although post 1.8 I think it might be prudent to have a separate thread dedicated to Cloak discussion.

First off the Cloak seems fairly well balanced from the perspective of someone who is not using it. And by balance, I am talking about skills and fitting requirements. The equipment was designed for use by Scouts and for the most part the restrictions have kept it limited to that role with few exceptions. The level of visibility seems right, with the shimmer providing keen observers with an indication someone is there but to those who are distracted, the Cloak is a valuable tool for the Scout.

The mechanics of the Cloak need to be tweaked a bit though. First off the Cloak was designed to not allow cloaked players to fire their weapons until the unit was disengaged. There have been several instances where cloaked players have managed to get a shot or two off (usually a Shotgun) before the cloaking effect has worn off. There needs to be more of a delay in this respect.

The lack of audio cues also seems to be an issue. For whatever reason, there seems to be a lack of audible footsteps in the game. Yes your own footsteps are loud and clear but we have come to realize that you don't hear anyone else's. This is a common feature of most shooters and makes situation awareness a vital skill. Also if there is a sound when players decloak it is not very well defined and needs to be more pronounce to give us a fighting chance to react.

The one final thing that should be considered is the cloak field dropping when the player is shot at. The cloak is all about using stealth, and using it well. If a player is spotted, cloaked or not, then they are doing it wrong. If I spot a cloaked player, then shoot and make contact, then they failed their mission and should not have the benefit of remaining cloaked. Fair is fair.

You may also end up looking at the duration of cloaking times, cool down times or even how fast someone can recloak after decloaking, but it has only been one day and more time is probably needed to assess those things. All in all I think the Cloak adds a great dynamic to the game and forces us to look at approaching battle tactics in a different way. But right now the cloaked player seems a bit too powerful. One or two lurking around an objective seem a little too effective at keeping an entire Squad distracted, much like a tank or assault dropship can. And whatever Cloaks were meant to be, I don't think they were meant to be that...at least not to the degree of effectiveness they are right now.

Thanks for listening.