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Roy Ventus wrote:

Seriously... What?

Why am I even working with Medium Frame Dropsuits, such as the assault, if the Heavy Frame Dropsuits do assaulting much better than me? I know you guys are going to respond with, "stop QQing" but honestly if you face a squad full of them or a team that has around 6 of them roaming around in a blob, you'd be singing the same tune. They're going 20/0 without much trouble and working outside of their intended roles better than the class whose roles they are performing.

Oh. And let's not forget it's WAY cheaper to go this route compared to using a Medium Frame. We would have to stack a good amount of plates just to come close to their base eHP with a higher price. They can do this for way less at a base price and add on a few plates and out do us by 300+ eHp STILL at a cheaper cost.

What?

It makes me feel inadequate because my suit doesn't seem viable for the job it's supposed to be doing. Makes me think I should join in on the fun and go Heavy with a rifle but I know that's this, the ability to outperform assault units for assaulting as a sentinel unit, isn't right.

I'm really asking the community here, what is the point of using Assault Dropsuits right now?

"My Faith in you is absolute; my sword is Yours, My God, and Your will guides me now and for all eternity."


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True Adamance Kameira Lodge Amarr Empire 6633	Posted - 2014.02.05 01:53:00 - [1] - Quote Roy Ventus wrote: Seriously... Why am I even working with Medium Frame Dropsuits, such as the assault, if the Heavy Frame Dropsuits do assaulting much better than me? I know you guys are going to respond with, "stop QQing" but honestly if you face a squad full of them or a team that has around 6 of them roaming around in a blob, you'd be singing the same tune. They're going 20/0 without much trouble and working outside of their intended roles better than the class whose roles they are performing. Oh. And let's not forget it's WAY cheaper to go this route compared to using a Medium Frame. We would have to stack a good amount of plates just to come close to their base eHP with a higher price. They can do this for way less at a base price and add on a few plates and out do us by 300+ eHp STILL at a cheaper cost. It makes me feel inadequate because my suit doesn't seem viable for the job it's supposed to be doing. Makes me think I should join in on the fun and go Heavy with a rifle but I know that's this, the ability to outperform assault units for assaulting as a sentinel unit, isn't right. I'm really asking the community here, what is the point of using Assault Dropsuits right now? Heavy Suits don't assault better. They assault in a different manner. This comes from a proto Assault and Proto Commando player. Assaults can afford to be more aggressive with their speed, fast regeneration capacity, and weapons geared abilities. I find that assaults like to get up close and personal as quickly as possible and out DPS their enemies. Commando's on the other hand have to play more conservatively. They have lower speed, lower regenerative capacity, but far more fire power. They have to rely on longer range fire power to best enemies, using their better HP values to outlast their foes. Heavies are even slower. Less mobile, often slower regenerative capacity but the capacity to fit the highest buffers and largest guns. Heavy assaults are slower but hit harder, assault suit rushes can be over quickly, but a decent assault suit user can dart in and out of danger, regen if possible, and constantly be mobile, making lighting assaults wherever and whenever possible. Neither is better of worse. I've seen either heavy squads crumble under concentrated ScR fire, assault mobs mown down by a single heavy, or where a 4 man mob appears to be everywhere at once..... "My Faith in you is absolute; my sword is Yours, My God, and Your will guides me now and for all eternity."
True Adamance Kameira Lodge Amarr Empire 6633	Posted - 2014.02.05 01:58:00 - [2] - Quote Shiruba Ryou wrote: Varjac Theobroma Montenegro wrote: Will there be squads of heavies? ( I have never seen one). Warriors INC. back in chromosome did Full Heavy squads. Back when the HMG could shred you at 60-70m. So glad I never have to go through those Corp matches again shiver You haven't seen the 900% increase in 6 man Commando teams have you? "My Faith in you is absolute; my sword is Yours, My God, and Your will guides me now and for all eternity."