It doesn't currently, but CCP is planning to put it in. I'm just trying to figure out exactly what role this thing is supposed to play that isn't already covered by the Skill Trees.

The danger is that vehicles will be balanced assuming the use of a proto pilot suit which will merely serve to increase the SP and ISK cost of vehicles.

This.

There seems to me three possibilities:

Scenario A: Vehicles are fairly decent without Pilot Suits, meaning with Pilot Suits they are just better. This means some decent becomes very powerful. Bad.

Scenario B: Vehicles are balanced around having Pilot Suits so not having them is a detriment. This is just another SP sink into vehicles. Bad.

Scenario C: Pilot Suits add something of minor consequence, just as turn radius, extra ammo, or acceleration. "Why spend 3 million SP on something that is barely going to help me? It is a waste!" Bad.

Basically, you need something that is useful enough to be worth while of putting points into that DOESN'T make Vehicles too powerful with and DOESN'T make Vehicles too weak without. That is a very small 3 way intersection on the Venn diagram.

Another thing: what would an Advanced Suit give you over a Basic suit? Every other Dropsuit gets more module slots, more CPU/PG, and more HP. What do I care if my Pilot suit has any of those? If the modules give bonuses to the Vehicle, you run into the same 3 scenario problems...

The argument that goes "it will separate the real tankers from the chaff" is wonky in my opinion. What if Sentinels had to put points into Dropships in order to get the most out of their role? Do you imagine people would say "it separates the real heavies from the rest"?

Pilot suits will allow to fly RDV's and MCC.

Not meaning to be a troll here, but can someone explain to me why the Pilot Suit is necessary? With the Vehicle Skill Tree and Turret Skill Tree essentially mirroring the Dropsuit and Weapon Skill Trees, how exactly does the Pilot Suit fit in? Why do vehicles require more bonuses on top of what they will already receive?

Again, I'm not trying to be a troll, I just don't see why the Pilot Suit needs to exist.

I've asked this question in other threads but decided to make it it's own thing. I really do want to know.

it will give those who specialized on vehicle an advantage over those who use OP mlt versions

As a dropship pilot, I think the concept of the Pilot suit is an abomination that will be impossible to balance while making it worth the SP and ISK sink that it will call for.

Scrap that crap, give light frames a second ground option just like Mediums and Heavies.

You would prefer to lock out your fighter jet unless the person knew how to fly it. It doesn't make sense to require a skill to deploy a vehicle and then let anyone jump in and operate it with zero skill. Whats the point of learning to pilot then?