As one of the few people in Dust to skill all the way up to level 5 in commandos, I don't find anything wrong with sentinels using light weapons. It's not the suit, it's the weapon. Think about it, you see a sentinel with a rail rifle and everyone screams "OMG OP THIS SHOULDN'T HAPPEN!!!" but then you see a sentinel with a laser rifle and what are people saying? Blame the weapon, not the suit.

Tankmando?

I agree most tankers are scrubs
I don't really have a huge problem with light weapon sentinels provided they're balanced.
as I explained in another thread the penalties of using a frigate weapon on a battleship, less effective than a frigate, less effective against other battleships and such.

Since most stnd heavies/sentinels with light weapons suck, they're not a huge problem. but they're should be a penalty if you choose an unorthodox playstyle. Much like using a laser rifle on the suits that don't have a heat reduction. you open choice up at a cost. It should apply here.

As far as proto goes, welcome to new Eden. If your expecting a fair fight stay in high security.
Using a tech 2 ship in eve with a full assortment of tech 2 mods and weapons is not a crutch.
The only problem is dust is lacking the noobie protection eve has. You have nowhere to go to opt out.
There's nothing wrong with protostomping. I'm allowed to scam and rip you off also. If that bothers you this isn't the game for you lol. Blame Ccp for not implementing ways to separate the playerbase, not the people for playing the game as intended.

So basically you made an assumption on all tankers and commandos saying they chose that because it's easy mode? Completely unfair.

And just what is hard mode then? I'm pretty sure you haven't picked your class and weapons because its "hard mode".

stop calling them Tankers! There might be 5 real tankers left in New Eden. The guys who tanked even when they were garbage and still did okay. Those are tankers. Everyone else is a FOTM fa88ot.

Hmm, they speced on that, thats not make them scrubs or cowards.
The problem is not on their side, right now armors are powerfull and they spec on that because it was their choise.
We dont have balanced AA weapons, but thats not their fault.
I mostly doing that like this, if i see tank i change on swarms and if i making damage i trying to take down it.
If not i simply avoid tank.
I know there is issue (in my eyes speed of tanks and no a proper AA weapons agains them), but thats dont gave me a right to call them cowards, scrubs etc.
If you have issues, just spec in to forge on full and you can be "tankiller", if not do not call them like that.
Honestly its little silly and desilusional.