Since the end of beta and beginnign of the 'launch' I've used only gallente suits, mainly just because I made my character gallente. Stuck with the AR because its gallente, only really gotten a few other weapons to level 1 like the HMG, RR, CR, SR and some others because I wanted to try them out and take part in events run by CCP. I had proto gallente logi and level 3 assault and scout.

Now there are new heavy and scout suits coming out, and a few new weapons, and really, I'm thinking about switching to caldari, or maybe even minmitar.

The suits feel like they give more versitility and the weapons feel more fleshed out and generally better than teh gallente. So, are there any other gallente players out there who can keep me on the gallente path? What are the upsides of gallente vs the other races dropsuits?

Should I stick with gallente suits and just drop the AR for other weapons? Or will Caldari assault with a RR and magsec SMG/ or Minmitar assault with CR and SMG be the way to go?

I see the Assault as a major challenge based off of what I've been doing for a year, switching from 4 lows/3 highs (with equal shield extenders, armor plates, and reps (aka 2 of each)) to 2 lows/5 highs means a whole new play style.

The Gallente scout is probably the best scout.
The Gallente heavy is likely to be a very solid contender in its class.
The Gallente assault is terrible, don't use it.
The Gallente logistics will likely be pretty decent.

All the Gallente weapons are pretty awful, though.
AR is the weakest of the rifles, shotgun is meh (though good on a scout), IoP is awful, plasma cannon is awful.
IMO, consider Galscout/Galheavy and use a combat rifle/HMG.

EDIT: Some predictions on the other suits:

Caldari scout: Solid option.
Caldari assault: Not very good.
Caldari logistics: Solid option.
Caldari heavy: Very solid option, contender with Gallente heavy for best heavy.

Amarr scout: Terrible.
Amarr assault: Terrible unless you use SCR in which case it could be a solid option.
Amarr logistics: Mediocre.
Amarr heavy: Mediocre-good.

Minmatar scout: Pretty decent. Depends on your playstyle, but personally I think that it looks like a fun suit.
Minmatar assault: Terrible.
Minmatar logistics: Good.
Minmatar heavy: Eh. I'm uncertain.

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Minmatar heavy: Eh. I'm uncertain.

Since the end of beta and beginnign of the 'launch' I've used only gallente suits, mainly just because I made my character gallente. Stuck with the AR because its gallente, only really gotten a few other weapons to level 1 like the HMG, RR, CR, SR and some others because I wanted to try them out and take part in events run by CCP. I had proto gallente logi and level 3 assault and scout.

Now there are new heavy and scout suits coming out, and a few new weapons, and really, I'm thinking about switching to caldari, or maybe even minmitar.

The suits feel like they give more versitility and the weapons feel more fleshed out and generally better than teh gallente. So, are there any other gallente players out there who can keep me on the gallente path? What are the upsides of gallente vs the other races dropsuits?

Should I stick with gallente suits and just drop the AR for other weapons? Or will Caldari assault with a RR and magsec SMG/ or Minmitar assault with CR and SMG be the way to go?

Gallente are the stupid commies, join the Caldari master race and bow down to lord Lai Dai

The Gallente scout is probably the best scout.
The Gallente heavy is likely to be a very solid contender in its class.
The Gallente assault is terrible, don't use it.
The Gallente logistics will likely be pretty decent.

All the Gallente weapons are pretty awful, though.
AR is the weakest of the rifles, shotgun is meh (though good on a scout), IoP is awful, plasma cannon is awful.
IMO, consider Galscout/Galheavy and use a combat rifle/HMG.

EDIT: Some predictions on the other suits:

Caldari scout: Solid option.
Caldari assault: Not very good.
Caldari logistics: Solid option.
Caldari heavy: Very solid option, contender with Gallente heavy for best heavy.

Amarr scout: Terrible.
Amarr assault: Terrible unless you use SCR in which case it could be a solid option.
Amarr logistics: Mediocre.
Amarr heavy: Mediocre-good.

Minmatar scout: Pretty decent. Depends on your playstyle, but personally I think that it looks like a fun suit.
Minmatar assault: Terrible.
Minmatar logistics: Good.
Minmatar heavy: Eh. I'm uncertain.

The Gallente scout is probably the best scout.
The Gallente heavy is likely to be a very solid contender in its class.
The Gallente assault is terrible, don't use it.
The Gallente logistics will likely be pretty decent.

All the Gallente weapons are pretty awful, though.
AR is the weakest of the rifles, shotgun is meh (though good on a scout), IoP is awful, plasma cannon is awful.
IMO, consider Galscout/Galheavy and use a combat rifle/HMG.

EDIT: Some predictions on the other suits:

Caldari scout: Solid option. worst scout, no low slots for dampeners, speed mods, or anything else scouts need, plus extenders are bad and damage mods are getting nerfed. Also a ****** bonus that only helps detecting already easy to detect medium suits.
Caldari assault: Not very good.
Caldari logistics: Solid option.
Caldari heavy: Very solid option, contender with Gallente heavy for best heavy. seems good on paper, but it will take forever to regen shields fully and is highly vulnerable to flux nades. The 1 sec recharge delay is a typo, it's actually 4 seconds.

Amarr scout: Terrible. not as bad as most make it out to be. Sure it has a subpar bonus, but it still has the most EHP and can bunny hop like a kangaroo, plus it has low slots to fit anything a scout could need.
Amarr assault: Terrible unless you use SCR in which case it could be a solid option.
Amarr logistics: Mediocre.
Amarr heavy: Mediocre-good. by far the best heavy, with the most HP, resistance to HMGs and all projectile weapons, and reppable HP base, which means that it's the best in a squad and will always win 1v1 with another heavy.

Minmatar scout: Pretty decent. Depends on your playstyle, but personally I think that it looks like a fun suit. just slightly OP, thanks to having a massive amount of passive bonuses over the other scouts, even without skills. Fitting is still meh, but not as critical due to all the bonuses.
Minmatar assault: Terrible.
Minmatar logistics: Good.
Minmatar heavy: Eh. I'm uncertain.

Minmatar heavy: Eh. I'm uncertain.

FTFY.

Probably the most accurate input out there, though why would one use an amarr assault without the scrambler anyways? Also I think the amarr logi will be a great asset come 1.8.