I wouldn't say you spend more on a forge than a dropship, counting how proto python fits run about 500-590K every single loss. And a dropship is an even bigger SP sink than a forge gun is BY FAR if you actually want to have a full-performance ADS that has better chances in dire situations.

But i agree that forges are on a good level with dropships. I can 1v1 a forge gun in my ADS and 3/5 times I'll win now, or ill come too close to losing my ship and activate my afterburner.

But don't say that forge guns cost more than dropships... cause they don't.

30mil huh? That sure is a lot of "accessories" core skills don't count brah....I guess you could count your heavy suit and damage mods but really, be honest max forge gun skills probably run about 2-4mil and can be viable around 2-3mil.
With assault dropships you need 6mil to have a ship that will survive more than one battle, and they have to survive more than one battle if you want to make money. So 6 mil base for the chassis, the turrets, and the modules, then another 2-4 mil to max it out so yeah, I have spent a lot more sp on my dropship than a forge gunner puts into his gun.
Not saying "I'm better" just saying they do require quite a bit more of an sp investment.

Oh and I fly with gunners most of the time and my python fit costs me 707k, that's the price I pay for teamwork because my dropship is only operating at 100Gäà with teamwork.
How much does your prototype forge gun fit cost to fight me?

Still waiting for the real stats on why the rate of fire and splash was nerfed compaired to other heavy weapon and riffle classes. I think this was something CPM or CCP glaused over due to more QQ then reason.

Splash damage needs a buff and ROF needs to return. Any afterburner DS with any sense will loop once and fully recharge health on the first proto forge gun hit. The really good DS toons can easly take down FGrs and our heavy frames get owned by all long range riffles in the game right now.

The Forge performs like a light weapon class and for the money spent isn't worth even fielding half the time. I was a full time forge gunner since we came out of beta, up until the recent changes from the last two builds.

(All you people that post below about how you are pro shots with direct kills I challenge you to play 5 consecutive bushes videod in a row showing how pro you are with no edits. You can even message me in game and I'll do the recording for you)