I need help figuring this out! First off, all the heavies will have their roles. Caldari heavies will be best in the open and on their own, Minmater will be versatile, but Amarr and Gallente will be the clear choice for CQC "standoffs" with logis repping them. But which one will be better overall?

Say it's a domination match and two proto heavies--one Amarr, the other Gallente--are dueling on either ends of the wind tunnel near the point that leads to the supply depot room. One is in the doorway of the room with the point in it, the other is a little ways down the tunnel. Both have logis repping them. Both are supported by some combat rifles and rail rifles.

Amarr stats:

Shields: 595, 10% resist rail
Armor: 1196, 15% resist projectile

Gallente stats:

Shields: 560, no resists
Armor: 1250, 15% resist rail, 10% resist projectile

The Amarr's shields will shrug off more damage earlier, but they'll still get stripped fast and then won't be much of a factor for the rest of the engagement. The rest of the time will be repped armor vs. repped armor. The Amarr's will have the advantage of 5% more resist against HMG/CR. The Gallente's will have the advantage of 15% more resist against RR...and 4x complex plates heavies are ripe targets for RR.

In this situation it looks to me like the Gallente heavy has the advantage, and since this situation is where heavies need to seek their advantage.

On the other hand, Amarr heavies will be much better at getting from A to B on foot faster and in one piece. Their stamina will allow them to run longer and the shields resist to RR will keep them from getting sniped by RR.

Any feedback would be much appreciated!

I need help figuring this out! First off, all the heavies will have their roles. Caldari heavies will be best in the open and on their own, Minmater will be versatile, but Amarr and Gallente will be the clear choice for CQC "standoffs" with logis repping them. But which one will be better overall?

Say it's a domination match and two proto heavies--one Amarr, the other Gallente--are dueling on either ends of the wind tunnel near the point that leads to the supply depot room. One is in the doorway of the room with the point in it, the other is a little ways down the tunnel. Both have logis repping them. Both are supported by some combat rifles and rail rifles.

Amarr stats:

Shields: 595, 10% resist rail
Armor: 1196, 15% resist projectile

Gallente stats:

Shields: 560, no resists
Armor: 1250, 15% resist rail, 10% resist projectile

The Amarr's shields will shrug off more damage earlier, but they'll still get stripped fast and then won't be much of a factor for the rest of the engagement. The rest of the time will be repped armor vs. repped armor. The Amarr's will have the advantage of 5% more resist against HMG/CR. The Gallente's will have the advantage of 15% more resist against RR...and 4x complex plates heavies are ripe targets for RR.

In this situation it looks to me like the Gallente heavy has the advantage, and since this situation is where heavies need to seek their advantage.

On the other hand, Amarr heavies will be much better at getting from A to B on foot faster and in one piece. Their stamina will allow them to run longer and the shields resist to RR will keep them from getting sniped by RR.

Any feedback would be much appreciated!

Amarr sentinel gets 2 high slots at proto.
Gallente sentinel gets 4 lows.

That's the deciding factor for me anyways.

(But Shayz, you didn't even state which one you think is better!)

Well yeah, because neither of them have two slots at adv in either low or highs.
Only the minmatar has that, and at proto it gets another high slot too.
Speed and damage mods FTW

Personally, Gallente if you run with a logi, Amarr if you want to run solo. The reason I say that is because the Gallente's shields won't do anything for you really. You even have a slow shield rep so you have to rely on heavy armor repair to stay alive. Amarr sentinel has the advantage against other heavies and faster shields, meaning you can rep slower by yourself and still stay alive.

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Say it's a domination match and two proto heavies--one Amarr, the other Gallente--are dueling on either ends of the wind tunnel near the point that leads to the supply depot room. One is in the doorway of the room with the point in it, the other is a little ways down the tunnel. Both have logis repping them. Both are supported by some combat rifles and rail rifles.

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When it comes to standoffs health is always better than damage ESPECIALLY post 1.8.

Nobody will use a fully plated heavy. They are stupid as hell and wont survive more then 1-2 encounters. That means the caldari sentinel will be superb in that aspect.