That is not at all our racial design.

Our racial design is endurance, this bonus reflects that, but in terms of in game balance the numbers do not stack up. But with only 30 more HP, less than one round, low speed, etc how do we stand up to them better?

Amarr have almost all the same ship variants any other race does in EVE and are not necessarily designed more of less for combat.

So you are saying you believe all Amarr content needs to be relegated to combat and not given specialist roles like the other 3 racial groups.

You're presenting an argument without any substance. Lore can be whatever the devs say, it has no baring on game mechanics. So I want you to address your thesis.



Please back that statement up with facts and reasons, not equivocation and lore. Why are the Amarr scouts better fighters than Gallente Scouts?

First just looking at the suits themselves the Amarr are (a) lacking in native armor regen and (b) 4% slower. They recieve a 30 EHP buff total. Does 30 extra hit points make them better at combat? Arguable. And certainly not so self apparent that you can just make a blanket statement and expect everyone to agree with you.

Next, look at the racial bonuses. Gallente get extra scan range, and extra dampening. Amarr get extra stamina and extra stamina regen. Everyone knows that the Gal bonus is complex level and the Am bonus is militia level. It's the source of most of the Amarr scout hate. But anyway, how exactly does extra stamina help them in a fight? Unless you are using melee, it doesn't. And its not like bunny hopping in a slower suit is any better than strafing in a faster suit

If we are being honest with each other, dampening doesnt help with a fight either. It helps immediately before or immediately after, but if you are actively being shot at, a dampening bonus is worthless. So it's not like Gal is "better" here, but they certainly aren't worse at combat than the Amarr. What the Gal scout will be better at is picking its fights. To the casual observer, it will seem like Gal scouts win more often because they get to control engagements better. Cal scouts and Scanner Logis will be picking your Amarr scout up all the time. Gal scouts at least avoid that nonsense.

In the end, you have a scout without a niche. Saying it's "combat" oriented because of a few HP isn't correct. Even Min scout is more combat because he gets a legitimate bonus to a weapon. Amarr have a little bit more defense, at the expense of health regen and speed. Reload bonus, damage bonus, clip size bonus, weapon fitting bonus...these are all things that would enhance a "combat specialist" persona. They are not on the Amarr scout.

Can I get your lore sources that state our combat doctrine oriented as you say? I would also like sources from EVE ships that point out how our specialist ships cannot functions effectively in their roles and are more inclined towards direct combat.

My point is I dont think you can justify why the Amarr scout fulfils an assault role as opposed to a scout role?

You neither have lore evidence or knowledge like I can expect from other players, you are basing your assessment off of what? Some arbitrary knowledge you think you possess and are entitled to after playing this game for X months?

Have you even looked into Amarr combat doctrines and historical precedents of such combat doctrines?

Why even build a scout that isnt designed to scout?