I already put them in Gallente (got it back to 5) I have so much ISK tied up in fittings it just seemed like a waste. And I got Minmatar Logi to 4. Yeah you need 4 suits to do the job 1 use to. It's frustrating that an entire playstyle has been eliminated from the game.

Virtual Riot - 100 meters is not an effective logi for support. Who is repping? Reviving? There is more to being a logi than just slaying others. We are a support role. Now to be an effective support role requires at least 4 different fittings for the suits.

I have a similar fitting but at 250k ISK it's not worth using in terms of the best of the Gallente fitting. I have an adv fitting for the Minmatar that I am using now as well. I was never much for uplinks (don't think I even have the skill trained) so probably won't do Amarr. May go into Caldari because I did use Hives as needed.

But that's my point. The playstyle I once had is now gone. I need 4 suits to do what I use to do. I was tempted to quit and walk away from Dust with what they did to the role.

If anything it adds real variety to the game

whats the point of skilling into something when everyone can do anything (1.7)

Now when a logi joins the squad its "oh you're an Amarr logi? Cool I wonder how faster uplinks will work out". Not "eh thats cool, I can do what you do on my logi suit too".

Do you even read what I type?

It is about the efficiency in which I support my team. My ability to keep them all alive and armed. The hives, the repper and the other tools now require 4 suits and (4x as much SP) as the other roles. Sure a combat role could skill into other suits but for what reason if they like the weapon it is with? You could use a cloak on other suits beyond scout if you want. But the logistics role requires skill as to what to use and when to use it. 4 suits now to fulfill our original role to get the most out of the equipment we skilled into.

Everything we do is now reduced unless we are using pro gear to make up for the difference in efficiency which makes running a true logistics suit all the more risky as we are targeted first. Black and yellow is like the red/white of the medical corps. Generally shot first.

@General - Proto gear to replace the efficiency we lost. And those equipment pieces are not cheap in ISK. Black and Yellow is shot first. So we need to run with our best even in public matches to replace what was lost.

So you cannot hide behide a crate repping someone from 12 m away unless you are a min logi.

So you cannot resupply and repair a squad with proto hives unless you are a caldari.

Those are the only two major changes to the logi efficiency calculations. The uplinks and scanner changes affected everyone, but only logis got skills to counter those changes.

So pick which one is most important to you and spec that one. Every other suit in the game has to make choices about what the want out of their role, and logis get that choice as well.

1. Maybe not, but the question now is when you're in a public match do you coordinate with all other logi suits to maximize benefits? One of each. Do you group all logi's into one squad? Or do you just stay in your squad chat and play with the other 5 members without worrying what the others are doing?

2. That is not really the point. Sure they can use equipment as well but it is not a factor of their role in many cases. The concept of logistics is to support those around you.

3. It is not about the best spam. It is about using each of your tools in an intelligent manner. Not dropping the links around the CRU or in high places. But in support of your squad. The ammo to be used strategically. In a heated fight unless I'm in a caldari suit the chances are my nanos will not be able to resupply them all fast enough. It comes down to efficiency of equipment. To support others.

4. And all 4 best equipment made each death cost 250k ISK for all that equipment. One bad match you could lose over a million ISK. With black and yellow being shot first there is a trade off. No other suit has to run as much pro gear as we do.

The logistics role is the greatest of the SP sinks. To be able to use each piece of equipment will require to skill into all 4 racial suits. I'm half way there. To take a logistics suit from 0 to 5 requires close to 2 mil SP. To get medium armor from 0 to 3 requires about 400k SP. The equipment is a one time investment as each suit can use them all, yet if I want to rep as good as I can in my gal suit I need to start using pro gear or be less efficient. Then there is the ISK considerations for each skill book and each fitting for those roles.

What other suit requires such investment to get the most out of the equipment they are required to use?