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Posted - 2014.03.31 15:10:00 -
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I'd say it was a good thing I went FoTM with the GAL Scout instead of adding the CAL Logi to my Amar Logi, but in truth it doesn't matter at this point as I'm taking an indefinite break.
After working so hard for 40M SP and nearly maxing out both Dropsuit and Vehicle Upgrades I'm no longer having fun and I can't think of a thing that SP could buy to change that.
I was lured by promises of a deep tactical RTS MMO/FPS and all I got was a low count lobby shooter that doesn't have anything to encourage true team play. Outside of PC It's all headless chickens running around going for kills, and inside it's mostly abusing the mechanics to farm ISK to stomp in pubs.
CCP has demonstrated with the latest round of nerfs that they have not a clue what to do about the role of vehicles. They seem to have settled on balancing them 1v1 with the dropsuit which is about all they can do without the ability to give them non-overlapping roles with infantry. That makes the ADS an even larger hole in my wallet than it was.
I'll watch Fanfest for indication that CCP has either embraced their original promise or has abandoned that for a simple lobby shooter. Even if it's the former I don't expect them to make any meaningful progress for another year or two. |
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Posted - 2014.03.31 16:30:00 -
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I'd like some clarification. Do you simply have to be wearing any Amar Logi suit on respawn to retain the bonus, or do you have to also equip the exact model of uplink to retain the bonus?
If the former, it forces you to maintain the racial suit but allows you to use different equipment. If the latter it basically says "deploy your equipment and go hide in the corner". |
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Posted - 2014.03.31 19:16:00 -
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The logi risks his suit to lay equipment in useful locations. High tier uplinks cost beaucoup bucks and I regulary lose ADV suits with three types of links on them while trying to get my team into position.
Once I get most of them laid out I don't want to spend more time in that suit than I have to. Not only is it expensive to lose, but it isn't good for much else as the CPU/PG requirement for those high end toys preclude much in the way of defense or offense. I spend quite a bit of time deploying wisely and only later swap out to a healing or other support role. If I lose all advantage of the Amar suit after I swap out for a more active role then there is no point in using it. I may as well use my faster GAL Scout for that task as it's faster can tank more, and has two of the three slots that the ADV Logi has. It's got the Light weapon and Sidearm slots of the Amar. The Logi suit ceases to offer an advantage. |
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Posted - 2014.03.31 19:32:00 -
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Aero Yassavi wrote:Honestly all equipment should be destroyed if you change suits and that piece of equipment is not fitted on the new suit. Think of it as the equipment requiring energy from the suit (PG and CPU) and when connection to that energy source is lost the equipment is destroyed. Would go a long ways in ending equipment spam.
It certainly will because deploying equipment and then standing around with your thumb up your ass is one of the most boring ways to play a FPS. it would discourage anyone from carrying much in the way of deployable equipment if it significantly affected his survivability due to high fitting cost.
If you are looking to make deployables a very small part of being a logi, then yes you have chosen an effective method.
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Posted - 2014.03.31 21:08:00 -
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What it means is that anyone doing much at all with deployable equipment is going to be it siting on his hands most of the match. Any suit with a significant investment in hives and uplinks is going to be expensive and somewhat squishy, making it a very poor choice for the front line. Instead of swapping out for a more active suit you would be better off cooling your heels back at base.
That is boring as hell, so what will happen is a migration from the Logi suit to the Scout suit for deployment. The Scout has two slots now and enough fitting to make good use of them. It's also faster and stronger and possesses a lower profile and higher precision. The lack of equipment bonus doesn't matter because the Logi suit effectively loses it after you put it away. The Scout makes an ideal logistics platform. |
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Posted - 2014.04.01 17:29:00 -
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Faster spawn times are far more strategically important than better hives, so that means Amar over Cadari in the new world order.
If the equipment is drawing CPU and power from my suit all the way across the map, just think about the possibilities of powering suits off of the MCC. Just imagine not having to worry about fitting requirements. Someone should get to work on ths right away! |
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