I see what you did there.

Good thinking , +1.

(For the turds: If it gets buffed, no matter how balanced it is, people will QQ and it will end up Heavily nerfed)

Well played.

All I want for the c.0k and for that matter all assault suit types for caldari is an increase to the cpu so I don't need to rely on the damn cpu mod just to fit things... I'm maxed out in the cpu/power grid area

I just want a better caldari suit bonus...

I like my CPU/PG reduction and heat buildup reduction of my ScR on my Amarr Assault.

As for any possible buffs, I'll either take an armor plate efficacy bonus or swapping a high slot for a low slot.

Supposively, when 1.8 hit CCP was changing around slot layout/fitting stats. The Mediums didn't make it into the line up. If you compare the light suits and heavy suit layouts and PG/CPU numbers, you see a pattern that I expect them to continue with the Mediums.

Off Topic @ OP: Been thinking of the Cal Assault myself, despite the forum hate that reload speed for the weapon types I like does seem very attractive to meGǪ

Well, considering the limited number of low slots that we got, I think an armor plate efficacy bonus can't be abuse. I run 1 complex rep and 1 complex plate on my advanced assault, so even with a 5% efficacy per level, that's only 34 more armor. Add one more plate to the proto suit and the final bonus would be less than that of a militia plate.

Swapping the high for a low slot will give the capability of putting on a lot more armor than just giving it the efficacy bonus. But I find a certain elegance in being able to attain high efficiency with the least amount of modules that the Amarr assault provides over the other dropsuits, which also makes it cheaper than comparative dropsuits. I have about 450 armor with just one complex plate, whereas I had that much armor on my advanced Amarr logi with two enhanced plates right before 1.8.

I just think that giving the assaults a third bonus that enforces their tanking philosophy would be the best buff I can think of. The role bonus is assault specific (resource reduction on light weapons), and the current second bonus enforces the racial weapon (offensive bonus). I find that adding a third bonus for defense would go well.

The only reason why I think it needs a cpu/power grid buff is because trying to fit any worth while regulators or recharges with shields quickly limits any competitive equipment, even when they are just at advance level... armor fittings on the other hand....

Any advice for Adv CalAss? PS I swear that the RR reloads in less than a second with the bonus

It is a secret that all use Cal Assaults love the new reload speed there is nothing like blazeing thru 4 redots with a proto rail rifle and a proto magsec hop in the air in a gun fight reload your guns and killing 4 more redots strafeing like a mofo. little secret take them armor plates off and free yourself to move across the battle

It needs regulator bonuses in addition to a recharge delay swap with logi.
Proto suit, proto skills and proto mods should equal passive repping for low hp skirmish.
At least for caldari.
assault needs 4 bonuses per suit.
We have 1 and the role bonus is worthless because logis and scouts still have more CPU and pg after taking the fitting bonus into account for assault.

MY RR is at 1.6 seconds. The Rapid Reload and Bonus stack.

The slots and stats will eventually get changed but if caldari assault users like the way it is now, keep up these kinds of threads and tell the CPM, so CCP knows not to over-buff them! That happens and you'll get super-nerfed a few months on again.

Personally, I think the role bonus should be related to damage mod efficacy, so assaults become the only one's able to make decent use of those things. Much like scouts are the best at using ewar mods, assaults would be the best at using DPS mods. If we ever get things like ROF or accuracy mods or something, they should be the bread and butter of assaults. This would encourage them away from the brick-tanking > ALL mindset that has enveloped this game.

This is also why I disagree with anyone advocating tanking bonuses to any assault suit. If you really want to, you'll be able to fit more tank when you get your slots changed (like should have happened alongside lights and heavies in 1.8!) but the focus should really be to get you DPSing ("assaulting"?) like mofos! Tanking and holding ground is what heavies and logis are for.

Make assaults base stats more tanky and increase speed penalties/fittings reqs on regular armor plates the "problem of the tanky scout" is no longer a problem. Give assaults damage mod bonuses and heavies more heavy weapons to choose from and light weaponed sentinels become pointless.

Don't try to fix only the symptoms, go all the way to the root cause. The assault (at least some of them) is relatively UP; it's much less problematic to balance one class up than it is to balance 3 or 4 down.

I was just looking at your fit out- The Cal scout has same shield as you, same regen, same weapons, same dampening plus a cloak and is much faster and to top it off i have put nothing in the low slots of the cal scout yet...

Well 4 extenders in the Cal scout for highs so very similar shield, 50 p/s shield recharge inbuilt and i have put nothing in the low slots..

I only really run Cal assault and i am just completely in disagreement with you, not violently in disagreement but still enough to bother typing this out.

I'm not entirely sure, but i feel it should be shield related. Regulation/ recharge etc on top of the reload bonus

Yeah regulation and efficacy of extenders would be good

I have noticed the pattern as well, although I was not sure what the hypothetical stats were. Do you have anything in mind?

Glad to hear someone likes it. I keep saying again and again how much the reload bonus makes sense considering that the Caldari's weapon favor mid-range battles over CQC. If you're caught in CQC you're at a major disadvantage, so you want to be able to reload fast enough that the enemy can't just run up on you(which is what I would do) when you need to change clips.

Maybe increasing one slot in assault suits should bring this class to play.
Since no one uses it anymore, cause it sucks.

Really, why would you use an assault suit being able to use a brick scout or a tank heavy?
Insane!

What about all the other weapons? The original uprising 1.0 bonus was better. Reload speed for all weapons.

because some of us have the skill to pull it off without needing a crutch to get a kill.