I run an Amarr commando with laser rifle and assault scrambler rifle. It works very well. I think the key to being a good commando is maximizing your bonuses and finding a nice combination of weapons.

My Amarr, for example, is capable of taking down most enemies both from long range and from medium and close, because both weapon benefit from my skills and are tailored for combat at all ranges.

Now, when it comes to the Caldari Commando, range is always your friend. Your best bet is to stay out of the main concentration of combat and skirt around with your sniper rifle and rail rifle. If heavy combat is more your style, using both a regular rail rifle and an assault variant works well.

The Minmatar Commando is one of my favorites. The explosive bonus makes it a good match for mass drivers, swarms, and plasmas, making it decent for AV as well as anti-infantry. The combat rifle is even meaner on one of these as well. The speed helps as well, allowing you to move quickly through the battlefield, dealing large amounts of damage very quickly.

The Gallente Commando, unlike the others, is better suited for CQC. It excels with the assault rifle and shotgun, allowing it to slaughter anyone in medium to close range. Shotgun scouts rarely survive a 1-on-1 with a good Galmando. If you're a Gallente purist and plan to take the high ground, the plasma cannon makes a good switch from the shotgun.

tl;dr The Commando is good, but as with all roles, you simply need to understand how each works and then practice.

I have tried to use Commando for the event and there is a lot of blaring problems with this role. One when you try and switch a weapon you cannot look down the sights properly. This is a real problem especially if you are using a long range weapon like a RR with poor CQC strafing vs my AR. The enemy using cloaks surprises me from the rear, I turn, switch weapons, and I am useless. My sights are jacked up and I cannot aim enough to put rounds on a jumping scout while my sights are all F**** up.

Second problem is the commando has to large of a hit box. When you are the size of a sentinel with less hit points, it is very hard to dodge attacks and add poor speed and you have a disaster.

Third problem if we are supposed to be a commando then why do we have the same signature as a heavy, give us a little more stealth. Lack of slots makes it useless to use a dampener.

My final report on the commando is as follows. In my opinion it is a failure and you are better off running a sentinel with a Light weapon and side arm than a commando.

Do you feel the same way or do you have any suggestions?

If you cant fight with a comando you are on a bad team. Trust me. A very bad team. 800 base hp is + weapons proficiency bonus is very good.

I have tried to use Commando for the event and there is a lot of blaring problems with this role. One when you try and switch a weapon you cannot look down the sights properly. This is a real problem especially if you are using a long range weapon like a RR with poor CQC strafing vs my AR. The enemy using cloaks surprises me from the rear, I turn, switch weapons, and I am useless. My sights are jacked up and I cannot aim enough to put rounds on a jumping scout while my sights are all F**** up.

Second problem is the commando has to large of a hit box. When you are the size of a sentinel with less hit points, it is very hard to dodge attacks and add poor speed and you have a disaster.

Third problem if we are supposed to be a commando then why do we have the same signature as a heavy, give us a little more stealth. Lack of slots makes it useless to use a dampener.

My final report on the commando is as follows. In my opinion it is a failure and you are better off running a sentinel with a Light weapon and side arm than a commando.

Do you feel the same way or do you have any suggestions?

One thing that bothers me about the Calmando is proto gives only 1 low slot is bad. Every suit needs at least 2, as at least 1 needs to be an amor repair.

It's a shield suit. You know, that thing that caldari like using. Your not meant to have lots of armour on it.

I don't want armor. I just want to be able to fit an armor repair as well as a shield regulator. As it stands, most suits need a way to repair armor. Otherwise you loss op on HP buffer across sustained fights. Every suit regens shields naturaly, even armor tankers, withpout use of a mod. As a shield user it is necessary to run a module to repair your armor buffer.

I have tried to use Commando for the event and there is a lot of blaring problems with this role. One when you try and switch a weapon you cannot look down the sights properly. This is a real problem especially if you are using a long range weapon like a RR with poor CQC strafing vs my AR. The enemy using cloaks surprises me from the rear, I turn, switch weapons, and I am useless. My sights are jacked up and I cannot aim enough to put rounds on a jumping scout while my sights are all F**** up.

Second problem is the commando has to large of a hit box. When you are the size of a sentinel with less hit points, it is very hard to dodge attacks and add poor speed and you have a disaster.

Third problem if we are supposed to be a commando then why do we have the same signature as a heavy, give us a little more stealth. Lack of slots makes it useless to use a dampener.

My final report on the commando is as follows. In my opinion it is a failure and you are better off running a sentinel with a Light weapon and side arm than a commando.

Do you feel the same way or do you have any suggestions?