Flyingconejo
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RISE of LEGION
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Posted - 2014.04.08 17:26:00 -
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Thor Odinson42 wrote:I'm going to keep this short and hopefully expand on my thoughts throughout the discussion.
First, I believe the logi bonuses and the equipment nerf went too far. I think that is pretty apparent by the lack of logi that you see on the battlefield at the moment.
Secondly, I think that the current bonus incentivizes the slayer logi fitting style. Why would you put a crap uplink on a Galogi suit now? Why would you put a rep tool or a nanohive? You are far better off putting a scanner or two on the suit and saving the fitting costs to fit more HP and/or a better weapon and grenade.
I think things could be balanced with buffs to base equipment stats.
For the record, I do not have a logi suit skilled up past ADV. This is after having 3 proto logi suits prior to 1.8. But I do play regularly with some amazing logis that stuck with the role.
Scaners got hit pretty hard, but rep tools, injectors and nanohives are still very useful, even at a reduced performance. And uplinks are still a must for a lot of situations. No matter how long the spawn time is, it's always faster than walking from the nearest fixed spawn. Domination, for example.
I still play as support logi when asked by my corp, and still use the unbonused equipment. It may not work as well as before, but it stills perform at acceptable levels. At least at proto.
I agree that the equipment nerf went a bit overboard on some things, but I don't think we that's the reason we see less logis on the field.
Most of the people that were logis prior to 1.8 were no real logis, but slayer logis. They wanted a suit which they could fit with the best modules, weapon, and could still carry a repairing nanohive or two. Even if the logi suit might be a better slayer after the 1.8 patch, the fact is that the scout suits make an even better one.
You can fit them full proto without any problem, they are fast, can jump, can cloak, have almost the same HP and have 2 equipment slots.
The reason you see less logis than before the 1.8 patch is not the equipment nerf. It's that the scouts make a better slayer suit than any slayer logi you can fit. The remaining logis are the true logis of 1.7. |