Joseph Ridgeson
WarRavens
League of Infamy
1107
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Posted - 2014.04.10 15:35:00 -
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More slots on the Assault doesn't change the fact that the suit still does nothing better than any other suit. Commandos are the best damage dealers, logistics are the best equipment/support guys, Scouts are the best stealthy/speedy guys, Sentinels have a huge amount of EHP and can use Heavy Weapons, and Assaults are just kind of there. They need something that says "I am better at you at X but you are better than me a Y." At the moment, it is just "I can kill people" and everyone else says "I can kill people and I can do something else no one else can."
"People that quote themselves in signatures confuse me." -Joseph Ridgeson
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Joseph Ridgeson
WarRavens
League of Infamy
1109
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Posted - 2014.04.10 15:59:00 -
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lunatis orrak wrote:Joseph Ridgeson wrote:More slots on the Assault doesn't change the fact that the suit still does nothing better than any other suit. Commandos are the best damage dealers, logistics are the best equipment/support guys, Scouts are the best stealthy/speedy guys, Sentinels have a huge amount of EHP and can use Heavy Weapons, and Assaults are just kind of there. They need something that says "I am better at you at X but you are better than me a Y." At the moment, it is just "I can kill people" and everyone else says "I can kill people and I can do something else no one else can." Assaults were made to be best all around able to switch task and perform it better than any other class other than the class specializing in that field that is the assault class's purpose.
That doesn't really work with what the game has given us though. The Non-Specialist serves no point. The Specialist can still do what an Assault does, even if the Assault was meant to be all around decent at stuff, just as good as they can. An Assault can move across the field at a medium speed; so can a Logistics but a Logistics is also carrying a Spawn Pad and Repair Tool. An Assault can kill people with light weapons; so can every other suit in the game and also have some specialized ability they can do. I have 4 levels in Caldari Assault. Those skills would be, simply put, better spent on Logistics because it would do the same thing as my Assault but bring something more to the table. The only reason I have that many points is because I like to use my 'Raven' suit.
I remember back to Battlefield 2. The Assault didn't have as good of a range as a special forces guy nor the satchel explosives but the Assault had the grenade launcher and a bullet-resistant vest that meant they could take more punishment. Assaults need something like the rifle grenade launcher ('noob tube') or any kind of thing where you go "THAT is what they are good at." As it stands, there is a smaller gap between Assaults and Frames than any other suit and their respective Frame. Scouts get the Cloak, Sentinels get the EHP, Commandos get the damage and second weapon, and Logistics can actually exist as they get the added equipment slots. Assaults get a minor change in their CPU/PG and a bonus to a racial weapon that are not in line with the others.
Amarr gets a bonus that helps them shoot more, Minmatar get a bonus that helps them shoot more, Gallente get a bonus that make hipfire more accurate, and Caldari reload weapons faster. There is no focus in these bonuses.
"People that quote themselves in signatures confuse me." -Joseph Ridgeson
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