DUST Search - Amarr assault needs buff.

Cyrus Militani wrote:

Uh.

The Amarr are supposed to have more EHP and stamina, and they usually do so at a loss on other things, like speed and slot count, depending on the class. The Amarr is about survivability, so the _base_ stats will reflect this. This especially shows with the Amarr logi, which is the only logi to have a sidearm. They sometimes have as many slots as Gallente (high+low), but sometimes take +1 high and -1 low for the extra damage mod. The Amarr are survivalists.

The Minmatar are the opposite of the Amarr in that they take a loss to EHP for more speed and equipment/slots. The Minmatar are specialists.

The Caldari and Gallente are middle ground, and their stats are identical - if you swap shield / armor stats and high/low slots. The Caldari is shield focused. The Gallente is armor focused.

To say that the Amarr should be just as good or better armor than Gallete is false. Amarr focused on survivability, yes, but this does not (always) mean more armor. Amarr might take a hit on speed, but they have more stamina and can run longer with out stamina mods.

It's important to remember to look at base stats only when making the comparison. Just because you have more low slots does not mean the class intended you to be stacking plates. You can do that if you want. What you add to the suit depends on you.

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John Demonsbane Unorganized Ninja Infantry Tactics League of Infamy 3399	Posted - 2014.05.21 21:05:00 - [1] - Quote The bonus seems to be working reasonably well to me, though I use the LR, not the ScR. Perhaps Arkena can confirm this for the scrambler? (Edit: got ninja'd. Sounds like it's working for him too) Slots def need work though, but you could say that about most of the medium frames, tbh. Quitting cold turkey was impossible. The forum patch is helping me kick the habit! See you in Destiny psn: bobswerski
John Demonsbane Unorganized Ninja Infantry Tactics League of Infamy 3399	Posted - 2014.05.21 21:07:00 - [2] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: John Demonsbane wrote: The bonus seems to be working reasonably well to me, though I use the LR, not the ScR. Perhaps Arkena can confirm this for the scrambler? Slots def need work though, but you could say that about most of the medium frames, tbh. The bonus works for the scrambler. It's probably my favourite assault bonus as a result. Double ninja'd! No question it's the best bonus. It's the only assault suit that is not made totally obsolete by the scouts, imo. Quitting cold turkey was impossible. The forum patch is helping me kick the habit! See you in Destiny psn: bobswerski
John Demonsbane Unorganized Ninja Infantry Tactics League of Infamy 3400	Posted - 2014.05.21 21:19:00 - [3] - Quote Cyrus Militani wrote: Uh. The Amarr are supposed to have more EHP and stamina, and they usually do so at a loss on other things, like speed and slot count, depending on the class. The Amarr is about survivability, so the _base_ stats will reflect this. This especially shows with the Amarr logi, which is the only logi to have a sidearm. They sometimes have as many slots as Gallente (high+low), but sometimes take +1 high and -1 low for the extra damage mod. The Amarr are survivalists. The Minmatar are the opposite of the Amarr in that they take a loss to EHP for more speed and equipment/slots. The Minmatar are specialists. The Caldari and Gallente are middle ground, and their stats are identical - if you swap shield / armor stats and high/low slots. The Caldari is shield focused. The Gallente is armor focused. To say that the Amarr should be just as good or better armor than Gallete is false. Amarr focused on survivability, yes, but this does not (always) mean more armor. Amarr might take a hit on speed, but they have more stamina and can run longer with out stamina mods. It's important to remember to look at base stats only when making the comparison. Just because you have more low slots does not mean the class intended you to be stacking plates. You can do that if you want. What you add to the suit depends on you. That's very true, but lets remember that in Dust the slot counts and base stats are not always balanced against eachother very well, which I must say is usually endemic to the Amarr suits, the slot counts are usually more gimped than they should be in exchange (In my not entirely objective opinion) Quitting cold turkey was impossible. The forum patch is helping me kick the habit! See you in Destiny psn: bobswerski
John Demonsbane Unorganized Ninja Infantry Tactics League of Infamy 3401	Posted - 2014.05.21 22:43:00 - [4] - Quote Arkena Wyrnspire wrote: Aero Yassavi wrote: Didn't CCP state they were going to rework all the medium suit slots after 1.8? Especially for the Amarr now that they have the most inherent armor opposed to hybrid tanking, but still have equal highs and lows? When could we expect this? Then DUST died. bursts into room, wide eyed "Dust didn't just die..." pauses for effect "It was.... Muhhhrduh" fade to black Quitting cold turkey was impossible. The forum patch is helping me kick the habit! See you in Destiny psn: bobswerski
John Demonsbane Unorganized Ninja Infantry Tactics League of Infamy 3408	Posted - 2014.05.22 23:18:00 - [5] - Quote [quote=Leeroy Gannarsein]Amarr Assault is amazing. It is the only assault that has not been obsoleted by the scouts. /quote] Heyyy... That's what I said! Mom! Lorhak is copying me! Quitting cold turkey was impossible. The forum patch is helping me kick the habit! See you in Destiny psn: bobswerski