Sidearms only for scouts. Problem solved?

Just an idea.

This is the kind of communication with the community I've been waiting for so long. Rattati needs a raise.

Planetary Conquest
Overall, these are our objectives to reduce district locking and risk free ISK accumulation
GÇóDecrease/remove passive ISK generation
GÇóIncrease ISK payouts from battles
GÇóIncrease Clone Pack Prices and number of clones in a Clone Pack

The idea here should be that if you want to make ISK, you should fight and consume clones. We also want clone packs to be a viable method of breaking into Planetary Conquest, but not useful for launching every attack you make; using clones you own should be the better option.

Please post your feedback in this thread, and keep it civil and constructive. Please also refrain from discussing things that are not planned for Hotfix Alpha; there will another time and thread to discuss those ideas soon after Hotfix Alpha is deployed.

Yours,
CCP Rattati

Dear players,
Tanking Modules
Armor
GÇóWe want to reduce the stacking of plates by normalizing pg and cpu a little bit, and also increasing the speed penalty a bit.
GÇóWe also want to make repair modules a little more useful so weGÇÿre increasing repair rates by a small amount.
GÇóWe also want to make reactive and ferroscale plates more attractive by reducing the PG /CPU requirements so people will use them instead of basic armor plates when they want to maintain some speed.

Weapons
GÇóWe will be increasing the damage of the Plasma Assault Rifle and reducing the Combat RifleGÇÿs damage a little, nothing dramatic. Rail Rifles and Scrambler Rifles will not be changed in this hotfix, but weGÇÿll keep an eye on them. WeGÇÿre not making massive changes here as we expect the armor changes will have an impact on rifle usage due to the damage profiles.
GÇóWe are increasing the damage of the PLC against vehicles, to help provide more options for anti-vehicle work using light weapons but we are also looking at adding Plasma Cannon variants at a later stage. The Forge Gun will remain as the strongest infantry AV weapon in each tier.
GÇóWe are reducing locus damage and normalizing damage progression to make grenade specialization more worthwhile.

Vehicles
GÇóWe believe, based on data, that Tank v Tank is in a good place. However, with the grenade number being reduced, we believe that AV grenades need to do more damage overall to become a viable threat to vehicles again.
GÇóHowever, we propose that they replenish less at hives so we want to increase nanite cost of grenades. WeGÇÿre also examining the option of removing their ability to restock at nanohives, but we want to see how increased nanite cost plays out first.
GÇóWeGÇÿre slightly increasing HMG damage against vehicles to make them a little more threatening to LAVs. They should still get laughed off by tanks.

Dropsuits
GÇóWe will do a normalizing pass on PG/CPU on a few dropsuits; Sentinels in general have a lot of PG/CPU and Basic Heavies are a little out of sync. However, this likely wonGÇÿt make it into Hotfix Alpha because it warrants a deeper dive.

Sentinels
GÇóWeGÇÿre hoping changes to plates will help encourage other playstyles than Gallente Sentinels, as well as the eventual CPU/PG changes to make Sentinels actually have to pick what they want to fit, rather than throwing it all on without worrying.
Scouts
GÇóWe know that Amarr scouts are underused, but want to wait and see what the module changes bring. We are still looking at smart bonus changes, mainly a biotic efficacy
GÇóWe want to reward specalizing so we are lowering the base duration of the cloak. This should hopefully make the higher tier cloaks more useful.
GÇóWe are removing the dampening effect of the cloak. If you want to to be truly invisible, both to the eye and scanners, you must specialize and sacrifice slots to do so.
GÇóWeGÇÿre also looking to increase the delay between decloaking and being able to shoot. This is pending some playtest results.


Turrets
GÇóWe want to boost efficiency for Small Rails against vehicles so there is a stronger purpose for them. A tank with a small railgun co-pilot should have an advantage in tank vs tank combat. This shouldnGÇÿt mess with their effectiveness against infantry, but weGÇÿll certainly be keeping an eye on it.
GÇóWe want to increase Small Blaster ROF, keep damage, reduce overheat, and improve hit detection so as to make it a viable anti-infantry weapon. WeGÇÿre also considering a range increase, but we would like to see the impact the other three changes make first.
GÇóThe Large Blaster dispersion will be increased a little bit to make it less reliable against infantry, without majorly impacting itGÇÿs power against vehicles at closer ranges. Reducing its range a little is on the table, but weGÇÿre looking to see if the dispersion impact brings it back far enough on its own due to reduced accuracy.

Planetary Conquest
Overall, these are our objectives to reduce district locking and risk free ISK accumulation
GÇóDecrease/remove passive ISK generation
GÇóIncrease ISK payouts from battles
GÇóIncrease Clone Pack Prices and number of clones in a Clone Pack

Tank vs tank is NOT fine.

Please tell me why is it fine that my alt with 0 SP into vehicles can fit a glass cannon Sica and destroy every tank out there regardless of their SP investment? While getting destroyed only sets me back 70k?

Tank vs tank is NOT fine if SP investment doesn't play a role. Proto dropsuits have huge advantages over militia suits, while fully skilled tanks only have marginal benefits, if any at all if you don't consider cooldown times.

Because skill >> SP investment. Proto infantry get killed all the time by mlt gear and I don't see any complaints from infantry. For those that do heavily invest in the vehicle related skill trees receive a substantial advantage over those who did not; I'm an ADS pilot, don't BS me. Tank vs. tank is fine.

This may come off as harsh but HTFU(Harden The **** UP) and stop relying on your gear to carry you.

I call BS. Infantry are not all getting 2-3 shoted, from someone in militia gear where tanks are. Except the weapons people are already complaining about.

Sp investment would make a difference in the long run, but 2-3 shots isnt long enough for any kind of difference no matter how much sp u have.

I call BS. Infantry are not all getting 2-3 shoted, from someone in militia gear where tanks are. Except the weapons people are already complaining about.

Sp investment would make a difference in the long run, but 2-3 shots isnt long enough for any kind of difference no matter how much sp u have.

Several Militia Sniper Rifles I know would beg to differ.

And people ARE complaining about Railguns in tank vs. tank battles without limiting it to purely the Militia version.

So... no, that doesn't counter the argument. Saying Railguns need work is a valid concern. Saying Militia tanks are OP is less so.

Also, those weapons that are two-shotting your high-tier tank can only do so because they're on a full-on glass cannon fitting that will die to SWARMS. And we've already discussed the lack of effectiveness of those for AV in this thread.

I love everything about this hotfix alpha! But please: check the prototype HMG and standard ones, it almost seems they were switched around the last update. Weird. Nerfing the tank speed but increased torque and maneuverability would be awesome! They shouldn't be able to keep up with LAV 's. They're pretty close to being perfect! ARR & the ACR are really op! Just sayin'. Thx for this hot fix!

I'd like to see all logis get a bonus for efficacy to equipment. Maybe to bring equipment up to 85% of what they were in 1.7.

There are a LOT of people using scouts as logis. Equipment sucks unless it's one that's bonused by X logi suit, so why not just carry two ****** pieces of equipment on a more mobile/harder to detect platform?

I don't think they have to remove the second scout equipment slot. They need to make logi worthwhile again.

Even if massdrivers would deal full damage vs vehicles they wont be a viable AV weapon cause they shoot to slow and the damage is pitifull.

:(

Minmatar genocide perpetrated by CCP...

Someone should write some lore about this or something.

Removing the ability to restock nades from hives is the worst idea ever.

Taking away Gallente's Armor rep also makes no sense. Gallente are Armor focused, and every Gallente suit has it.

A MLT Sniper Rifle and MLT Shotgun are both weapons that can 1-3 shot Infantry, and aren't being complained about.

HMGs are fine and the ARR is fine the ACR/CR are not fine hence the adjustments needed.

A MLT Sniper Rifle and MLT Shotgun are both weapons that can 1-3 shot Infantry, and aren't being complained about.