I have mentioned multiple times in the past that I think assaults need regeneration on steroids, something no other suit can achieve without being gimped.

Well, all my other ideas include stuff that cannot be done with hotfixes, so they're out of the question.

This would probably be hell to balance properly, but what if assaults had a flat bonus to all modules used in their respective slots. For example, A gallente assault would have a 5% bonus to any module used in a low slot while a caldari assault would get the same for highs. Minmatar and Amarr would split the bonuses unevenly with 2% and 3% bonuses to their preferred slots.

I could put together a spreadsheet showing module bonuses if this is considered.

Besides that I'm already having an easier time using my assault suit with the armor repair modules buffed. I'm able to recover from surprise scout attacks and long skirmishes with heavies so maybe we could push repping further.

Take for example, the Shield Extender. Assuming you mean 5% efficiency per level, you would essentially be adding a 25% buff to Shield Extenders; pair that with the 10% efficiency that Shield Extension gives you, and your looking at 90HP Extenders at the Complex Tier.

Caldari Assaults would be inherently broken. Though there are possible workarounds to this, such as given certain efficiency bonuses for certain modules. i.e

+2% Shield Extender efficiency per level and +5% Shield Recharger & Energizer efficiency per level.

I've an idea, but it'd mean implementing new modules entirely. (And they said they wont be doing client side updates)
Weapon Mod slots.
Each suit would have an amount of Weapon mod slots, Assaults (At prototype) with 4 or so, Heavies and lights with 2, and Logis with 1.

This would mean creating new sills, moving damage modules to these new slots, and making modules such as ammo expansion, heat sinks, possibly RoF mods etc.
It'd be nice.

Well, Assault ships in EVE get bonuses to Micro Warp Drives, which is like kinetic catalyzers on steroids.

We could try to give assaults kin cat bonuses, but that would somewhat imbalance shield and armor assaults, since one can both have a full rack of tank and kin cats, while the other needs to choose to sacrifice tank to have one kin cat.

I've said this before, but I'll do so one last time. Give an additional bonus to each racial suit in order to increase it's survivability, and thus it's killing effectiveness.

Gallente:
3~5% Bonus to Armor Repair Modules and Reactive Plates Per Level

Result: Gallente Assaults become an armor buffer tank who get additional eHP and repairs from reactive plates and a lot better repairs from their armor repair modules. Gallente assault becomes viable.

Amarr:
3~5% Bonus to a Armor Plates and Ferroscale Plates Per Level

Result: Amarr assaults become armor eHP tanks, basically becoming a light heavy suit with a smaller hit box. Amarr assault becomes viable

Caldari:
3~5% Bonus to Shield Extender, Recharger and Energizer Modules Per Level

Result: Caldari suits become shield eHP tanks with super fast shield regeneration. Caldari assault becomes viable.

Minmatar:
20% Increase to Damage Modules and 3~5% Increase to Shield Regulator Modules Per Level

Result: Minmatar Assault becomes a hit-and-run shield buffer tank with high DPS and low eHP. Minmatar assault becomes viable.




The Minmatar bonus is tricky because you don't want to make it tanky but you want it to be effective. Giving it a bonus to 20% damage mods lets their damage mods to 10% at level 5 instead of the current 5%, thus helping them to make up for their ridiculously low eHP. And the regulator bonus also helps them make up for their low eHP by helping them get their shields back more quickly.

I think the other bonuses speak for themselves.

Officially entering this idea in the contest, major assault slot buff. I want ISK.

Thanks.
Another advantage i see from this is that it counteracts the Logi argument that they have to spend more isk and Sp on their fittings.
Might be ambitious, but there's no reason not to pass it on to CCP from time to time

Logis currently sacrifice:
-Shield
-Armor
-Sidearm
-Movement/sprint speed

For +1 module slot and + 3 equipment slots.

So giving assaults the same (or more) slots just wouldn't be right.
Logis are hunted by everyone,and have to pay 10k+ isk for a single piece of equipment.

Unless logis get buffed in some way,i'll fight this suggestion tooth and nail.



Simple answer?

Buff assault eHP to above basic mediums but below commando,and buff logis speed (2nd only to scouts) and hack (to be the fastest) that would be a reasonable trade.



inb4 2nd spam (grenade) slot