The sentinel and heavy frame could be good, the commando I don't agree with at all.

I disagree with getting less WP's as seen here

As long as I have played this game I have heard people saying that Sentinels are for Point Defence. If that is supposed to be our role, then we should have the tools to fulfill that role.

When a Sentinel is defending a point it is common for an enemy to slip past the Sentinel when he is looking the other way, and hack the point when the Sentinel is around the corner. Because the Sentinel moves more slowly than other suits, it gives the enemy a bit more time to hack. I have so often seen the point I am guarding start to flash and come around the corner just as the hack finishes.

If Sentinels are not able to Counter-Hack then another suit will have to be left to defend instead of the Sentinel. The Sentinel could stay as a bodyguard for the defender, but that leaves the rest of the squad down two men instead of just 1. So the Sentinels will mostly likely be wanted on the front line if they donGÇÖt have the tools to defend the point. I think forcing Sentinels into the Assault role is counter to the intent of this thread.

I suggested considering a small buff to Counter-Hacking because we were discussing a major nerf to hacking speed with no corresponding benefit proposed. I felt that if Sentinels were supposed to be the defending class, then why not give them a small advantage when defending? But I am not tied to the idea of a slight buff to Counter-Hacking speed. It was just an idea I wanted to float for discussion.

The 10 WP bonus for kills within 30m of a friendly objective is something I would like to see for Sentinels regardless of whether there is a Hacking nerf, as a WP balance for not having an Equipment slot. (The lack of an equipment slot was meant as a functional balance. The resulting loss of WP potential was an unintentional side effect.)

If you want to define the role of the Sentinel as not a Hacker you have to give them a major nerf to hacking speed or take the ability away.

If you only give them a minor nerf to Hacking Speed, then they will still feel obligated to hack. All a minor nerf to Hacking Speed does is insures that Sentinels die more often while hacking. That is not role definition. That is just a nerf Heavies proposal.

If you donGÇÖt want Sentinels to hack, then you have to give them a good excuse not to. You need to make other suits clearly and measurably better at hacking, so that the Sentinel does not feel obligated to sacrifice himself for the good of the team. This means either a major nerf or removing the ability to hack all together.

I am 100% against a GÇ£minorGÇ¥ nerf to Sentinel Hacking Speed!

A major nerf to hacking speed, or removing the ability to hack, on the other hand, would measurably increase my KDR, because a significant number of my deaths occur while hacking.