9hp/s and it's a deal :P

But seriously though, the core of the issue comes from a complete lack of decent high slot modules.
There is no real advantage to having that extra slot.

Moving forward with few changes without changing the whole layout of every dropsuit is certainly on the table as well. The logi sidearm f.ex. There are other "anomalies" that I would love to discuss, such as STD and ADV logi racial differences.

Have at it and keep it civil and constructive!

Yeah, IDK Cat, people complained all day long about the "OP" 5hp/s that logi's used to get and allegedly fueled the Gal slayer-logi meta (not saying I agree with that, just saying it was a hot topic).

Obviously the 9hp/s is unreasonable, but a "free" enhanced armor rep (aka old complex) that doesn't cost you any CPU/PG is not worth a low slot? On a faster suit? You're asking for an awful lot, then. I'd like to see the Amarr assault fitting that is so amazing that a Gal assault with an inherent 5 (even 3) armor rep is useless in comparison.

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Yes, the totality of the assault/logi imbalance is indeed a different topic. We may be talking about just the assault suits, but why is 5hp/s unbalanced on any suit, regardless of the other factors, but a waste of time here? Taking your earlier example, the Amarr would get ~150 more HP, but the Gal would get 9 more regen. Is that not a decent tradeoff? It's basically like a complex plate in exchange for a complex rep. That's nothing to sniff at, and sounds an awful lot like buffer vs regen.

Ok, Rattati, I'll bite. What would you like from the community to convince you that removing the Amarr logi sidearm solely in the name of "normalizing" is not needed? Were all the suggestions and justifications in the initial Charlie thread insufficient?

I will give you numbers, sample fits, lore justifications, playstyle rationale, take your pick. Tell me what you want, I'll give you a counter-argument. And I will promise you that it will be 100% constructive, expletive-free, and logical/rational. In return I ask only that you do the opposite and justify why you think it so necessary it be removed. May the best argument win.

(I will start out by pre-emptively countering that your OCD and/or simplifying the (honestly not that complicated to begin with) math on slots is a fairly weak basis for making a change of this magnitude that is clearly not supported by the majority of the community.)

Disagree. If you need to steer the discussion, do so. You can't bin nine pages of feedback (sure some of it's chaff you have to sort through) just like that and just say "say yes if you agree" and leave it at that.

Why would the guys who have put effort in here to try and feedback how something is good or bad continue to do so now?

What is it you are asking us to do in your OP?

I'm not a huge fan of the Amarr and Gallente Sentinel slot changes.

Why? Not much sense using a shield extender on the Amarr anymore. No sense whatsoever. Edit: Hey, it would make a TON of sense to switch the Hybrid Rail resistance to Armor now instead of Shields.

Oh, and I can't even use a sidearm damage mod if I want to with my heavy mod.

Have you even ran the numbers to see how these changes will affect sentinel vs sentinel? Looks to me like Gallente is getting the advantage over Amarr now with an extra slot for a heavy damage mod or even a shield extender. Somehow I doubt even with the Amarr's 15% innate resistance to projectile weapons that an extra armor plate will help much against what is effectively a 4% DPS buff to Gallente and -4% nerf to Amarr's DPS.

I can already see the FOTM coming CCP... it's a good thing I was planning on skilling into the Caldari sentinel next so my shield extender skill doesn't go to a complete waste.

I think eHP should have higher priority than slots since it applies to all tiers, while the extra slots are only applied to specific tiers. Also more slots lead to higher cost of fittings.