They have different starting stats and slots.

For more information on any suit, go to Marketplace or Assets, if you want to view information on items you already have, and press triangle on them. Throughout the different screens, you are able to view what the suit offers; such as:

-eHP
-Speed
-Regen
-slots
-and more!

Be aware that these are the starting stats and that increasing your core skills WILL improve any and all suits, without changing the suit description.

Minmatar commandos are the fastest Commandos around. They have a bonus to explosive Light weapons (Swarm Launchers, Mass Drivers) and projectile weapons (Combat Rifle). I don't know what you man the normal one. If you mean the basic frame, well that one can equip a heavy and sidearm, while the Commando can fit two lights. Also, basic heavies and sentinels carry grenades. Commandos don't. Instead, they carry equipment.

You can join my corp and I'll give you a crash course in dust if you want?.

Iv been here since beta and have many things at proto.

CBA to type here and will be on in roughly 8 hours.

You can join my corp and I'll give you a crash course in dust if you want?.

Iv been here since beta and have many things at proto.

CBA to type here and will be on in roughly 8 hours.

Here you go.


https://forums.dust514.com/default.aspx?g=posts&t=172432&find=unread

Hopefully see you soon.

Yeah , join Tech's corporation ... he was one of the first to help me along with Cosgar and a few others .

He's a class act .

So I see these different suits...shock assault, caldari c-1 series, minmitar assault, commando suits...What is the difference?

I see a commando with low PG/CPU and alright hitpoints (100/220) and then I see a cheaper caldari c-1 Series with better stats than listed? Is there an extra weapon slot, or damage multipliers/decreases to suits? What is the difference between a normal shock assault suit and a minmitar assault suit?

Also, to whoever uses commando suits pleases list the pros and cons vs normal series suits. :)

If you run Commando, be prepared because you will forever be limited to a specific role.

Suppressing fire behind the front line, and using a swarm launcher or plasma cannon (I'd only use PLC on Gallente though) with AV grenades.

I think that's only true of the Caldari commando, the limited low slots and long range weapons tend to limit what the suit can do.

Minmatar would probably be the most versatile suit followed up by the Gallente commando. The Amarr suit has the most ehp but is the slowest.

Oh yeah, press triangle before you actually apply skill points to a skill to see what bonuses you are getting.

Check items on the market to see what skills you need for them.

Max your core skills.

Core skills are..............iv literally explained this at least a few hundred times, someone please finish lol.

Please help this guy, someone lol.

The core skills that matter:


Dropsuit Upgrades -> Armor: +5% base armor per level
Dropsuit Upgrades -> Shield: +5% base shield per level
Dropsuit Upgrades -> Core -> Electronics: + 5% base CPU
Dropsuit Upgrades -> Core -> Engineering: + 5% base PG

Those are the first most important to focus on as it at max, it gives you 25% more armor and shields to the base stats of any suit. So if you skilled into these first, you're already at an advantage starting out even in your starter fit.

Electronics and Engineering is expensive, but getting even to lvl 3 is going to be a huge benefit. There is nothing worse than having an ADV suit and having skilled into ADV modules but not being able to fit them due to PG/CPU restrictions. You're going to run into this problem even more on proto suits if you ignore those two core skills.

Commando suits:

Pro: you get two light weapons allowing for some decent wombo combos. Commandos make good squad support with the ability to carry AV and a rifle or a MD/SR and a rifle.

Cons: Pretty much everything else. A well fitted medium suit of equal tier will be faster, have a smaller hitbox, and can have near your e/hp at adv or pass you in e/hp at proto level.

Also keep in mind, Core skills make a huge difference. My adv suits have similar stats to proto suits on players who haven't leveled up their core skills. In the long run, it's cheaper isk wise to focus on Core skills (Skills that give a passive boost to all suits which are found in Dropsuit Upgrades tree) then to sp rush to proto only to bankrupt yourself in matches.

Also as has been mentioned, keep in mind this is a terminal game. Most of CCP's Dust team is working on another project code named Legion for the PC which will likely replace Dust. As far as we know though Legion may not even make it out of development so eh. If this doesn't bother you welcome, and prepare to get wrecked repeatedly by players with far more sp then you will probably ever have.

P.S. Be wary of Corps. If they have a tax rate higher then 0.0% then leave the Corp. It's a tax farm scam that a lot of players use to fund their excessive isk habits. The only corps that should have a tax rate are ones that are trying to get into PC/are in PC and as a new player you won't be doing that for a long time if ever.

Commando suits:

Pro: you get two light weapons allowing for some decent wombo combos. Commandos make good squad support with the ability to carry AV and a rifle or a MD/SR and a rifle.

Cons: Pretty much everything else. A well fitted medium suit of equal tier will be faster, have a smaller hitbox, and can have near your e/hp at adv or pass you in e/hp at proto level.

Also keep in mind, Core skills make a huge difference. My adv suits have similar stats to proto suits on players who haven't leveled up their core skills. In the long run, it's cheaper isk wise to focus on Core skills (Skills that give a passive boost to all suits which are found in Dropsuit Upgrades tree) then to sp rush to proto only to bankrupt yourself in matches.

Also as has been mentioned, keep in mind this is a terminal game. Most of CCP's Dust team is working on another project code named Legion for the PC which will likely replace Dust. As far as we know though Legion may not even make it out of development so eh. If this doesn't bother you welcome, and prepare to get wrecked repeatedly by players with far more sp then you will probably ever have.

P.S. Be wary of Corps. If they have a tax rate higher then 0.0% then leave the Corp. It's a tax farm scam that a lot of players use to fund their excessive isk habits. The only corps that should have a tax rate are ones that are trying to get into PC/are in PC and as a new player you won't be doing that for a long time if ever.

I am no new player, 12 million SP. I have unfortunately spent a stupid amount upgrading every assault rifle skill there is...Just asking about the commando suit since i have never touched it and always run assault series suits

If you have a lot of SP into Assault Rifle skills, you should invest into Gallente Commandos.

They get an additional damage bonus to ARs, and you can carry 2 of them at the same time.