CamClarke
0uter.Heaven
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Posted - 2014.10.03 13:41:00 -
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In their current state, Commandos are best used as an overwatch+AV suit parked on highground while sitting on the hives they equipped. It's very boring but helpful in the right position. If that's their intended role, then they do a fine job at it because there's no other suit that can do both at once.
That's also why the two considered the best are Caldari for the bonus to longest ranged rifle and Minmatar for the bonus to the best light AV.
They just cannot perform the same on the ground because there are too many anti-Medium predators (and really, a Commando is just a slower Assault with both a Swarm and a rifle). Sure, in skilled hands they'll do okay, but the ground pounding is simply done better by the more durable Sentinels and the speedier and stealthier Scouts.
If they're supposed to do something else than camp highground, then tweaks should be applied accordingly. Everyone needs to be on the same page regarding what that role is first, though.
General purpose ground combat? Assaults have that covered. In fact, if it weren't for the Swarms on the Commando, they'd be the ones in the Commando's place on highground.
Heavy breaching actions? Sentinels got that.
AV? Sentinels got that too if they have good aim.
Anything speed/stealth related? Not a chance in hell.
Logistical work? No. Just no.
Simply adding slots willy-nilly is a band-aid fix that won't really change anything. Look at Assaults. They had that exact thing happen to them not very long ago, and did that put them on level playing ground with Sentinels and Scouts? No, although it did reduce the gap a tad. The problem is much more deep-seated than that, however, as PC is still dominated by Sentinels, Scouts, and a couple Logistics keeping the Sentinels alive, and maybe a Commando or two doing the overwatch thing.
Though I would like to see them get a tad more CPU/PG at least, their fitting is damn tight.
For the record, I have Caldari Commando 5 and only one real fit for it. Specialist Swarms, Specialist Rail Rifle, 2 Damage Mods, Shield Recharger, Armor Plate, Rep Hives. Pub fit downgrades to Ammo Hives, Reactive Plate, isk proto Swarms/RR. |