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Currently, the only thing required to be successful with a Repair Tools is latch onto an Armor Tanker and hold on for dear life. This doesn't require much thought or user input, and makes things monotonous for those using them. Along with that, Repair Tools favor those with higher HP/s, which makes them inferior to the Focused variants.

To solve these issues, I suggest giving them a Capacitor and adjusting their HP/s accordingly. This way, those wielding a Repair Tool would have to decide when or where to use one, but still being effective.

See my above post.

the problem people have with the repair tool isn't that it's OP. it's the synergy of the repair tool combined with an amarr or gallente sentinel in CQC where the sentinel can usually block access to the logi.

all it takes for a suppressor Heavy to be a thing is for Rattati to:

Up HMG range

Lower HMG damage to somewhere around current assault HMG

Decrease dispersion sharply.

the only thing that my proposition needs is a rework of the HMG. The weapon is dictating the role, not the suit. Plus if the weapon had the range the suit could have things like turn penalties that would allow scouts and assaults to peel it open in CQC and being restricted from doing things like driving LAVs.

and then the most obnoxious use of the rep tool goes down 50-80% and people calm down about it.

I've proposed some ideas on this as well. What you said here makes sense entirely, but alas breaking up the easy mode circle jerk will not likely happen?! Too many guys are simply too simple minded, and want things to be easy.

I was in a match with this new guy to corp, and he was repping a cal assault suit?!?!? Of course we told him that that was pointless as my buddy only had around 200 armor. We told him he needed to get on his gun and shoot! His reply at that point almost made me forget who I was?! He said

"naw man I'm just trying to get the guardian points".

It took everything I had not to kick him from corp!!! I went into a rage! These are the type of mentalities you have here in the forums, and in-game. They simply hunt for crutches, and hang on for dear life?!

Now this isn't to say that all logis are like this. I run an advanced gal logi often to drop ammo and links. It is a needed role, and when done correctly it can truly turn the tide of a battle significantly. The problem is the price of some of the Logistics equipment, and equipment in general. Proto hives cost more than advanced dropsuits for something that can be elbowed?! Why does expendable dropped equipment for ammo cost 28k? I've posted threads about the market pricing of suits and equipment, and I feel the price of proto is too steep which creates a gap. More players would dare try their hand in PC if they could just afford it?!

To the point, the rep tool needs to be changed as it is long overdue for an overhaul. It is a relic, or legacy equipment if you will. It's still operating on 1st Gen tech from over 2 years ago?! It creates a mentality that is toxic to the player base?! Give the Logistics dropsuit more ehp, a bonus for carrying equipment, and force them to truly get in the fight! If they had a significant bonus to carrying the costly equipment that they carry we may see more of it! Too many battles I have seen no uplinks, searched countless meters for ammo, and can hardly pay a merc to carry a needle?! I know what all you killers out there are saying. "Where are the logis?" Well they're broke?! At best you'll get cheap militia needles, a compact nanohive or worse, and basic rep tools?! It simply cost too much?! It's cheaper to put a rep tool on an assault suit.

Some logis would actually run their logi fits if they could, but it usually means instant death?! Some are useless without their rep tools however?! I've watch some logis simply run when their heavy goes down?! They don't even try to shoot?! Even if the enemy is almost dead?! This isn't a daycare! Make them work same as everyone else, but I would say on the logis behalf that the price of equipment is far to steep at proto level?! My Gek cost less than wirykomi nanohives, and they only have 100hp?! If we want a logi to bring links, ammo, and rep tool it's gotta either cost less or produce much more isk payout. I am here to tell you that just running assault cost less?!

I support this message!

Team work, or the lack thereof, isn't the issue. What he is suggesting will stop the influx of new players going straight into heavy or logi dropsuits because it's easy. Every role should be equally challenging, complicated, and rewarding. Changing the rep tool will cause players to have to manage their usage of the rep tool and other equipment, including their rifle!

If the proposed layout was implemented the logi could rep a heavy after an engagement, or during depending g on the situation. This would require more thinking on the part of this "team" and their "team work".

As the logi do I use the rep tool going into this door, and A: there are no enemies B: there are enemies? Do I scan before entry? Do I use nanohives instead, and fire my weapon?

As the heavy do I build my suit all armor, and depend solely on my logi? Do I add reps to my fit, and become self sufficient? Do I use shields or damage mods? Is my approach correct, or do I need to adjust my tactics?

With what has been going on with the current rep tool the assaults and scouts have to make these decisions while logis and heavies role requires no thinking, caution, or tactics?!

Giving logis their passive reps back would help compensate for the rep tool changes, but I can not condone crutch equipment for any role. When they changed the scanner I was actually happy to see it. It forced players to think about when, where, and how they applied it. Instead of just spinning in a circle every 5 seconds?!

This will separate good logis from scrub logis in an instant as the good ones will continue the path of the logibro, and the scrubs will hopefully see a challenge and quit the game?!