Are you using your Logi by itself, or in squads? Logis are possibly the worst solo suits.

Actually logi's are some of the best suits to solo in as long as you stick with the team

Perhaps I should have re-phrased, I mean't solo as in lone-wolf away from people.

I think everyone's dieing more these days, and ISK rewards have not changed. They need to be increased.

Get a mic... FFS how are you supposed to communicate if you have no mic? Typing in squad chat in the middle of battle? No, get a mic, get a corp.

Regarding the whole "feels like proto is everywhere thing"; the day of the 1.9 update there was an income bug which sometimes resulted in people getting like 5 million isk in one match. They fixed it the day after but anyone who played a lot that day had access to potentially tens of millions of isk so... yeah... It will take them a decent while to run out if they got lucky.

As for going Gallente Assault, before you decide whether or not to invest in it try something out for me. Next time you've got the drop on someone from close range, crouch and stop moving before you try killing them with hip fire. This ought to give you a hefty accuracy boost and let you know if you'd really benefit from the Gallente's passive.

If, after trying this out, you still decide you hate the Assault Rifle's damage then I do a run of Faction Warfare to test out the Gallente Assault before you invest the SP. If the extra health and sidearm slot (try the bolt pistol if you haven't already, goes perfectly with any anti-shield weapon) aren't sufficient then maybe move on to trying the Loyalty Store Commando/Sentinels before picking a combat suit.

You sound like you like the game. You need a mic and you need to squad up.

You posted for advice and that's the best you are going to get. And get proficiency in that weapon.

Proficiency before or after weapon-specific suit?

And, I got some cash recently. I will look for a cheap ps3 compatible microphone.

I've been playing a standard Gal Medium suit recently, using the GEK 36 ADvanced AR..it works nice. Crouching makes it amazingly accurate, of course..I think I will like the Gal Assault suits.

My problem seems to be, even with a Bolt Pistol sidearm..I'm at the wrong range 99% of the time. MY AR just cannot hit accurate enough, as in I cannot hit a moving target at that distance..however far away it may be...

SO..let me ask: do I ADS with an AR? I use the GEK 36 Advanced for most engagements, but, I bought...another rifle. Think it was an advanced Breach model...had a few less bullets, but was pro-hip fire(Tighter hipfire spread)...not sure what to use..

Maybe AR's just won't work, not enough range variety..BUT, if this problem is easily fixed by tactic or weapon change, let's go with that

As for suits..I had to google it..come on; I thought AR's were projectile weaponry :( so points in logi for Minmatar, I went a single level into Minmatar Assault..HAHAHA..jokes on me! Only the SMG, HMG...and Combat Rifle(piece of..junk) are "projectile" weapons..meh.

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I have AR Operation, Rapid Reload, Sharpshooter, and Ammo Capacity at 5. No proficiency or fitting optimization. That might be the reason. But, maxing Proficiency..15% bonus damage to shields? Hm...

As for suits..I had to google it..come on; I thought AR's were projectile weaponry :( so points in logi for Minmatar, I went a single level into Minmatar Assault..HAHAHA..jokes on me! Only the SMG, HMG...and Combat Rifle(piece of..junk) are "projectile" weapons..meh.

So, should I even consider myself AR-skilled? At all? Yes I can use proto..but those are awfully pricy...maybe I should try Gallente Assault dropsuits? It would give a bonus to AR..

edit: setup a Gallente Standard MEdium dropsuit, with an advanced AR on it and some stuff..not bad. Looks foreign compared to my normal Minmatar stuff, though. Considering going Gal Assault..