It seems like people are a little confused about how the EQ bandwidth thing is supposed to work, so hereGÇÖs some examples to help make it more clear than RattatiGÇÖs spreadsheet (I do give him a +1 for the use of both GÇ£shenanigansGÇ¥ and GÇ£follyGÇ¥ in a spreadsheet). Personally I like the idea (a lot) so I want to make sure everyone understands its purpose and mechanics before they jump to any conclusions.



Example 1: This is exactly what the BW mechanic is intended to stop.
-Player starts match in scout suit or speedy min logi suit stacked with uplinks. Litters the map with them along a path leading to supply depot
-Switches to another suit, drops a bunch of triage hives at a chokepoint, heads back to supply depot
-Switches to HMG sentinel, camps said hives.
-Profit. When he dies he respawns in the relatively cheaper sentinel suit while the expensive equipment is used cost-free


Example 2: The way I, as a proper Amarr logi specializing in tactical logistics, starts basically every battle:
-Spawn in with scout suit with 2 uplinks (the Amarr logi suit is not really any faster than a Min sentinel once you put some armor on it). Place uplinks judiciously, in well-chosen locations (click signature for details)
-Switch to Amarr logi suit, activate uplink bonus. Drop a couple more if itGÇÖs a large 5 point map. Do all my super-important logi stuff with rep tool or nanohives or whatever
-Replace uplinks when needed
-No profit as my suit is expensive and the d-bag above stole all my WP by dropping his uplinks right on top of mine after spawning on them. GG, dude.


-Insert bandwidth here-

Example 1a: Same Scout/Sentinel 514 youGÇÖve grown to love, but now with BW!
-Player starts match with ADV min logi suit (BW=6 EQ worth)
-Craps out 5 uplinks on the way to supply depot in numerical order, #1 under the MCC, #2 in the middle of the road, #3 kinda near the city entrance, etc.
-Switches to another ADV min logi suit, drops 3 more (#6,7,8).
-Ooops! Exceeded BW of 6 EQ. (5+3 >6). Uplinks #1 and #2 pop.
-Returns to supply depot, switches to cloaked shotty scout to display l33t skillz while farming uplink WP
-Uh oh. Scout BW = 3 EQ. Uplinks 3-5 pop. Sad face.
-Complain on forums


Example 2a:You can still be a logi
-Spawn in with scout suit (BW = 3 EQ) for initial run, drop 3 uplinks, need to be even more judicious since itGÇÖs only 3
-Switch to Amarr logi suit (BW=8GǪ yay!), drop the remaining uplinks, letGÇÖs call it 5 total.
-Do logi stuff. Still have room for 3 REGÇÖs to set a trap or to drop a full complement of proto hives.
-Profit. Less equipment is being spammed overall. No one else is stealing my WP.
-Rep tool, injector, scanners not affected. I can switch to a medic suit with those 3 things and my EQ stays exactly where it is!

Hope this cleared up any confusion. I can always put up a couple other scenarios/examples if desired.