I quite like the idea. However I would change the Caldari commando rate of fire bonus to a swarm launcher bonus, maybe reduced lock on time.

Commandos are naturally good AV suits, and I believe the Caldari's preferred weapon type are actually missiles more than rail weapons.

I read them both, and it doesn't change anything as you'll still overheat well before you reach the end of the magazine.

Also the caldari commando bonus is kinda OP compared to the bonuses you gave the other commandos, it will give them the best range and dps.

I'm thinking a bigger clip bonus and recoil reduction, the goal of the suit is to suppress and with how recoil works on the RR it will go crazy before half the clip has ran out, rof would hinder it's suppressive abilities by making this happen faster but some will just use the suit as a slayer and they will be buffed. But if we further increase the clip, and reduce recoil it will turn the RR into a true long.

Honestly I think people latch onto the Commando's flavor text a bit too much and focus on the 'suppression' word. I think the issue in my mind comes from the fact that adding a bonus doesn't necessarily turn a weapon into a suppression weapon. Like magazine size for a Plasma Rifle doesn't really make it better at suppressing weapon because you're still forced to be in close range, and the magazine size on the Plasma Rifle is plenty big as is. I mean, it's kind of hard to suppress an enemy who's weapon outranges you most of the time, you know?

Probably the only two true suppression weapons I can think of is the Laser Rifle and the Mass Driver. The laser rifle's range and DPS allow it to absolutely tear things apart given the right range, and acts as the perfect area denial/suppression weapon. The Mass Driver obviously has the capability of applying damage over a wide area and can push enemies out of an area with sustained fire. So bonuses to these weapons? Awesome. The problem is we dont have weapons for Caldari or Gallente that properly fill the suppression role, so its difficult to come up with bonuses to affect those weapons for each of the 4 Commandos. Plus since they get two weapons each that basically means that even with 4 suppression weapons, they're only getting half benefit. Get what I'm saying?

I mean let's be honest here, I love the Commando, it's awesome, but it should have never been born. Assaults should have always had two light weapons and filled that role from the start. However they do exist so we have to see what to do with them. I earnestly believe that Assaults and Commandos should just fill very similar roles. They're made to attack, but they do certain things a little differently. Commandos are slow with HP and plow up the middle, Assaults are faster with less HP (Well not really but Commandos need a buff) and flank around. I think it's fine if they both have a damage bonus, as they're both attackers, and then their secondary bonuses can modify the role in a unique way for each. I mean one idea that I'm a huge fan of is that the Assault's damage and weapon support bonuses allow it to fit and use racial weapons extremely efficiently by offsetting the downsides of the weapon and making it more flexible. The Commando on the other hand maintains one light weapon for Anti Infantry defense but also can carry a Light AV weapon, making it a dangerous AV platform without becoming overly weak against infantry. Granted that too would require more weapons, but I think you get my point.

No, these changes are bad. I'm relatively content with how things are currently, though there are a few problems. Swapping the existing role bonuses on the two creates far more problems than it fixes.

Assaults are the go to slayers due to their slot versatility. Commandos are specialists that perform tasks well but do not manage prolonged engagements well, instead playing much better to hit and fade tactics.

Except unlike the Burst HMG, the reload in the SCR is extremely fast so you'll never worry about having a low or empty mag, especially considering how since players usually reloadafter every seizure.

Heat Reduction is fine, but what's the point of having two bonuses if the second one offers nothing in competitive scenarios?

Yes I think Assault's current theme of bonuses works (Cal needs a lot of work, Gal might need some tweaking) but the concept is solid. I also think they would do will with a damage bonus as it would solidify their role as 'Slayers' and put the damn Slayer Logi fears to rest.

As for Bonuses, if you actually look at other roles, namely Scout and Sentinel, they each have 1-2 Role Bonuses and then 2 Racial Bonuses. One could argue that Assaults technically have 3 role bonuses but if thats true than Logis have like....7. I think it's safe to say that Assaults simply get 1 Role Bonus of "Weapon Fitting Reduction" just as Logis get "Equipment Fitting Reduction" That being said what you really have are Scouts and Sentinels with 1-2 Role and 2 Racial, where Commandos, Logis, and Assaults have only 1 Role and 1 Racial. I think therefor its reasonable that *all* classes get 2 racial bonuses.

So in this case Assaults would keep the Role Bonus (Weapon Fitting), Racial Weapon Support, as well Racial Weapon Damage. Commandos would maintain their Role Bonus (Reload Speed - Because that **** is kickass for AV weapons), Racial Damage, and then receive some additional Racial Bonus. That's the general principle of how I see it.

Sorry fox. Sh*t bonuses on assaults don't magically become good when you swap them to commandos.

On any weapon with less than 2 sec reload time reload speed is a wasted suit bonus.