DUST Search - Should I skill into Cal assault?

Joseph Ridgeson wrote:

In truth, I do not think it is worth it. As a whole, I think Assaults are a bad class as they do nothing special that no other suit can do. I fully believe the entire role needs to go through what the Scouts did and be given a reason to exist. I also find that the Caldari Assault is the worst of the Assaults because has a bad bonus, lower EHP, and unlike the Minmatar Assault is slow. All the Assaults are 'not good' but the Caldari one falls the shortest in my book.

People will say "fight at a range where your suit is the best" and all I can think is "My Scout does it better." I have a Prototype Scout with an ARR. I flank behind people at 20 meters, shoot at their back, and when they begin to return fire, I fall back. It plays exactly how a Caldari Assault is 'supposed to do it' but I also move a hell of a lot faster and have the extremely useful Cloak.

I think going Caldari Assault because you want to shield tank is akin to wanting to drive a '77 Pinto because you want to drive a car. That is just my opinion though; whenever I am using my Prototype Assault, I just find myself thinking "My Scout does the same thing this does but better."


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Acturus Galaxy Tank Crew Omega 340	Posted - 2014.12.22 11:43:00 - [1] - Quote Joseph Ridgeson wrote: In truth, I do not think it is worth it. As a whole, I think Assaults are a bad class as they do nothing special that no other suit can do. I fully believe the entire role needs to go through what the Scouts did and be given a reason to exist. I also find that the Caldari Assault is the worst of the Assaults because has a bad bonus, lower EHP, and unlike the Minmatar Assault is slow. All the Assaults are 'not good' but the Caldari one falls the shortest in my book. People will say "fight at a range where your suit is the best" and all I can think is "My Scout does it better." I have a Prototype Scout with an ARR. I flank behind people at 20 meters, shoot at their back, and when they begin to return fire, I fall back. It plays exactly how a Caldari Assault is 'supposed to do it' but I also move a hell of a lot faster and have the extremely useful Cloak. I think going Caldari Assault because you want to shield tank is akin to wanting to drive a '77 Pinto because you want to drive a car. That is just my opinion though; whenever I am using my Prototype Assault, I just find myself thinking "My Scout does the same thing this does but better." That is because you are playing a scout role, no wonder why it fails when you use your assault suit. If everyone was running scouts on each team and flanking it would be pure chaos and no one would concur any territory. You should use the assault as frontline, slower with more hp to concur and defend the territory. Use your scout to flank to pick off squishy targets and opponent scouts. Someone has to be the assault role, move in, take the blunt of the incoming fire, and distract the enemy team while the scout flanks and gets the kills. Continue play your scout flanking role you are good at but please appreciate the rest of your team for keeping the opponent team occupied or your would not have anyone to flank. Assaults with a descent ehp tank is needed to keep the ground while the scouts are taking out the enemy clones. I love the assault fit and its role on the battlefield. It is funny standing with 2-3 scouts just waiting for me to run in and take the fire, while they spread out and gets the kills.