Assault, logi, heavy, commando, scout. In that order there's your balance.

Who's General Tso?

The assault suits are good yes, but the HMG is far superior to any light weapon the assault could ever have, the role of a logi isn't to kill or tank so it's normal that it's not the best combat suit (it needs some love tho, maybe eHP buff). Scouts have been hit by the new scan system, but they are still veeery efficient.

The only role that is really underperforming is the Commando one. Others have their pros and cons^^

The pro in the case of the Assault is that they can get to objectives faster than Sentinels. Which is hilarious because of the fact that objectives in outposts, by nature, are generally within a CQC environment where Sentinels thrive. Outside objectives are usually controlled very well by Scouts.

Leaving the Assaults as general cannon fodder between the two.

Minmatar Assault is the only outlier because it has a glorious bonus (mag increase), speed, and a good fitting layout. The rest of them aren't competitive worth a kitten and you might as well just run HMG Sentinel because you'll out-DPS and out-tank everything in the game.