Pokey Dravon
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
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Posted - 2015.01.22 02:44:00 -
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The biggest problem with the Slayer Logi was the fact that they got extremely powerful defensive bonuses, particularly the Caldari Logistics with 5 high slots and a +25% Bonus to Shield Extenders, so you would have a Cal Logi with 5 shield extenders, 72.6 HP each for a total of 454 bonus shield HP. Additionally at the time Logistics had extremely high resources to compensate for the addition resource cost of equipment. This allowed a Logistics to not equip equipment and instead double stack even more defenses on top of its normal tanking type, leading to Logistics that had defenses rivaling that of some Heavies.
The primary change that was intended to rectify this was an overall decrease in the resources of the logistics but instead added a fitting cost reduction to Equipment. This meant that even if the Logistics didn't fit equipment, its overall resources were not that fantastic, but because of the fitting reduction, their effective fitting was much higher, but only if they used it for equipment.
This meant that even if they don't fit equipment, there is no way the Logistics can surpass the Assault and become "The Slayer Logi" that so many people fear. I personally feel that the effect of the fitting reduction did not go far enough, and that the raw fitting of the Logistics should still remain low but with a larger fitting reduction, further boosting the effect that their effective fitting is high, but only while using equipment.
Nevertheless, the Logistics post-Slayer Logi scare took an extreme beating (as did the Assault). The Assault however, as you know, was recently buffed and is far more viable, but the Logistics was left behind. A general increase in the base stats as well as matching the Slot Layout of the Logistics to its Assault counterpart would do wonders in making the Logistics more viable. However it is important to note that much of the effective fitting capability is tied to the Fitting Reduction for Equipment. This means that even if the Logistics has base stats more similar to the Assault, not fitting equipment will gain it little additional benefit. This ultimately prevent the 'Slayer Logi' everyone loves to fear but never truly understood.
"That little s**t Pokey..." --CCP Rattati, Biomassed Episode 032
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Pokey Dravon
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
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Posted - 2015.01.22 06:42:00 -
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I think its fine if you want to introduce addition variants, but lets fix our existing content first before we start adding variants of it. 
"That little s**t Pokey..." --CCP Rattati, Biomassed Episode 032
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