two small thing i really really really really really REALLY wanna see fixed.
1. when an amarr logi dies all it links lose their bonus
2 vehicle requests denied when calling them in while inside of some sockets
please fix

Imp, area denial for a sentinel should be, for example:...

Almost 1/4 of the map with the large hangar in the middle (not sure of the name...not sure if anyone knows the name) blocks all vehicle requests due to "location unacceptable" .

Dropsuit Shield and Armor tanking are currently at pretty good parity.

[...]all starter fits had the same PG/CPU capacity. [...] Massively increase and equalize all Basic Medium Frame capacity[...]

The hit detection of melee on all suits moving sideways is very bad still, its hard to assassinate targets from behind cause they move at 100% movement speed.

I would suggest making melee act like a horizontal damage arch instead of pinpoint damage. this would allow me to hit targets slight positioned to the left or right of me.

Additionally please increase the range of melee by 0.5m-1.0m.

Meaning the current range of 0.5m could be increased to 1.0m to 1.5m.

These 2 changes would help with hit detection issues and assassination issues (assassination with 2 hits not 1 like the nova knifes do)

Says the guy who bases everything off numbers while knowing nothing about his own game meta.

Missiles were the reason madrugars are the rarest thing on the field. So their DPS was cut in half. Missiles can do 3700 DPS easily.

That's not balanced against anything.

Because It being a better CQ weapon than blasters is silly.

Way to take everything out of context griev. Reading comprehension. Get some. Look at what I actually SAY rather than what you think I intend.
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Finally area denisl is not limited to RE traps. Area denial is any tactic used to DENY ENTRY into an area. This can be done with traps, ambushes, mines or overwhelming firepower.

Because It being a better CQ weapon than blasters is silly.

Not really.
You can stay at cover, and eveytime you shoot someone one time, they will shoot you and do alot of damage, forcing you to regen every time, while they continue advancing on you.

If you have 600 shields, you get a 50 rep rate, which is not much of an an advantage over armor ever since the rep buff.

Out of curiosity, Rattati - why are both of the new vehicle utility modules in high slots?
Great, I get access to fitting modules, hooray, I can still fit nothing more than usual because of the catastrophically high costs of the modules. I get a new tank module! great! Now I have nothing else to fit in those slots.

Why is it necessary to give all utility to the Madrugar, as well as making it near as durable as the Gunnlogi?

EDIT: I just realised that you're also in the process of (effectively) nerfing the effectiveness of AV against armour - it seems what's happening here is that the Gunnlogi's eHP is being (effectively) cut, on top of the Large Missile nerf - with the Large Blaster seeing so many repeated buffs, I'm really starting to struggle seeing a place for Gunnlogis.
I mean, hell - I can't even escape from a blaster Madrugar thanks to him being faster than me and also having space for nitrous without interrupting tank.


haha yeah missiles are the reason Maddies don't show up, but it's swarm missiles, not large missiles. Large missiles are even rarer than Madrugars.

So I don't know if you've ever tried using blasters against a Madrugar, but it's way more effective than using missiles on a Gunnlogi. Or using missiles against infantry. Or missiles against anything except a Madrugar who doesn't know you're there.

i just stack extenders and regulators. and a cardiac regulator at proto. its the most functional fit ive come up with that cover a wide range of scenarios

The gunnlogi pilots cry a little hard, but all av is armor av except PLC and flux grenades, and as soon as a PLC or a scout running with a grenade is spotted, gunnlogis nitro out of there so fast you'd think an rdv picked them up.
Agree about the large missile turret. And why is it the only turret that isn't available mlt?

You can defend an open area. Seeing as map design puts the VAST amount of points in areas with plenty of cover --- no -- you won't be contributing as much to objective game modes as much with a laser.

I run a laser as well. And yes, there are some points on some maps where a laser (or a heavy with a laser like autocannon) could be helpful. But very little in relation to objectives.

Add to that the heavy extra large hitbox (and head hitbox) giving a heavy less ability to take cover and you have a sitting duck to RRs, Scramblers, Lasers, snipers, and forgeguns. Simply because any suit can post up anywhere and shoot at that heavy, duck behind whatever rock or hill is in the area, and pop back out due to their mobility. Cloaked scouts will be having a field day. Heavies can't move so -- LAVS. Or HAVs. Roadkills for hilarity.

Basically when doing area denial you need to control range. And to control range you need mobility. The thing heavies are the worst at.

Let's imagine tactics. Ok. hack point in this building. Large open plains all around. Lets put a couple of Sents on the roof with their laser like HMGs. That will be plenty good defense.

Except Laser.

Ok lets assume the HMG outranges the laser.

Sniper or cloaky shotgun.

Sentinels will literally be unable to defend anything simply because before anyone hits them they will die. I mean, I like tactics, and counter tactics to Sents is a great thing. Unless there is no counter to that counter in which case no more heavies outside of forge sniping.

Oh wait -- you are an Amarr Assault just like me. You forget that 1. AmAss have more speed. 2.A shitton of HP for an assault 3. Smaller Hitbox and 4.A TON of stamina to use to help move around the battlefield. Basically all of the stuff required to be effective at ranged combat.

Lets try to force heavies out into the open so that the MinSent and Am Sent become the only SemiViable heavies and laugh at the GalSent and CalSent.

All this is assuming the HMG stays the only 1 of 2 heavy weapons. We might get more heavy weapons. Should they all be outside only too?

And the fact that ranged area denial suits need nano hives but heavies can't carry them.

Way too many holes in this argument.

And all of the above ONLY breaks the HMG. It STILL doesn't kick heavies out of CQC. All we will see is the overwhelming majority of heavies picking up light weapons. Only bringing out the HMG a small percentage of the time to shoot off of a roof when reds are rushing it (which the Assault HMG SHOULD be doing anyway!)

On an unrelated note.



Scouts will be making a comeback

Update, and the spreadsheet is updated as well, and added to the OP.

"After making the Starter loadouts much better, we ran into the issue of PG/CPU capacity. The situation was tricky because Militia and Standard Basic Frames were not in parity, and we wanted to simplify fitting so that all starter fits had the same PG/CPU capacity. However, we also had an old issue we could fix at the same time, Basic Medium Frames have been underpowered for a while and the solution was simple. Massively increase and equalize all Basic Medium Frame capacity, make them worth skilling up to Prototype, and give Militia Dropsuits a reduced, fixed % of Standard capacity. So thatGÇÖs what we did. Coupled with the fact that we reduced the ISK cost of Basic Dropsuits in a recent hotfix, will hopefully make them viable choices for battle. To fine-tune the Starter loadouts, and increase parity of militia choices, we also made tweaks to the PG/CPU requirements of a few militia items as well."

yeah totally

Just throwing this out there but if we assume both will be 40%....is anyone really against just making them have the same duration/cooldown too?

things

The reload change seemed to go in the wrong direction. I outlined it before but I think less damage per magazine, faster reload, is the best way to make the Missiles perform better without being so reliant on the "Kill in 1 salvo" mechanic.

yeah totally

Says the guy who bases everything off numbers while knowing nothing about his own game meta.

yeah totally