The Starter fittings seem to be unfinished.
My Minmatar and Amarr alts both still have a "sniper" fitting. The version on the Amarr also breaks its PG limit.
The new fitting doesn't seem to be there.

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Dear players,

We have been working on Hotfix Echo, and here are the things that you should expect to arrive to Tranquility today, after 11:00 UTC.

Drop us a comment and your first impressions of the Hotfix right here once you log in and experience it for yourself! :)

WTF!!?? CCP, you really messed sh*t up this time. Nerfing HMG`s(YET AGAIN!) is a ***** move, and all because short range rifles don`t stand up to them? That`s just STOOPID! Really, are you all idiots in that office? The reality of the situation is that rifle SHOULDN`T be able to go toe to toe with a HMG. That`s WHY there are classes, upsides and downsides to each class choice. Putting everything on even ground is foolish...why even have classes? Just make one class with one weapon for everyone? That is common sense, and pretty much renders the Sentinel even more at a disadvantage. Now Myofibril Junkies are JUMPING ONTO BUILDING ROOFS!!! Good thinking there, Scouts were already over-equipped with more options and abilities than any other class. Sentinels are almost completely helpless against Scouts as it is. Now if they are lucky enough to see them coming(invisible to the naked eye AND sensors), can`t even start firing until they are close enough to jump like bunnies, run circles around their slow ass and one-shot them in the head with OP shotguns! As for a lack of equipment in Academy matches... well DUH! How many hours of playing in Academy did it take for you geniuses to realize new players couldn`t AFFORD the PG AND CPU necessary to use them? I bet it took the better part of 2 years to figure that mystery out. I don`t want to go on a rant forever, but there is one thing I want to mention, and that is the lie we were told regarding the BPO item from the 5M Clone Challenge. We were led to believe it would be something ``useful to MOST players`` and that is a lie. I am not likely to trade my Complex Damage Modifier for a 3% decreased effect . You know where you can put that Militia crap? I started an alt, and tried to fit it on a starter... no deal. High CPU renders it useless to even a new player. You guys sucking on paint fumes over there in Iceland? Anyone with the ability to use a damage modifier would go for a basic to begin with anyway, so ...you guys are clueless. No excuses for this nonsense CCP, and I would also like to point out that range nerfing sniper rifles was anti-progressive, you took away the whole point of what a sniper does. Every change you have ever made to ``balance`` this game has been a disaster. You guys suck.

It's the point of progression, just use the STD small turrets on the PRO, and use higher tier gear for everything else.

starter fit changes only apply to new characters.

Why did the av weapons every time get buffed but the DS and ADS were getting lost in the patch progressing?
All swarms are strong as hell, the plasma is slow but now really strong too, a dropsuit can now jump high enough to kill a DS easily. Tanks could be fitted like every one wants to make it, but the DS only can use a Regulator now which cost so many pg/cpu that it wont be useful. In actually matches if some bring an ds/ads 1 minute or 2 kills later u had 2+ swarm launcher guys which kill u in 3 seconds. And all the buffs of the past (for expensive sp would be nerfed) the reps are insane badly for ds and nothing happens to them.
CCP it would be nice if ur Pilots can get some chances too in the future because flying/dodge/and kill at the same times are difficult enough. Maybe some Pilotsuits with ds bonus or reduced modul cost in ds or rep buffs......
At the moment its really a isk throwing gadget if u play ads.

So, I have stacks of tanks that won't work. Cool ... not really.

Why didn't you just remove them from my inventory? They are useless now. I don't want Blue Belles in my tanks. Squad only except Dust doesn't have vehicle locking or squad only access.

As to the turrets and stuff I'll have to determine if the tanks are something I can sell or trade ... like for a real tank.


Dusted once again.

Did CCP intend for people to be able to fit 5 myofibs and jump on to most building rooftops? There don't appear to be any diminishing returns... was this tested? It was amusing for a match or two. Scouts who fit lots of myofibs should be able to jump onto a box, and then onto a roof top. Everyone shouldn't be free to ignore stairs and ladders. Jump height is way over the top, literally. Wait, yes, literally.

Doesn't matter how many Shields I have now . Im literally dead before I deploy....
This is what I get for being a loyalist.

If the jumping is abused with the stimulant stacking why not increase the stamina use for the jump as a penalty without changing the melee stamina usage. Would take a page of coding for a 3%-5% penalty to stamina usage for each stimulant stacked?

[img]http://web.ccpgamescdn.com/dust/news.control/66992/1/echo.jpg[/img]

Dear players,

We have been working on Hotfix Echo, and here are the things that you should expect to arrive to Tranquility today, after 11:00 UTC.

Drop us a comment and your first impressions of the Hotfix right here once you log in and experience it for yourself! :)

Are you guys ever gonna fix the hit detection on light & sidearm rail weapons? Or am i taking a LONG break from dust 514?(probably permanently)

so when you scrubs stacked damage mods and tanked armor it was ok but now a suit that has a bunch of high slots can jump a bit you scrubs go insane. please do the entire dust community a service and delete the game you are only a very very small percentage of the people who pay and play, and are screwing it up for everyone else.