So there has been a debate about weather or not proto stomping is an issue in the past and both sides have valid arguments, on one hand those who run proto should be able to run proto because they earned it, on the other hand the swarms of proto players present a steep learning curve that ultimately can scare off new players making for a smaller community, etc, etc.
I propose a compromise between the two sides: instead of arteficilly capping the level of gear in certain game modes, let's inscentivize the use of lower level gear. I propose a sort of wp multiplyer based either on the absolute meta level of gear or based on the difference in meta level of the gear of the individuals. My idea works thusly: hypothetical situation of a noon in militia managing to take down a proto player, he gets 50wp* whatever the modifier would be eg 1.75 modifier, conversely higher meta rated suits would get a multiplayer somewhere between 1 and .5 (numbers aren't hard, just theoretical examples I wouldn't know how to balance a game any better than a spinning plate on a stick) this allows new players to feel accomplishment for taking out bigger "baddies" and kinda keeps with the RPG tradition of more xps for harder fights...this also, according to most proto players who have weighed in won't hurt their game play experience as most say that money isn't an issue, and they already have the so to run proto so they don't need as quick of a progression.

Note: in the example I specified war points as being modified, but perhaps it would be possible to alter the effective wp for calculating so earned instead, as this would also keep income at the same level, which really doesn't need to be scaled for this proposal.

There wouldn't be a point in running proto at that point. Proto stomping is not a issue. If your good you will wreck people regardless of the the gear. The weapons never do much more damage than the basic versions and you can make a basic better than a proto by upgrading proficiency and/or putting dmg mods on fits. Why should you punish the players who have put time into the game and are actually good or just work well in a team because your not good enough to fight back. A good player will do well in a starter fit. The protostompers are the people who actually put time and effort into the game. If you take the time to get good then you will wreck people to. Its the same as in any game, the more experience you have the better you are.

So there has been a debate about weather or not proto stomping is an issue in the past and both sides have valid arguments, on one hand those who run proto should be able to run proto because they earned it, on the other hand the swarms of proto players present a steep learning curve that ultimately can scare off new players making for a smaller community, etc, etc.
I propose a compromise between the two sides: instead of arteficilly capping the level of gear in certain game modes, let's inscentivize the use of lower level gear. I propose a sort of wp multiplyer based either on the absolute meta level of gear or based on the difference in meta level of the gear of the individuals. My idea works thusly: hypothetical situation of a noon in militia managing to take down a proto player, he gets 50wp* whatever the modifier would be eg 1.75 modifier, conversely higher meta rated suits would get a multiplayer somewhere between 1 and .5 (numbers aren't hard, just theoretical examples I wouldn't know how to balance a game any better than a spinning plate on a stick) this allows new players to feel accomplishment for taking out bigger "baddies" and kinda keeps with the RPG tradition of more xps for harder fights...this also, according to most proto players who have weighed in won't hurt their game play experience as most say that money isn't an issue, and they already have the so to run proto so they don't need as quick of a progression.

Note: in the example I specified war points as being modified, but perhaps it would be possible to alter the effective wp for calculating so earned instead, as this would also keep income at the same level, which really doesn't need to be scaled for this proposal.