As a callogi. Yes, would love 4th equipment (and more bandwidth???).

If we went the equipment route, Caldari Logi would also have 3 equipment at standard.
not to mention the 4th high slot at advanced, and a third high slot at standard.

Thus making it similar to the minmatar and Gillette equipment progression.

At the end of the day the slots are fine, some simple buffing across the board and the Cal getting a sidearm has the job done.

I'd bet everybody wants more bandwidth, us the most.
The sidearm vs. eq slots seems 50/50 from my very non-scientific survey. Based on the bonusing as well as the **** we get for our Amarr sidearm going the sidearm route opens some of the utility as well as balances (sorry Shay, he asked) the class a bit overall, taking some of the wth out when ppl who don't understand combat logistics look at it.

when they fix the amount carried to the proto hives cal logis will be able to carry 6 to 8 proto rep and ammo hives. they do not need another equipment slot. i'm starting to think the people who are complaining are only those maxed in one logi, that feel they should be able to do the job of all four logis in one.

I will try to explain as best I can. At the STD level the Amarr logi and the STD scout slot counts are the same.

Same 2H/2L/2 EQ and a sidearm.

The specialty of a logi is the equipment it can bring into play to benefit other team members. But when another class has just as much equipment slots, is faster, better regeneration, etc. we get into role bleed where ultimately the STD scout, or Logi Light, excels more than the logi itself. Meaning it is tactically better to run a scout more than the Amarr logi (bonuses included) at the STD level. Until the Logi reaches the 3EQ threshold there are simply better logis that aren't even in the same class.

And my emphasis is that IFF the community must choose that both the CAL and AMARR logis have sidearms there must also be an exception in slot counts to allow each logi to begin with 3 EQ. Less than that and it is not a logi. This would make the suits outliers from the norm, again. Though I don't know how the community will proceed, nor how the CPM and Rattati will work the solution, but the lines between classes must be clear and adding a 2nd EQ slot to the scout class (ancient history - not debating the merits or suggesting changes to the class) it also negated the logi suits that just have 2 EQ to start out with. What was once their defining characteristic - more than 1 EQ slot since the dawn of Dust - was nullified.

Seeking to define the roles of the logistics class again is that they are the only class that can bring in more equipment than any other class. And right now that is not true.

Such changes must be reviewed and debated.




My position is that I Prefer the logi with the sidearm, and I COULD live without it. But whatever is done Slot progression must be equalized and the STD logi must have 3 EQ. OR there is no reason to run a STD logi. The ADV tier and Proto tier are then the only choices for certain races if that is not done. Each tier should remain true to the class and true to the balance of the game - limiting role bleed, defining classes, and reflecting each races strengths and weaknesses as much as possible in the current iteration of this EVE fps.