Assault Suit Bonuses
1.- 5% Reduction to pg/cpu cost of Light/sidearm weapons and grenades per level
2.-5% reduction to reload speed of light/sidearm weapons of there respected race per level


Caldari-5% reduction to kick on Railgun Light/sidearm weapons per level
Gallenta- plus .36% to armor dmg profile on plasma weapons per level =2% overall
Amarr- 5% reduction to laser weaponry heal build up per level
Mimatar- 5% to clip size of projectile light/sidearm weapons per level

The reason why i think these bonuses would work is because they would make me feel like i would have to run Assault suits with there respected weapons, and that is cool.
example- Combat rifle with a mimatar or a rail rifle with a caldari

The gallente bonus will not go well with most of the community. A slightly less OP bonus would be 1% optimal range, or possibley even some sort of speed bonus.

Assault Suit Bonuses
1.- 5% Reduction to pg/cpu cost of Light/sidearm weapons and grenades per level
2.-5% reduction to reload speed of light/sidearm weapons of there respected race per level


Caldari-5% reduction to kick on Railgun Light/sidearm weapons per level
Gallenta- plus .36% to armor dmg profile on plasma weapons per level =2% overall
Amarr- 5% reduction to laser weaponry heal build up per level
Mimatar- 5% to clip size of projectile light/sidearm weapons per level

The reason why i think these bonuses would work is because they would make me feel like i would have to run Assault suits with there respected weapons, and that is cool.
example- Combat rifle with a mimatar or a rail rifle with a caldari

Assault Suit Bonuses
1.- 5% Reduction to pg/cpu cost of Light/sidearm weapons and grenades per level
2.-5% reduction to reload speed of light/sidearm weapons of there respected race per level


Caldari-5% reduction to kick on Railgun Light/sidearm weapons per level
Gallenta- plus .36% to armor dmg profile on plasma weapons per level =2% overall
Amarr- 5% reduction to laser weaponry heal build up per level
Mimatar- 5% to clip size of projectile light/sidearm weapons per level

The reason why i think these bonuses would work is because they would make me feel like i would have to run Assault suits with there respected weapons, and that is cool.
example- Combat rifle with a mimatar or a rail rifle with a caldari

PS. i like the suggestions below about the optimal range instead of dmg profile

if you want players to use racial weapons on their respective suits, then nerf all weapons first by 10%

then go and add a 10% damage bonus to the racial suits for using a racial weapon.

Augmenting weapon range for assaults, based on previous discussions, is something that is off the table. Most of the CPM seem against it (whether it be optimal/effective) and I doubt Rattati would go for it, considering the range augmentation fck-ups back in Chromosome.

Augmenting damage profiles is a no-go, too. Primarily because it directly affects DPS, and last time I checked, Rattati shot down directly affecting damage output numbers via racial bonuses. (Was awhile back, though. Thoughts can change, I guess.)

Augmenting reload speed is silly and redundant. It is a bonus that is:
1) In the purview of Commandos
2) There are weapon-specific reload skills already
3) The Caldari assualt reload skill currently in the game deal in milliseconds

Really, it is easier to shoot down ideas than to come up with more suitable ones... With that being said: Caldari recoil/kick-reduction fits as a bonus, and would help with their racial tech. Perhaps even augmenting dispersion to aid in CQC would work to an extent.

Gallente bonuses are harder to work out, though.

The whole idea of this game revolves around the fact that we are mercenaries who fight for anyone, we are not restricted by race. We should be allowed to run a Scrambler Rifle on a Minmatar suit for instance, without it completely sucking.
Making suits give a small bonus to their racial weapons makes sense, making weapons **** unless they're used by their racial suit would suck. There would be very little variation.

Not bad.

I like the idea of bonuses to a race's specific weapon, as I like racial consistency, however I think it would be best if mis-matched combos were still viable, for the sake of diversity. A tough thing to compromise!

Also, I would like bonuses to be logical. It makes no sense that a weapon would do more damage or have longer range in one set of hands than another.

Things like reload speed and rifle kick reduction make much more sense, as this is something that your merc could have a natural affinity for.

MinAssault magically get more bullets in the CR, but you balk at longer range because it makes no sense?

Assault Suit Bonuses
1.- 5% Reduction to pg/cpu cost of Light/sidearm weapons and grenades per level
2.-5% reduction to reload speed of light/sidearm weapons of there respected race per level


Caldari-5% reduction to kick on Railgun Light/sidearm weapons per level
Gallenta- plus .36% to armor dmg profile on plasma weapons per level =2% overall
Amarr- 5% reduction to laser weaponry heal build up per level
Mimatar- 5% to clip size of projectile light/sidearm weapons per level

The reason why i think these bonuses would work is because they would make me feel like i would have to run Assault suits with there respected weapons, and that is cool.
example- Combat rifle with a mimatar or a rail rifle with a caldari

PS. i like the suggestions below about the optimal range instead of dmg profile