I'd remove cloak from underpowered and add scrambler pistols and shield tanking in general. Also put repair tools and WP rewards for uplinks and repair tools in overpowered. .

Cloak I think is balanced (though the delay mechanics they introduced to balance it are sort of annoying to deal with). It is meant to make movement more subtle and less easily detected, particularly when you deal with an enemy who is already being engaged. It is not meant to allow you to run up into someone's face and shotgun them the instant you decloak before they have a chance to even realize you are there, which is what some people seem to expect and what it was before a working delay mechanic was introduced.

There are still problems with it, most notably the delay mechanic as implemented is annoying since it works while putting away cloak equipment instead of turning off the cloak like it probably should, also the cloak is notoriously undependable and can be either way too effective or way too ineffective depending on lighting and the color of the terrain you are running around on. If the delay mechanic was reworked a bit and the performance evened out this would be a perfect piece of equipment.

As for the scrambler pistol, there are a number of problems with these things, but it boils down too they are too dependent on headshots (which is essentially luck in this game given the **** hit detection) to be effective sidearms. I've suggested in the past that we improve the body shot damage of these things to a reasonable amount and reduce headshot damage to keep headshots about where they are now. In addition some of the variants (the burst especially) need their performance drastically changed to make them viable (dispersion on most of these tends to jump way out and make accurate shots impossible on most of these pistols, the ADS sights are some of the most abysmal sights Ive ever seen on any firearm, real or imagined, etc). (heres a thread on this weapon line I made in the past).

Also I agree with the Ion pistol being underpowered, I think it needs a longer range (SMG + 10 meters for a start) or maybe some changes to the charge mechanic to make it more viable. Right now it is completely overlapped by the SMG and completely unable to compete with it. (and another thread for the Ion Pistol)

I think you need a third category "broken" for stuff that is essentially balanced but still annoying as **** .

Breach Rail Rifle CQC performance has been nerfed into the ground. Meanwhile its ADS performance is kind of lacking, given that the scrambler rifle outperforms it at all but the most extreme ranges, and the ADS is annoying as hell to use because of how it bounces around and how quickly recoil accumulates. It needs to be made more functional and less jumpy in ADS so its more comfy to use. I would also complain about its range issues vs. the scrambler, but I think the reality there is that we need a tactical rail and combat rifle in the game.

I think all the pistols need a range outside the SMG's range.

Regarding armour modules, I think the issue is not that they are overpowered compared to shields, but that there is a wider variety of good high slot modules.

In high slots, Myobifs and damage mods are both good and common, (though I think heavy damage mods should mirror light in %).

In low slots I can see why armour is preferred.
Shield regulators are only good at proto, and shield energisers aren't good enough to compliment them for many people to focus on a shield regen build.
Cardiac regulators are good but of limited use.
Kinetic catalysers are only really good at complex, and have huge fitting costs, particularly at lower tiers.
Codebreakers have ridiculous fitting costs for the benefit, and are only good at complex.
Range amps have been nerfed to oblivion. This also affects the viability of precision mods.
Profile dampeners are rarely useful on suits other than scouts due to the ever present danger that the enemy will field a Gal logi. The precision bonus should be replaced to allow more suits to fit for stealth if they wish.

High slot mods that need a buff:
Shield energisers/rechargers. They don't give enough benefit for the module sacrifice. Also, lower tiers are worthless.
Heavy damage mods. The Amarr sentinel is the most common because nobody cares that it only has one high slot. With decent damage mods a Gallente heavy would be much more viable, with the extra damage it could output.

Always a good reason to do something.

But I said what now? Ah, yes, something about shared passive scans, and how I personally would be happy to be rid of them. They are indeed problematic. I will say Tesfa makes some good points about the emphasis placed on squad versus solo play, however... I also find there to be a good case to be made for a clear difference between active scans that are more easily accessible to the squad, but are limited in duration and frequence and need to be, by their very nature, more proactive, and passive scans, that are, yes, limited by location, but are more immediate, and thus should perhaps be limited to personal use.

Now, removing shared passive scans would limit the scout recon role somewhat. As Tesfa rightly pointed out, there are language barriers and not everyone can use voice comms, either at all or all the time. Not the simplest issue. In the end it comes down to what the designed purpose of the roles and the types of scanning are...

consider the min scouts moves at a base 7+ meters per second sprint speed, he's in and killed you or in and out of range before your squad even knows he's there.

Probably because of its encouraged play style. Hacking is risky, speed fits are risky, low health is risky, nova knives are risky.

* Adding Reptool WP to the list; the WP gaps these things create are pretty extreme. "As good as" is one thing. Thousands more WP than the next guy plus paycuts for everyone else on the team is another. Especially now that Logis are better able to fight back.

Certainly possible. Is it not also possible that the feedback is fair and accurate? What specifically about the feedback do you find unfair or inaccurate?


He earned nearly 3x the WP of the next guy on the leaderboard; you argue that this is OK because he "lost a lot of Isk". How would your argument change if I were to tell you he didn't lose alot Isk? What if I told you his payout for that pub exceeded a million Isk, and that he was running a Brutor Logi?