the AR did not get a buff if that was the case every suit would benefit using it

the only thing that changed was the gal ass bonus which does buff the AR but it is not a buff to the AR it is a buff to the gal assault

not sure what you mean by help my cause as I don't really care what happens either way I use shields primarily so a nerf would benefit me, I'm just putting it out there that the AR doesn't need any nerfs

there's no good reason to ruin a gun just because only one suit can use them properly

my case in point would be the ScR and RR

one got unreasonable kick while the other slowly got nerfed to the point of only being most viable on the Amarr assault although it is still usable on other suits

the RR is now getting a kick reduction but only on a Cal assault

the way I see it we'll end up nerfing every weapon to the point that its only ever useful on its respective assault suit and or commando suit

so no It's not a "cause" I'm just tired of the dumb majority fueling unreasonable actions, I dont suffer either way as I can just respec and I don't even have to do that since i have points in all suits and all roles all I'd have to do is focus on whatever I use most at any given point

you can look at it from the p.o.v. of the Gal assault suit got a buff, or you can look at it from the p.o.v. of the AR got a buff, but if you're gonna get technical about it (which you are :) ) then the buff only applies when they're both used together.

A gal assault with a shotgun did not get a buff in the same way a cal assault with an AR did not get a buff. That was my point :)


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However as I said, I agree with your sentiment about the "dumb majority", just like the title of your thread says the same in less judgmental fashion ;-)

I would however describe them as the "knee jerk" majority if you want to keep on-point with your message.

I agree I would like to see more racial parity but I don't want any of the unique aspects of dust and the eve universe in general getting overshadowed for the sake of racial parity

players should have the freedom to use whatever mix and match without being punished for not conforming to what others expect

I agree completely a gall assault should not use an RR with more ease then a cal assault however I don't think its fair to say hinder a scout or logi using their respective weaponry just because they don't have the bonuses

the bonuses should be significant so that the assaults benefit but not game breaking so that another suit cant even slightly compete like has happened in some cases

This is something I desperately want to avoid happening to any more suits, we don't need 3 other Amarr Assaults. By doing this we will end up balancing the suit not the weapon just how the current Amarr Assault is. I want to avoid making weapons effective/viable 1 out 20 dropsuits, I have even been pushing for a nerf to Amarr Assault and a buff to Laser Weaponry. As much as I want people using the right weapons on the right suit, I don't want to force them use the weapon on that suit because it is sh*t on any other. That is just un-DUST.

Couldn't agree with you more. Nice to see some people for a change that get it and and don't shout "Racial fits! Because!".

Racial fits are cool, I like them too. I can see why people have a desire to match things that look similar.

But what's the greater benefit of it, other than fulfillment of an aesthetic desire? Making my choices matter? I would agree, except this starts to hurt the game instead of helping it when "choices matter" equals "you have only 1 choice, if you ****** it up, deal with it or wait until you have another 7 mil SP".

This is what I want in Dust: I choose a drop suit, skill into it and stick with it. I choose a weapon, skill into and stick with it. I want to try out a different weapon, choose one, skill into it and every match I now have the choice between 2 cool weapons I can use.

This is what I don't want: I choose a drop suit, skill into it. The dropsuit dictates what weapon I have to skill into, because using any other weapon with that suit is inferior and discouraged because it's not a racial fit.

This is what I don't want either: I choose a weapon, skill into it. The weapon dictates what drop suit I have to skill into, because using the weapon with any other suit is inferior and discouraged because it's not a racial fit.

Put another way: what about the players that really like shield tanking, or brick tanking with plates and skill into Caldari or Amarr. Now what if those players totally hate how the rail rifle or scrambler rifle handle, but love how the AR or combat rifle feel? The game just pops up a message "Deal with it, because life sux and racial fits rule" ?

Why make such a game if it would be so easy to make it more enjoyable?