Something has bothered me for a long time with Dust- the clear difference between what dropsuits players use, and how they actually play.

Assaults have always been the most common, but it seems to me like the vast majority of assault players played like commandos and sentinels- grinding through the front line.

Why is that? Seems to me like the reason is that assaults have always been presented as the regular, go-to dropsuit for any situation. Every trailer is centered on them, and Dust's mascot is the Caldari assault. Currently, Nova's mascot is the Gallente assault.

Should there be more focus placed on heavy frames, to reflect how players actually play the game?


Of course, this goes by my personal perspective of the dropsuit roles:
Heavies: sit in the heaviest fighting on the front line
Logis: support the heavies
Assaults: maneuver to take pressure off the front line
Scouts: sneak around taking ungaurded points and picking off snipers/AVers

The DUST site featured the Caldari Assault with the Assault Rifle, and many other wallpapers or footage included that dropsuit. Which is why the Caldari Assault is seen as the mascot by many here, he'll the devs have it as their avatar.