Probably a good question is if each racial variant of dropsuit types will be a different skill. For example will Amarr Heavy and Caldari heavy be different skills in the end? Or shared?

The nice part about the current system if that you really can make a ton of variations just by tweaking values and keeping the same visual appearance.

Let's concentrate on getting the different factional versions of each suit and vehicle first ... we already have Caldari and Gallente vehicles so there's only 2 more of them to come, but suits still have 3 factions of each class to come yet.

In answer to Pokey, I'd imagine higher Tier stuff will require factional specific skills but basic stuff will just require a 'Heavy Dropship Command Skill'

I made a post along this idea last week, actually. Have the Type-II be the first in another complete category of Caldari Assault suits.

Completely agree, here's hoping. The more options, the better.

Well, there are ship skills in EVE that are shared across racial versions of the same ship class, so in that regard some specialty items in Dust may also share skills between racial variants.

Battlecruisers, Destroyers, Logistics, Covert Ops, ect. ect. skills are shared between races. Never said the final pre-reqs were all shared, but that skill specifically is shared.

As I said, not all pre-reqs are shared. However, there is no Caldari Battlecruiser skill and Amarr Battlecruiser skill, just Battlecruisers which is shared, meaning you don't need to train a new battlecruiser skill to use the other race's ship, just the other pre-reqs.

EDIT: On a similar note, it would be fun to get pirate faction gear which gains bonuses from different racial skills, much like the ships in EVE.

lol you're missing my point here. What Im saying is that you save yourself some time if you decide to train another race's battlecruiser because you don't need to train another battlecruiser skill, you can use the same one. Never said you don't have to get the needed racial pre-reqs, just saying its nice that some skills are shared.

You guys are arguing about two differing things. Just drop it and carry on before the thread derails, this is actually a halfway descent topic.

Huh? I'm saying that that one skill should give you access to multiple dropsuit "lines" that focus on different things. Like the Type-I is more balanced between shield and armor, whereas the Type-II has more shield, and should have a set of variants up the meta levels that keep that focus. But they're all accessed via the same Caldari Assault Dropsuit skill. THAT's what I'm saying.

I highly support tiericide. But it unfortunately seems unlikely.

I asked for all this months ago. ;)

Read my topic, its very in depth.
Racial Dropsuit Differentiation

Unlike yourself

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So because I said "I am disappointed" and offered up my own personal ideas in a lengthy thread, I am self centered....?

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