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So a bit like:

Amarr heavy, +10% armour hp per level

Gallente scout, +5% cpu per level

That's about what I was thinking, although only give bonuses to things that can't be influenced by modules, so the benefits are solely available for that suit.
Like: Logistics- 10% increase to equipment efficacy
or: Heavy- 10% reduction to small arms damage recieved

What if the boosts were compensatory to the suits weakness?

Such as increasing the armor/shield of a scout and the speed of a heavy

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Well, I call them specialty bonuses because they give a boost to whatever the suit does most, like logistics spend most of their time using equipment, hence the boost to equipment efficacy, so perhaps what you are suggesting would go under a different category, call it a compensatory bonus, perhaps even give players the ability to choose which bonus they would rather have, give a greater degree of customization and variation.

I don't see your point.

If you think thats whats this is about, you (ironical) should go back to playing those games.

The fact that armour tiers have been rendered flat (read: useless), is a complete game changer and seems like a clumsy fix that actually alters Dust 514 at its core. In case you don't get it, all the values armour, weapons, skills were created with the values they use to have in mind. By changing the values of armour they have altered not only the dynamics of game play, but the future economy and play style of every player.

Unless of course they are planning to add proper skill bonuses to each armour, in which case. Cool

I've said this before- Specialty Bonus.

If we give each suit something that none of the other suits have, then there will be a specific reason to use each of those suits. Basically, I agree with you, but I have a different solution.

I've said this before- Specialty Bonus.

If we give each suit something that none of the other suits have, then there will be a specific reason to use each of those suits. Basically, I agree with you, but I have a different solution.

Specialty Bonuses are comming just it will be a while since we only have one race of each suit.

It more has to do with racial differences than suit numbers.

look at the HAVs one has blaster bonus the other has railgun.

I never noticed that. I take a guess gallente blasters, caldari rails

I was rather expecting both infantry suit HP & Vehicle HP to be increased back to previous levels, with the rebalanced modules...

i really hope this wont happen. The difference in HP between basic and proto suits was absolutely insane.
Though i agree that heavies took the HP nerf bat pretty hard after the first build. And scouts now with the movement nerf.

Suit bonuses

Scout 5% movement speed per lvl
Logi 5% hacking speed per lvl
Assault 5% light weapon damage per lvl
Heavy 5% damage resistance per lvl

My 0.02 isk

i really hope this wont happen. The difference in HP between basic and proto suits was absolutely insane.
Though i agree that heavies took the HP nerf bat pretty hard after the first build. And scouts now with the movement nerf.

Actually Tyriuus the only reason I went with hacking for logi is cause ccp already did to a degree, but other wise those bonuses would do nothing more then improve the specialization of suits.

I wonder why they put the hacking bonus on the Logi suit instead of the Scout one.

Logi suit should have always had a Repair bonus, imo. Scout suit should have the hacking.

I have to disagree, for their price they should have more hp

How about Suit bonuses that reward you for playing your role on the battlefield??

Scout 5% SP bonus for CQB & Sniping kills per lvl

Logi 5% SP bonus for tool usage and hacking per lvl

Assault 5% SP bonus for light weapon and grenade kills per lvl

Heavy 5% SP bonus for heavy weapon and AV vehicle kills per lvl

I've said this before- Specialty Bonus.

If we give each suit something that none of the other suits have, then there will be a specific reason to use each of those suits. Basically, I agree with you, but I have a different solution.

This, and I think you should have class specific mods for each kind of suit, to really flesh them out.

Pokey we're on the same page on that. Give players more of a reason to specialize.
On a side note I don't think there are any skills that boost sp gain so why should our suit skills boost sp gain?