The MEDIC
Your first build is 2 perishable lvl. 1 or greater Logi - Drop Suits with the three equipment slots
- EQUIPMENT on 1: Nanite Injector, Drop Uplink, Nanite Resupply or Repper
- EQUIPMENT on 2: Nanite Injector, Nanite Resupply, Repper (repair tool)
1and 2 (how I roll - find your play style)

lol we're hardly lying to ourselves. Most Logibro's i meet actively acknowledge that they can't shoot as well as the rest, and choose Logistics so they can support the ones that can.

I'm one of the ones that actively acknowledge this. I come from an MMO healer background, not an FPS one, so the support stylings of the logitech are definitely more inline with my skill set. I've been known to miss targets that are three inches from my face while using a shotgun, but damn it all if I'm not good and ducking, dodging, and diving through enemy fire to rez the guy that just got steamrolled by a tank.

I also pilot dropships as a means of support, since I think that fits the logi mindset as well.

Logis/Pilots do the jobs others don't want to so that you can get back into the action quicker or continue to pew pew long after you should've been dead.

Just, you know, don't expect me to actually hit anything myself.

lol we're hardly lying to ourselves. Most Logibro's i meet actively acknowledge that they can't shoot as well as the rest, and choose Logistics so they can support the ones that can. We're hear so the rest of our team doesn't have to worry about Ammo or armor damage, and so that they can fit different things on their Dropsuits instead of wasting their slots on Nanohives, and Armor Repair Modules.

You, ReGnUM, may think that Logibro's arn't as useful as a straight Infantry and to a certain extent that may be true. But we are not useless, not invaluable, and not petty :)

Don't worry i'll still heal and supply you if your on my team.

Keep the faith.

Ladies and gentlemen, I've found the Messiah.

You might have to edit the skills section as they seemed to have renamed the shield ones. Dunno if they changed effect as well since this was first published but from what I can tell the skills are Shield Boost Systems (increase to Shield Recharge Rate and use of Shield Booster modules) and Shield Control (increase to Shield HP) Circuitry (Bonus to CPU Output)

You get the SMG as a starting weapon as a Logi. Is that a viable weapon to use? Been trying with the AR but I usually only get kills when I take enemies by surprise.

- Reinforce -
Choose your weapon and max a useful trait for it (weaponry, sharpshooter, the weapon itself). A FPS game is based on killing the other team.
Shield Operation: 4 to max
Shield Mngmnt: 4 to max
These skills will max your shield modules for extenders, recharging, and time to recharge
Mechanics: Max (hp buff)
Repair: Maxed (bonus to rep rate if you use armor reppers)


where can i get the operation and management skills?

My fits are very similar to the oneGÇÖs mentioned in this guide except for one item. I recently started running a Cardiac Regulator on my low slot alongside an Armor Repper. I have to sprint a lot to keep up with my squad. By the time they move out again, I am often rebuilding a depleted stamina bar & will be in a constant struggle to keep up. LogiGÇÖs in lower tier suits are very slow.

It is tempting to run an armor plate but that will just decrease mobility even more. A Cardiac Regulator will not make me run any faster but will allow me to regen stamina at a much faster rate.

My survivability has increased quite a bit because I now have the stamina recovery to stay with the squad, reposition to cover faster, cross the long stretch from the MCC back to the action w/o being picked off by snipers (as much), & be able to jump over objects/rails that would not be possible w/depleted stamina. I can also move more efficiently from group to group to drop nanohives, rez, & repair.

Unless I am chosen to run CPU/PG intensive equipment like Mass Drivers or Drop Uplinks, I would be hard pressed to run without a Cardiac Regulator ever again. Survival & effectiveness in the field is greatly enhanced by increased mobility in my opinion.

Great guide.

Great read, Im Logi but also do a fair amount of killing with my AR. always in top 5 :)

nice infos.

But what makes me wonder, the default logic suit has a high module damage multiplier for a SECONDARY weapon, just the suit only has a LIGHT weapon slot, depsite the fact it carries a SMG on default, which would be able to be used as a secondary weapon...on other suits with a secondary slot.

Since the stats do not show the effect on the weapon damage, just the multiplier, i do not know if it has any effects on the weapon or not.

I would say the default module is a total waste, not complaining about the 'penalty, CPU and PG wise, but unsure if i really understood the damage multiplier of light and seconday weapons.

If that is the case I would say that it is a mistake and should be corrected, I cannot verify this at the moment. A secondary weapon mod, or "sidearm" damage mod would be ineffective. The single weapon slot is a light weapon slot that can fit light weapons or sidearms. BUT the damage mod only affects the given slot. For example, placing a Light weapon damage mod in a high slot and a light weapon, say an AR, the damage mod would be effective. Same goes for a Light weapon damage mod with an SMG in the light weapon slot. It is the slot that is affected.

A sidearm or heavy damage mod equipped and an AR or SMG in the Light weapon slot would be, to my knowledge, unaffected by such modules. Match the modules to the placement of the weapons. For a suit like the Heavy this is very important to remember, as well as those people who run sidearms in both their light weapon and sidearm slots. They must be specific with their modules and what they would like to be affected.

As far as I've ever known, the weapon damage modifier affects the related weapon type, not the slot type. Heavy weapons affected by Heavy weapon damage modifiers. Light weapons affected by Light weapon damage modifiers.

i.e. An SMG will fit in a H (heavy) or L (light) weapon slot, but being an S (sidearm) weapon, it's output is affected by the Sidearm modifier.

This is why all suits have modifiers for all 3 weapon types, not just the slot types available to that suit. A Logi suit has modifiers for H, L, and S, but only a slot for L. If it were affected by the slot type it should, logically, only have an L damage modifier.

Unless CCP has changed this within the last 4 weeks then I can confirm the above. Damage mods apply based on weapon type not slot type.

Cheers,
Cross

Wow, was I way off :) Channk and Cross thanks for straightening things out. Sometimes Dust514 is complicated enough that I want to make it even harder to understand... I don't know why. Thank you again.

Fixed explanation of damage mods.

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No worries mate and thanks for the confirmation Cross.

I'm about as messed up about the Profile/Scan data as the actual information itself is. I had to rewrite the Scan Precision info like four times and it's STILL not totally right... Not gonna worry about it until CCP gets it and all modules and equipment related working properly though which is still a ways off.

Glad we can all be constructive about this stuff though. Good to work with the both of you and increase my own understanding of things.

REALLY glad [Training Grounds] isn't [General Forums]

A very fascinating and well written post concerning us Logistics.

Thank you very much, the information here will help me greatly.

An interesting read. However I have a change for the Drop Uplink bit. I'd recommend getting a Scout suit with Stamina/Recover modules and an uplink for increased mobility. You can get to a location quicker as well as have less of a signature for your enemies to locate. There were many times I've gone behind enemy lines unnoticed, dropped an uplink, and stealthed to an objective and ninja-capped it. Doing just that is a extremely large help for your team as it distracts the enemy and gives your team a forward operating base to work from.


Many people, I think, don't realize the utility the logistics dropsuit can bring to the field. While it may not be for everyone, it can be a force multiplier by supplying ammo, repairing, and reviving. If I can repair my team with my repair tool then that means they can use that low slot for something more useful. If I can give them ammo then they can use that one equipment slot used for nanohives for an injector in case I happen to go down.


While I don't want to sound snobby or anything but I'd like to think that I'm a pretty deadly shooter. A combat medic in a true sense of form I suppose? The only thing I wish for is that people would be selfless and carry nano injectors. Times that i've been down there have been many blue dots near me yet none of them had an injector. Ah well.

Overall a good read, but I like to point out some things about the mass driver. Its pretty effective up close after some trial. Also as a support role, this is a direct bump to your dps output, since most times you will be useing your tools not your weapon, but when you do your damage will be devastating. That being said, my weapons are the assualt rifle and the mass driver. I do have a lazer build for the giggles, but that is for solo only.

Why isn't this stickied or referenced in a sticky?

should be. ....

^This

Great guide, I plan on following it. However, could someone please explain what this line means:

"Your first build is 2 perishable lvl. 1 or greater Logi"

Thanks in advance.