ps if you are rolling in a scout or heavy, yes the extra slots don't help much but that has more to do with the proto assualt/AR combo being op as **** then with the failings of the current proto suits.

dear god man have you ever had to fight against a proto suit?? yes they are ridiculously expensive so people wont non stop spam them. and those extra slots can be used to great effect.

there is a reason most teams will play the initial game in militia suits and in the last five mins of the game swap to proto. That way the likely hood of loosing the suit before the end of the game is minimized. besides that extra 80 shield you can add with that on slot or 10%dmg means that you can play way worse then some one and still com out alive and them dead.
Will you be able to roll lone wolf taking on multiple guys at once? no you shouldn't be able to.

proto suits are beefy enough with out an increase in shields and armor, they change the course of almost every battle I see them in.

ps if you are rolling in a scout or heavy, yes the extra slots don't help much but that has more to do with the proto assualt/AR combo being op as **** then with the failings of the current proto suits.

They changed it this way because the difference in gear was wayyy too much back in older builds. I think the suits are fine the way they are now personally, the extra slots and CPU/PG are very nice :o

Standard assault suits =4 module slots (2 high, 2 low)
Advanced assault suits= 5 module slots (3 high, 2 low)
Proto assault suits= 7 module slots and 2 equipment slots (4 high, 3 low)

So the difference between standard-proto are 3 module slots and ALOT CPU/PG. Knowing that you can fit much more expensive gear on proto suits as you would be aible to do on a standard or advanced. Another thing is the proto assault suits are capable to carry 2 equipment which in my opinion should be used for nano hives and a nano injector. When you maxed out your CPU/PG skills you have a walking behemoth that will stomp on anything when you are willing to put enough ISK into it. You just simply have the freedom to fit your proto suit however you want to. Giving better suits even more a advantage would be gamebreaking and thats why CCP removed the HP bonus from all dropsuits.

if anything there should be greater mobility in the proto suits.

Let's discuss

Because what is the point of the proto suit besides the extra slot? I can use a B-series Assault suit and have all that I'll need. Theree needs to be some sort of justification for the proto suit cost. The Bseries is twice as much as the type II yet the VK.1 is more than 4 times the Bseries!

If you've happen to die in a stocked up proto suit more than once, you've already lost money. There has to be an incentive to use it.....cause quite frankly, people see "PRO" and they think he's OP now. But it just offers an extra high and low slot and they die just the same.

There's a difference when you graduate from militia to Type II or Type II to Bseries. But Bseries to Proto is little difference because you can pretty much tango in any situation in a Bseries suit with 3 highs and 2 lows.

I don't know.....what do you guys think? I think the higher the suit is, the more base armor & shields it should have. So, the proto should have more than the Bseries and the Bseries should have more than the Type II

Wait, in older builds the suits had more health? I didn't know that....ok, so they tried it and it didn't work. Hmm, ok then....forget it

HELL NO!!!!!!


In Replication when a Heavy had 1500 HP in just armour PLUS whatever plates were stacked on the reaction when turning a corner and seeing a protoheavy was this:

RUN!!! if you want to live!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxgLwrW9h_A

As stated in my post - they had more HP and were a LOT less expensive. Now the prices don't match up with the quality of the product.

Just for perspective's sake, in Replication I could take out multiple Heavy's with the HMG of old, in a Prototype Assault Suit with a decent AR. Badassery on a whole new level.

this.
the huge advantage gear gave u back in older builds was alot worse than it is now
ppl complain how guys run around in proto suits this build imagine if they played back in the old builds like i did lol

extra CPU/PG and fitting slots give enough of an advantage already with being able to fit alot more higher tier gear than lower tier suits so absolutely no need to add more base health on higher tier suits.....too much of a crutch

PS: Proto heavy vk.1 suit........CCP........fix the price.......quarter mill for the suit alone? gtfo

Why not suits with increased Hp, and less modules? For example a VK2 suit with 225 base shield, 175 base armour, but only 3 high and 3 low slots, and only a single equipment slot. Slower movement too. CCP can play around with new suit variants for the next 7 years, so I think tbh were all pretty happy as things are.

IMHO the problem comes when damage mods receive a stacking bonus. I dont think I like the reduction in overall hp, combined with no decrease in the overall weapon damage, except a 5% reduction in weaponry (SMG too but meh).

Answer? More suits, and add racial modifiers to each suit archetype. Without muffing balance totally.