DUST Search - BPO Items: Should they be removed entirely?

Logi Bro wrote:

Kira Lannister wrote:

Logi Bro wrote:

This whole "needs to be a reason to upgrade" thing has dragged on for a really long time. There is a reason to upgrade, it isn't the base stats, it is the extra mod slots. More mod slots=beastiality. GL killing a proto logi loaded up on proto shield extenders and the best armor plates+best armor repper mods+kinetic booster mods to make up for slowing due to armor plates. That logi doesn't have any better base stats than the standard, but it ends up with **** tons more EHP.
/rant

BUT I realize this isn't the main point of your post. Yes, BPOs should stay. I say so because you actually are risking something by using them, that is to say you are risking losing the battle for using sub-par gear that is easily out-matched by that proto logi I mentioned earlier.

Hey Logi Bro, what is that stats on a proto logi? Like how many High/Low/Equipment slots?

4 high slots and 4 low slots, the most CPU/PG of any dropsuit, four equipment slots, and I could go on for a while.
Basically proto logi is pretty OP, but people don't know this because there aren't very many proto logi's out there.


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Gunner Visari Crux Special Tasks Group Gallente Federation 163	Posted - 2013.01.13 21:42:00 - [1] - Quote Logi Bro wrote: Kira Lannister wrote: Logi Bro wrote: This whole "needs to be a reason to upgrade" thing has dragged on for a really long time. There is a reason to upgrade, it isn't the base stats, it is the extra mod slots. More mod slots=beastiality. GL killing a proto logi loaded up on proto shield extenders and the best armor plates+best armor repper mods+kinetic booster mods to make up for slowing due to armor plates. That logi doesn't have any better base stats than the standard, but it ends up with **** tons more EHP. /rant BUT I realize this isn't the main point of your post. Yes, BPOs should stay. I say so because you actually are risking something by using them, that is to say you are risking losing the battle for using sub-par gear that is easily out-matched by that proto logi I mentioned earlier. Hey Logi Bro, what is that stats on a proto logi? Like how many High/Low/Equipment slots? 4 high slots and 4 low slots, the most CPU/PG of any dropsuit, four equipment slots, and I could go on for a while. Basically proto logi is pretty OP, but people don't know this because there aren't very many proto logi's out there. Just you wait Logi BRO: You might beat me to it cause in focusing on core skill and wont spec past Sever logi for at least another month, but come 2 months from now you best believe you'll be seeing my rocking the proto logi and make b itches go DAAAAMN hes a human swiss army knife.
Gunner Visari Crux Special Tasks Group Gallente Federation 163	Posted - 2013.01.14 01:52:00 - [2] - Quote I think putting BPO's on a timer similar to augmentations like UVTs and skill boosters might be a good way to solve the issue. Of course the timer should only be in effect while you are using the said items, though i could imagine that could create issues with tracking and thus result in a lot of threads about unfair timer countdown. Now that they introduced militia BPO suits perhaps they should 86 the Type I suits and refund the AUR spent on them back to the players. As it is the only BPO items that should exist should be militia variants. Problem with this is there are BPO suits that ppl have from events that give an unfair to those few players, but then again most of those player would very likely also "graduate" to better gear because they wont want it after a while. But right now a std rifle BPO(exile), Std bpo dropsuits really make it too easy to just stay in what is turning out to be a pretty competitive fit. Obvious answer are to reduce/eliminate the flattening of the suits and weapons. The other and what i think BEST SOLUTION... dramatically increase the CPU/PG cost of BPO gear and give slightly less PG/CPU to the current STD BPO suits so that they arent on par with ISK version of the same suits... This creates a tradeoff b/w either using a consumable item with better fitting possibilities or a nonconsumable suit with slight worse fitting capability. Edit- Any changes should result in a "wipe" of the those items from player inventory and refund of AUR so that players have the option to choose if they want them under the new settings.