I'm skilling into my DS right now. Just got to where I can use the top level shield extender. Going to bump my PG so I can fit 2 power diagnostic units (rather than powergrid upgrades), which will on their own give a boost to shields. Basically it's all about bumping the tank right now, swarms and rails are tearing me up out there. Got the tank to about 3600 last night. The thing costs 450,000 ISK. It'd better make it a few matches.

Nobody seems to like dropships right now, but when we get bigger maps I will be ready. I will carry you into battle.

Makes me think what could be done with a Scout.

I'm going to look into this and try make my Scout a walking tank.

I tried this approach the last two builds as I didn't want to go proto. I found the CPU is not the challenge as much as the PG is, as there are 4 types of ways to get CPU lower but 1 type to get better PG. That is the issue you will run into.

Also I am going for Logi A series for 3 high and 3 low with my 3 Equipment slots, plus 55 PG over 39 and 273 CP over the 193 (from memory so numbers could be off). With this I can have options, I can do 3 damage mods for my MD or 3 shield extenders for Combat medic style. Also I can add shield regulators, hacking modules, armor rep, armor. With my current type II and my PG maxed out, I find I can't put most of what I need on my suit.

But by the time I get home I will have the SP to get the A series and work towards MD 5 and then Prof 3.

now your talkin! i get what your saying, it might be hard to fit everything you want on the logi-type II so its understandable that you wanna get the a-series as i think its better in every way isn't it? Im content with just having a type II for the next three weeks, things are lookin bright in my eyes, im excited for the day when i hit my proto suit and realize i can fit almost any combination i want, as for PG, that is the only limit to my current idea but its something i can deal with for the time being.

Make sure you fit some blasters on your bird, they seem to be all I can get kills with when up in the air.

I have a character putting all his skill points into scanning right now, type-i scout suit and adv shotgun. Shoot him and he dies, period, but he will be able to scan you down from something like 92 meters... Your proto suit or super skills will still go down to point blank shotgun fire to teh back.

Instead of just trying to get higher level suits ive decided to make the type II suit as powerful as i can possibly make it, ive done the math and its possible to make it so that my type II suit can have almost 600 total health with my laser rifle, smg, av grenades, and nanohive if i get certain skills high enough. I like to call this horizontal skilling, where as just trying to get better suits would be vertical skilling. What are you guys doing with your SP? i figure that a type II with 600 health isn't all that bad ;)

I don't think you understand that the higher tier suits have more PG/CPU so you can have more powerful modules.

Scout, type A, shield enhqancement 4 , sharpshooter profencie 2, shotgun 3, now focusing on radar

do you think its worth it??? upgrading things like radar ect???

Focus on your global passives. Lots of new weapons suits modules and vehicles are in the works. New mechanics as well. As such you might want to switch your skill focus later. So it might be good to focus on buying things that improve you overall regardless of what style you end up with. At least that's what I'm doing.

Make sure you fit some blasters on your bird, they seem to be all I can get kills with when up in the air.

For scout shotgun i guess yes, fora laser rifle.... Really not marston