Marauders, I'm guessing, are supposed to be analogous to a Tech 2 hull, in which case they're a highly specialized, technologically advanced system. That does not mean that they're better, certainly not that they're better by an amount that justifies their cost.

Instead, they have a specialized role to fill, a role that currently doesn't exist because of a lack of mods currently in the game. It's the same story with the logi dropships. Putting a Surya in siege mode shouldn't necessarily mean that it'll rock the face of every other HAV, hell we don't know what it'll mean.

Also, weren't they being called "black ops HAVs" for a while? Or am I thinking of something else? I know the dev blog you're referring to calls them Marauders, but it also calls the Eryx a "Force Recon" dropship.

I have a serious problem with the current marauder class tanks atm and that problem is not enough bang for buck.

Currently the differences between a standard and marauder tank is very minimal. One extra mod slot, slightly higher CPU/PG/HP does not justify a 1M ISK increase in hull price.

Marauders according to your devblogs are suppose to be devastating and currently its merely a high value target.

Immediate Fix:
Siege Modules.
These were mentioned in your devblog and tbh without them atm Marauders are not worth it. Its pathetic that i can take on a Sagaris with a Madrugar and beat it easily in a blaster brawl. Siege mode fixes that

Marauders dont necessarily need a buff in base hp and such they just need the module that seperates them from every other tank. Same reason u took the BO tanks out because they were useless without the mods the same way marauders atm are usless without the siege module.

The marauder skill should also unlock the ability to use siege modules btw.

http://www.eve-wiki.net/index.php?title=Siege_Module
Siege modules for those that dont know what they do.
I can see both the siege and triage variants being easily implemented into a DUST version.
Triage one will be great for repper tanks and should also vastly increase the range of the Active scanner that we currently got.

you're absolutely right about the seige mods. i have an 800,000isk railgun tank and im 3-shotting sagarises like it's cool. they need a serious buff to reflect the ridiculous prices. I like the idea of a mod that boosts one aspect of the tank ridiculously. for 1 million more isk, i want a tank that'll last.

you're obviously not a tanker. grunts need to keep their nose out of tanker business.

A little bit on the elitist side, there...

Props to you Mavado; I've read all 4 posts and you've done your homework and produced the most complete set of tank feedback I've seen on the forums whilst keeping a well balanced and somewhat impartial view. It's refreshing to see.

As a AV infantry guy, I don't like the idea that tanks could become harder to kill but I have to concede your points and hope that by the time all your suggestions come into play I've got my AV skills up enough and a couple more AV guys to come tank hunting with me.

You guys obviously don't know how EVE prices work and Dust prices obviously resemble EVE prices to a point. Like the first reply to this thread said marauder tanks some what resemble tech 2 modules. These modules can be a butt load more expensive but not give that much bang for their buck. When wanting that small extra edge the price mostly sky rockets you have to be willing to pay for the extra buff.

My little brother just learned the hard way that effort and SP he put into getting his Surya wasn't really worth it.

Must be some garbage tanker, then. Nothing is more dangerous than a good driver in a 2.5mil death machine.

My little brother just learned the hard way that effort and SP he put into getting his Surya wasn't really worth it.