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Orin the Freak
Pink Fluffy Bounty Hunterz
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Posted - 2013.05.02 14:34:00 -
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.. or at least not spend SP until CCP decides to fully release the CORE CONTENT of this game.
keep in mind, this information is just from the eye of the public, but it's made the most sense so far.
Dropsuit command: 1x (irrelevant really, since IDK if you have to get it to 5, you probably don't)
{Racial} {Size} Dropsuit: 8x (same as it currently is)
{Racial} {Class} Dropsuit: 10x (here's the kicker)
So basically, from what I understand (based on posts in the first few pages of this thread) is, The prototype suits we have now (in chromosome) will be basically the "generic" suits we get in Uprising for just going Racial Size dropsuit. I.E. Going Caldari Medium dropsuits to 5 will net you the same proto suit you currently have, for the (assumption!) same amount of SP. However, it will not be called an "assault" or "logi" suit, it will be just a regular medium frame dropsuit. in order to go full specialization, you will have to pay an extra 3.1m SP to "specialize".
(I use caldari for my example, but i'd assume it would be similar for all races, just a generic assault/logi "hybrid" dropsuit, with a few equipment slots (more than assault, less than logi), and a "generic" tank/speed/CPU/PG.
In total, it will cost you 5,596,550 (disregarding the dropsuit command skill) to get you into ONE specialized dropsuit.
Here's the wonky, unfair part. Heavies. (and scouts to a slightly lesser degree)
Until they release the final BASE dropsuit racial variants (in what has been termed "SOON... no Gäó") for Heavies and Scouts, if you want to be fully functional in these classes, you are going to be in the same exact boat CCP put us in in chromosome into uprising. But worse. because this time, in order to get the best out of your class, you are going to have to spend 5,596,550 SP instead of 2.5m! the extra 3.1m SP is going to take you roughly 6 weeks, or a month and a half of grinding WITH FULL BOOSTERS to get. and even then, once you get the new suits, you're going to be stuck with another races suit that just... sits there (assuming you don't want amarr...)
The only solution I can see for CCP to keep it fair is to do yet another respec, and they said that isn't going to happen.. sooo.. This is just not really "fair" (even by New Eden's standards). So, since your only options are to play, or not to play, I'd say just don't play heavy or scout, use an alt for a while, grind in militia... basically just wait for CCP to .. "catch up".
Unless CCP chimes in and proves we are wrong. which would be great, but odds are this is close to how it's going to be. Just terrible. I feel for my heavy/scout merc friends. Sure the heavy is getting a slight "buff", but it's also getting the biggest gimp of all. Pidgeon-holing. |
Orin the Freak
Pink Fluffy Bounty Hunterz
Noir. Mercenary Group
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Posted - 2013.05.02 15:07:00 -
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The Robot Devil wrote: Jin Robot wrote:So a thread complaining about something you dont even intend to use, brilliant. I knew DUST forums would be the place to see new QQ variants. Its like watching a new creature being born. 
So say you want to go minmatar heavy right off the bat
oh, you can't. So now, if you want to play heavy, you HAVE to go at least into Amarr large frame dropsuits. now say you want at least a type II dropsuit to tide you over (with NO racial or class benefits)
SO you spend the 150k just for a workable suit. now a few months down the road, after you keep getting your butt kicked by proto assaults and proto logis (because they far outclass the generic suits), yay, victory, you can now spec into that minmatar heavy suit.
so... take a small SP hit, and a huge KDR/stats hit, vs. not playing a heavy.
HMM
Welcome to world of assault/logi suits! |
Orin the Freak
Pink Fluffy Bounty Hunterz
Noir. Mercenary Group
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Posted - 2013.05.02 15:20:00 -
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Hmm, didn't figure I'd be alone on this. Why is it so much to ask for CCP to postpone the respec, or give us a true "last one" later when all the races have a representation from each of the frame sizes?
It's like if CCP released the battleship for only the amarr class, then made a game mode that favored a battleship that made you a ton of ISK and LP (or otherwise incentivized people to get battleships), then told people they would later get a battleship for each other race as well. just.. soon. (anywhere between a month, and 6 months), However, there is also awesome content coming for frigates, destroyers, cruisers, and battlecruisers, which all have all races represented.
Are you going to spec into battleships just to do this content that really meshes with you? or are you just going to spec into a cruiser or whatever, and just ... "settle"?
Ok, now imagine you are an ADD FPS player. are you going to sit around and tell yourself "ehh, I can wait another 3 months to earn enough SP to get into that other dropsuit.. i'm cool with waiting"
Not. going. to. happen. Put it this way, I may be complaining now, just wait until the final core heavy/scouts come out. These forums are going to catch on fire. |
Orin the Freak
Pink Fluffy Bounty Hunterz
Noir. Mercenary Group
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Posted - 2013.05.02 16:12:00 -
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alternately, they could simply hold back ONLY dropsuits? or, just push back the respec? i mean, honestly, wheres the harm in any of that?
Whatever, I guess I should just be content to let other players of this game suffer, and enjoy my spoils, since I'm an assault guy.
Don't look a gift-horse in the mouth, i guess? :P |
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