But how do you like the new/different nanohives?

Haven't had the chance to deploy them. Squad's always moving from one spot to another.

I'm just wondering how RRRRR-logis experience Planetary Conquest battles? I mostly see them reduced to a R(ally)-logi spamming uplinks all over the place :-(?

Often in PC, we're asked to haul out uplinks everywhere we can and in the most useful positions.

Beyond that we're still called on for hives though most assaults are expected to carry their own on good teams.

Rep Tool should be on your suit if you've got that fourth slot. Revives almost take a backseat in PC despite the importance of clones. Often battle is too hectic and chaotic and it makes it a huge hazard to pick people up during a fight which may go on until the round is over.

Personally, when I'm involved, I'm almost always called out to be a Link packmule, but if I get the chance or I'm on point defense I keep up hives, rep tool, and the occasional scanner (Perhaps we could consider this Radar? Reconnaissance? Recognition? Representationalism? Rhapsodomancy?)

Just out of curiosity, I run a Mini Logi most times and also run with a TAC AR due to being support and I like being able to hit from a longer range. However, I've also though about using the Scrambler Rifle. How does it compare/should I ever consider a switch?

Note on the Cal shield logi. Yes, it's beast... now. Mainly because it's racial skill affects Shield Ext MODULES, not shield base. Which is broken as all getout. It means that 66 shield extenders get shot up to 82.5 shields per module. Ridiculousness, and despite CCP's love of Caldari and Shields, it's a broken mechanic that will only lead to massive gamewide entropy. And by that I mean it will end up being the only suit anyone uses, even with anti-shield weaponry where it is currently.

Q&A:
1) Cal will have the highest shields in the game, but purely through modules and base stat. The "Extender Module Efficacy" will likely be getting a major tweaking if not complete revision due to the massive influx of the Caldari bumblebee.

Bump for great resource.

For all the true Caldari logibros out there: How do you fit full racks of proto equipment? My current fitting is:

5x Shield extender

GEK/TAR/Burst
Basic locus nade

3x ADV equipment (Drop + Nanohive + Depends on squad/map/what I feel like)

Basic/ADV CPU mod
2x Enhanced Shield Regulators
1x Basic armor plate

My main problem is running out of PG rather than CPU, since I can always swap in a better CPU mod.

Skill-wise, I've got DS core upgrades 4, Engineering 3. Is all that is holding me back the Engineering skill?

Quick Answer - Get your skills up.

General Answer:
Sadly, you can't have everything.... yet. That is one of the current problems with the game. Having maxed out PG and CPU skills (MANDATORY) and the general skill that gives you 1% bonus to each, you still need more in order to get a complete proto fit. This was not always the case. In the previous versions gettting a complete proto fit was the dream - and achievable.

So, now that you are not really able to, even if you get all the weapon cpu/pg reductions as well you will still have to sacrifice. This is role defining. Better gun or better nanohive? This was also the draw of the Caldari Bumblebee or Logissault. The hight CPU and PG of the Logi suit, coupled with the bonus to shield extenders allowed for a complete proto assault suit with little to no equipment .

Like i said, role defining. You have to give up something. For my Proto Nano build (a bubble of undeath and resupply for camping/defense) my proto suit runs all militia modules just to carry the proto equipment. You must find a balance, like :great repper and ok injector, or basic uplink for boss nanohive, or great weapon for milita equipment (backup medic), or lose a grenade or side arm slot (amarr). It is difficult, bu the more you find your play style the better you will be able to enhance your strengths.

STAGE 3: Basic Skills

STAGE 3a: Your First 5 Million
See The posts in this thread by Chankk Saotome for the full post. A step by step process for building your Logi skill path for every 500,000 skill points.

CS GÇ£did skill levels for every 500k SP up through the first 5 mil here. If you haven't got it figured out by that point then we're all really in trouble. Me especially for failing to educate.GÇ¥ - CS

This is a very general flow of the whole Logi progression and can be tweaked according to your raceGÇÖs bonuses (armor or shields), but it is the best to maximize your total SP cost-to-benefit investment early.
RB Note: Drop Uplinks are favored by many LogibroGÇÖs but still an optional skill.
RB Note: Only choose Shield Recharge IF you are Not Amarr. Regulators are great, but test Rechargers yourself first before committing.

Initial 500k:
Dropsuit Command I
Race X Medium Suit III
Race X Logistics I
Dropsuit Upgrades II
Armor Upgrades I
Shield Upgrades I
Dropsuit Core Upgrades II
Uplink Deployment I
Nanocircuitry I
Repair Tool Ops I

Here you've got your tier1 logi suit, tier 1 equipment, militia grade modules and militia grade weapon (AR is all we're gonna have for a while, sorry) right at the start. We'll work on those modules next since we want to stay alive to make our first couple million SP. NOT just running through a meat grinder.

New Gear to Come:
Webifier: Slows movement of vehicles and infantry.
Deployable Shield: Bubble shield of protection
Energy Drainers: unknown
Infantry Active Modules: Activated bonuses (unknown super powers)
Cloaking: Either over an area or just on a dropsuit.

Is this speculation or been confirmed by a Dev somwhere?

What are your thoughts on shield energizer vs shield recharger? At basic level, recharger gives 15% recharge and energizer gives 25% with -2% shield. My shield at this point is 274, so I go to 270, a negligible difference.

For all the true Caldari logibros out there: How do you fit full racks of proto equipment?

As Gallente I've skilled up to the 5 mill mark and have leveled armor upgrades, armor plating and repair systems up to V as well. I was wondering if there's anything else worth skilling into before taking the leap into logi DS V and what my options are for "extra" high/low slots. I've been running a damage mod/cardiac regulator; not too sure if there's something better out there to fill up the slots though~

First, why is this thread not stickied yet?

Second, Soulskulptor with the ferroscale you actually move faster but it's a bug that should be hopefully solved in 1.4.

Third, I'm actually around 6.3 million SP Callogi, I've proto extenders, adv regulators and weaponry (AR, SR and MD to level 4) all ADV equipment (needle, scanners, uplinks, repper) with level 4 in nanocircuitry. I'm tempted to get level 4 in repair tool op, or level 3 in grenadier, or starting biotics to move faster. Should I do one of these things? Should I start saving and go proto? Should I try and get proficiency with my AR?