I agree Heavy suck at high end

Sentinel even more, Same everything than the basic AK.0, but trade 1 high for 1 more low( making it 1H/4L. No more CPU or PG, nada. and a few more SP to invest...for a 2% in reload speed and feedback damage reduction nonsense(for now).

Getting bored of only having 1 race to choose from.

I agree Heavy suck at high end

Sentinel even more, Same everything than the basic AK.0, but trade 1 high for 1 more low( making it 1H/4L. No more CPU or PG, nada. and a few more SP to invest...for a 2% in reload speed and feedback damage reduction nonsense(for now).

Getting bored of only having 1 race to choose from.

Your suggestion is, essentially, make the basic Gallente suit have the same slot layout as the standard Caldari one, with similar CPU and PG?

Right. You also say that the Gallente proto is nigh impossible to take down 1v1, i.e. "it's OP". Your suggestion makes the whole race's assault suit better than the others. There would be no point to any of the other races, apart from the racial bonuses, which would be negated by the extra damage mods on the suits. Not to mention that the AR is the Gallente racial weapon, giving the Gallente the most OP weapon currently in game, the TAR.

Tbh, if you have to suffer a week of "bad" game in a low-end Gallente suit before getting into the standard one, then buck up.

The Caldari have to choose between tank or gank, yes. The Gallente don't. Armor in the lows, damage in the highs. The sole drawback to this (apart from speed) is the slower armor rep rate, which is constant, unlike the Caldari's. The Caldari have a space of time after taking damage through which they have to wait before the shield regen starts.

Edit: Meh, that post was a mess, edited it to keep it coherent.

With my fit I have 6hp/s.
The Caldari BASE 25hp/s beats it even with the delay.
One recharger and they're at 34hp/s+.
Which BTW, doesn't reset from multiple hits, only the first hit starts the delay.
The Caldari also can fit speed mods without having less tank.

Yes. But with three 5% damage mods, a Gallente suit will do 12% more damage against a Caldari suit than a Caldari suit can do to it (assuming same weapon and skills). The AR does 110% damage to shields, which make up more of the Caldari HP, meaning it loses the majority of its HP quicker then armor, which an AR is only 90% effective against.

If you do the math, a Caldari suit always dies quickly to a Gallente suit. Nowhere near enough time for the recharge rate to kick in.

Then again, Caldari move quicker as all the plates slow you down.
Also, remember that we don't have all the weapons yet.
Caldari weapons will do 100/100, and Minmatar weapons will do 90/110.
So minie weapons are the counter to armor.

Until they come out, you can't say for certain. That's a simple fact. And, afaik, your movement speed doesn't affect your turning speed, which matters a fair bit more in a fight. You can still track the Caldari suit, so you can still kill it.

The only downsides to the lower speed are that you a, can't get to the battlefield quickly on foot, and b, if you over-extend (i.e. get caught surrounded by red dots) you can't get back into cover quickly. For the first you have LAV's, and for the second, well, your own fault for over-extending. And lone-wolfing.

So Caldari move quicker and regen quicker (Its still very fast, 73 seconds with armor is very long).
Hit and run attacks, simple.

With my fit I have 6hp/s.
The Caldari BASE 25hp/s beats it even with the delay.
One recharger and they're at 34hp/s+.
Which BTW, doesn't reset from multiple hits, only the first hit starts the delay.
The Caldari also can fit speed mods without having less tank.

I agree Heavy suck at high end

Sentinel even more, Same everything than the basic AK.0, but trade 1 high for 1 more low( making it 1H/4L. No more CPU or PG, nada. and a few more SP to invest...for a 2% in reload speed and feedback damage reduction nonsense(for now).

Getting bored of only having 1 race to choose from.

Note that armor has a very big disadvantage.
If you manage to chip away at my armor, or even heavily bruise it, I'm out of the battle for a LONG time.
To fully recharge, I need 73 seconds.
That's more than 15th of a Ambush match.

So while true that I have both the tank and the gank, if I get damaged Caldari got the clear advantage.

You need to team up with a logibro. The Caldari can solo well because they have the great recharge time. Everyone else with armor needs us, heck even the caldari do if they don't die by going into it. A repair too will have you good to go in 5 seconds as opposed to your 73. Dont get me wrong, its awesome to be a lone wolf and be able to handle yourself, but see the value in having a team too.

No suit is the end all to every situation. While it may be strong in some areas it must be weaker in others. You, playing to your strength have opted for armor. I would suggest some repping nanohives for your equipment as well.

I would gladly put on repping nanohives if I had the CPU/PG to spare.
Also, I do go with logi bro's, however its frustrating to watch blueberry logi bro's who I know have repair tools but don't pull it out because I can't communicate and tell them I need it.
There should be an indicator just like the revive one.