I hope you guys raise this with CCP.

As it stands, the assault dropsuit bonus only appeals to shield tanking which in the mythos of EVE and more importantly the high and low slots of each race doesn't seem to jive with.

Basing on the high and low slots:

1.) Only Caldari and Minmitar benefit with the recharge bonus due to their high number of high slots which they can put shield extenders
2) Amarr and Gallente only has 3 high slots. Not to mention that they are in the best position to choose armor tanking over shield tanking.

The assault dropsuit bonus should be neutral and beneficial for all races regardless of what they specialize in (thats what racial bonus is for). I suggest either to make it a 1% bonus per level to CPU & PG since God knows Assaults need more of it than its Logi counterpart. Another would be 5% bonus per level for Light Weapon ammo regardless of type! Hell, the logi dropsuit bonus would be great! Assaults are the forefront yet its the logis who has more slots, CPU/PG who gets a free complex armor repairer at level 5?!?!

Next, Racial bonuses they need to be at par or even better with the Logi Racial bonuses in terms of combat viability. The Amarr one is actually not bad since they are known for their Laser technology but compare that to its logi counter part... a bonus to armor repair again?

Caldari Logi gets bonus to shield extender efficiency on top of 5 high slots? At least CCP got gallentes right... an actual support racial bonus.

To keep it short... Logi Racial bonus should be more geared towards support skills rather than combat while the Assault racial bonuses should be geared more to combat and be at par with the current Logi racial bonuses.

Everything s been said. But do believe me when i say i will never stop harassing them on bonuses and over role\suits balance.

While this sort of thread really belongs in Feedback/Requests, I think I can speak for the entire CPM when I say no one is happy with the state of dropsuit bonuses. Many feel useless/not worth the cost of speccing into, there's still basic imbalance in slot counts across the racial variants - and you're absolutely right, Logi reigns supreme. Rest assured we will continue to speak to CCP about this regularly until it is resolved.

I still haven't specced into Logistics suits myself though - I have a personal rule that I never put points into something I'm lobbying to have re-balanced. Same reason I didn't invest in TAC rifles during the boom. That, if anything, should tell you my level of interest in seeing this fixed. If I felt dropsuit bonuses were a lost cause I'd be there with the rest of you dumping points into Caldari logistics*.


*I've never understood this bonus anyways. The buffer bonus makes way more sense for a logistics recipient, such as a Caldari heavy suit.

While this sort of thread really belongs in Feedback/Requests

I posted it here for several reasons:

1. feedback is littered with these already
2. I dont get as much clout/attention as others
3. You are in direct contact with them so chances of this reaching their ears is higher :D

I hope you guys raise this with CCP.

As it stands, the assault dropsuit bonus only appeals to shield tanking which in the mythos of EVE and more importantly the high and low slots of each race doesn't seem to jive with.

Basing on the high and low slots:

1.) Only Caldari and Minmitar benefit with the recharge bonus due to their high number of high slots which they can put shield extenders
2) Amarr and Gallente only has 3 high slots. Not to mention that they are in the best position to choose armor tanking over shield tanking.

The assault dropsuit bonus should be neutral and beneficial for all races regardless of what they specialize in (thats what racial bonus is for). I suggest either to make it a 1% bonus per level to CPU & PG since God knows Assaults need more of it than its Logi counterpart. Another would be 5% bonus per level for Light Weapon ammo regardless of type! Hell, the logi dropsuit bonus would be great! Assaults are the forefront yet its the logis who has more slots, CPU/PG who gets a free complex armor repairer at level 5?!?!

Next, Racial bonuses they need to be at par or even better with the Logi Racial bonuses in terms of combat viability. The Amarr one is actually not bad since they are known for their Laser technology but compare that to its logi counter part... a bonus to armor repair again?

Caldari Logi gets bonus to shield extender efficiency on top of 5 high slots? At least CCP got gallentes right... an actual support racial bonus.

To keep it short... Logi Racial bonus should be more geared towards support skills rather than combat while the Assault racial bonuses should be geared more to combat and be at par with the current Logi racial bonuses.

You just went from "Fix racial for assault" to "need logistics" unless youv'be played a logisitcs you would realize how weak we ate even with proto modules. I can't eve get 700 EHP and I'm a proto gallente logistic.

You just went from "Fix racial for assault" to "need logistics" unless youv'be played a logisitcs you would realize how weak we ate even with proto modules. I can't eve get 700 EHP and I'm a proto gallente logistic.

I also use proto gallente logistic. And i use it as an assault. And 700 EHP is easy to reach.
Problem here is not to punish logistic players. It's to discourage using a logi suit as way to stockpile HP.

Now if you ask me, logistic shouldnt top 700 EHP. They support the team and it's only fair for the team to protect them back.

That's why there needs to be some thinking done about roles, suits, specialisations and so forth.

What are suits for ? What are their strong points ? Flaws ? How many HP should they be able to have ? What firepower ? what speed ? etc...

Every player has a clear idea in its head and is sure as hell he's got it right. But it's sadly more complicated than that ^^