There will likely always be a gap, but after a certain point it doesn't matter as much.
After a certain point you can only expand side ways. (I.e at a certain point you can't be better with a certain fitting)
So if you specialize and focus on that, you'll soon be as good in that (skillpoint wise) as anybody can be.

try CAPSLOCK CORP

SP gap will always be there, unless you can outlast those who started before you as they wash out of the game.

Its free to play though, and they will continue to gain Passive SP, so you may well never catch up (depending on how inactive those who came before you become).

You guys are pathetic, Booger used to post in lime green in the largest size font all caps on the MAG forums.

This is better on my eyes.

Booger I have 5m SP and I'm only just being able to compete.

My prayers have been answered. BOOOOGER has finally arrived!!!

Will it be like this forever? No

If you are a shooter then select an Assault suit or a Logi and max it out. Yes it will take a lot of SP and probably 3-4 months to get to a really decent level (not max but good) and you will be able to go toe to toe with a proto with some chance of victory 1 vs 1.

If you can last 6 months and stick passive and active boosters on your account you will have 13 mil SP + which will give you a very good and balanced proto fit, including core skills, and at this point it will be all about your abilities and not about your SP and skill levels.

This game is all about the long haul. Serious ability will however cut down on the required time and SP needed to be really dangerous in the game. There is a limit to the amount of SP you can invest in a given skill. Once it is maxed you can not improve on it and you need to move onto another skill.

As such the vets in the game will be investing in another suit or vehicle etc when you max out your current suit but that is all they will be able to do.

YES YOULL BE NOOB FOREVER

I don't know man I was crushing people during uprising up until this respec. I went full proto with 12 million SP and I suck now.

Who new adding two damage mods + prof L5 and 300 HP to your suit would make you suck?

With a touch of AUR, and some brains, that is enough to run a full competent fit worthy of PC. Reply to my mail and I could tell you at least what I would do with that much SP to have an edge.

This man can not be helped

(jk, check the social menu on the neocom)

Around 8 Million SP you should be capping out your first suit and gun. around 12 you shoul dbe able to have two different guns capped out and started exploring additional fits. Either way you can get prototype and be squashing people as early as 4 million sp in terms of gear wise alone.

Skill wise it takes some practice but once there you can certainly stomp on proto-suits.

OP had a question. Answer is yes.

stop bitching i was in the 800K sp range too.

I'm sorry, you did ask a yes/no question, right?

My bad.

You'sa deth-deeling meenie man, yes you is! You'sa gunna own dis whole widdle galaxy someday, yes you is! Who's a big man? You are a big man, yes you is!

Snipe, AFK in MCC, Run dots over with an LAV, Use the redlined turrets....

Or get really good at taking cover...

Don't go to the top of the stairs only show your head.

Don't jump on the railing back up and shot through it.

Back away from nova knives and shot guns.

Some boxes are chest high...shot from behind them.

Close the distance, using cover, between you and a TAC

Run for cover if an HMG is in range and has you in crosshairs.

Always have something between you and a tank.

Never cross open ground on foot.

Don't crest hills.

But yeah at about 4 million you should start beating the carried protobears (they love never taking cover and running in the open) and at about 8 million you will have a spec that can compete at end game.