I currently use a Basic Caldari dropsuit C/1 series with 2 complex damage mods, a complex shield extender, a basic armor repairer, a basic thing that gives me more CPU, a basic locus grenade, and a basic assault rifle with a sidearm as a TTA assault scrambler pistol. Need help on what to improve. This is just my basic suit running as an assault. I use another suit for support, but it just uses better shields, less damage, and a basic nanohive.

MLT heavy frame
MLT forge gun
MLT heavy damage mod
MLT armor plates
AV or flux grenades.

Switch the forge and heavy damage mods for an AR and light damage mods. The first Heavy armor you spec into has over 800 hp stock.

I currently use a Basic Caldari dropsuit C/1 series with 2 complex damage mods, a complex shield extender, a basic armor repairer, a basic thing that gives me more CPU, a basic locus grenade, and a basic assault rifle with a sidearm as a TTA assault scrambler pistol. Need help on what to improve. This is just my basic suit running as an assault. I use another suit for support, but it just uses better shields, less damage, and a basic nanohive.

I would say get into your weapon proficiency, so you can lose a damage mod or two. I don't use any, and stack complex shield extenders on my high slots.

In general, I think a cpu or pg upgrade is a waste of a slot. Work on the core upgrades as well, get your CPU and PG to at least lvl 4. Unfortunately they made these two "core" skills ridiculously expensive. I maxed mine at respec and I think between the two its 3.0 mil SP!

TL, DR I think the dual complex dam mods are overkill on a militia gun. On a standard suit I might fit one enhanced dam mod, then shield extend the rest. That should open your low slot to use another repper or regulator. My .02 isk

Spend skill points in shields, armor and ar.
I run medic assault for a low isk cost fit.

I get more kills than deaths and I lol when someone sends me mail that they cost me isk with an orbital.

Caveat:

You are going to go 6 and 1 or 10 and 4 or 17 and 12 most times(starter fits) since if you want to go 17 and 2 then you need to burn that isk on proto fits.

Your paper thin suit literally will not have time to react when I shoot you in the head.

Drop a comp dmg mod and upgrade to GEK. You only lose ~3% damage. Now switch your cpu for a basic plate or second rep or kin cat or whatever floats your boat and add whatever high slot shield mod you can fit (enh/pro extender).

... would be better.

1. I'd never use a suit without using all the equipment slots.

2. Damage mods are for noobs.

3. A better gun (gek) and better nades (M1 locus or flux)

4. I probably would fit 3 shield extenders and a shield regulator, if possible...

5. I personally would prefer an SMG to a pistol as a sidearm.....


But I'm just a scrub, what do I know...?

Not really overkill... I only go for the protoguys and i t still takes a few headshots if you wanna kill them within a few seconds... unless they're shield tanked. But core skills aren't worth it too me. 1% each? What a joke. And Im not leveling weapons to 5 because im investing for a logibro suit to use.