No grenade slot.

We say we want content - then cry when we get it - why is that?

Simple - Take a look at assaults and logi - pretty cool they have all there variants and if they upgrade light weapons it'll effect all there suits equally.

Now look at commando - what heavy skills will effect it? It may as well be a glorified assault. It's not a heavy friendly suit - we're going to have to dump SP into new weapons to get - which means more grinding. Assault users will probably find more of a home with it then we will - all we'll have over them is the basic Heavy Frame SP already spent - but they'll have a few Light Weapons already which equates to them saving more SP over-all if they went AR/MD

Will it have a smaller hitbox even in the slightest? If not it's range confrontation is going to be frustrating - every bullet that lands jukes the weapon slightly and makes return fire a challenge. I ran AR heavy since June of last year till December of last year - and finally decided it wasn't possible for an AR heavy to stay competitive - so what has been done to change this? 2 light weapon slots? The only hope the commando will have in competitive play will be equipping a MD for the spams then AR to finish it off - but it'll still be slow - so what role on the battlefield will it enjoy? Defense support?

I think if CCP is to continue releasing suits like this it should come with an explanation of how they see it being used - because as it stands the commando suit just seems like a pub stomp suit.

Note: This is ofc - just my opinion.

Imagine an assault squad of 3 or 4 Commandos. You dont' need grenades cause you are pro with AR. Your equipment slots are a mix of Remotes, Uplinks, and Hives. You get in behind enemy lines cause your squad works together well. You set explosives and fallback points. Your AR game is so pro that they bring out tanks to try to break your entrenched defense. Your squad of 3 or 4 laugh and all swap to the Swarm, or for giggles, Plasma Cannons. You all shoot off 1 or 2 volleys in 3 seconds, the tank pops near instantly (even if proto). The infantry try to move in on you with the tank support that made you switch to AV, but you just instantly switch back to ARs. No Supply Depot in sight.

Assault suits can only do 1 or the other... Lol, ya commandos are gonna lawl the field. They dont' need modules, because they carry two powerful focus weapons, 1 for AI, the other for AV.

This is a good addition and the suit will be well worth the points spent.

... or the assaults could use proto-av nades and be just as effective against vehicles. And laugh at fatties trying to be range combatants with there larger hitbox.

They are the get in and get it done crew.

With less HP, speed, fitting capabilities, smaller weapons....and a nano hive?

I'm still waiting to see the stats for myself, but I'm already at the end of my hope rope for DUST as is....

Oh, and I may actually rage quit this game if Commando has no grenades....

And then promptly return when they add the grenadier. Which might be a light frame. You could then run around with Flux nades and AV nade and solo proto tanks that can't track even your shadow. Enjoy your time away from Dust when 1.2 hits.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg1E9uwX_Mw

1:35

Commando ak.0
2 Highs
1 Low
2 Light Weapons
1 Grenade Slot
1 Equipment Slot

It's a bit more variety with pros and cons.

You're just looking for **** to ***** about now.

You obviously dont play heavy... I dont want to use light weapons i want to use really big kitten guns. I already run SCR on one build because HMG isnt competive on maps with big open spaces and we dont have other options. I dont want to lose armor and slots (read die easier) for a chance to run light weapons and in all probability run only fractionally faster. If i wanted to do that i could spec medium... also did you watch the trailer i laughed cuz in game that heavy would have been just as dead as the scout.