I literally just stood up and said to myself "Why didn't I think of that?!" /facepalm

(Apologies to anyone that actually did suggest it earlier that we may have missed.)

I'll have a chat with CCP Ratatti and we can some numbers. That might actually work better, not to mention it would be closer to the Amarr and Minmatar scouts which also have module/weapon efficacy bonuses as well.

Exactly.

I honestly think that it's safe now to move back to pre-1.8 scouts now.

Logi's have lost most of their ability to marginalize scouts (which was the real problem)

F-The-Cloak, gimme back the old bonus.

At the same time, do this:

Give the Gal Logi larger bonuses to cool-down and active scan duration. They will be able to scan medium frames more effectively. Scouts who don't proto damp will still get scanned. At the same time, make Active Scans share with the team. Passive gets shared in squad. This way, most teams will only run 1-2 Scan Gal Logi's. They use their scans to more effectively scan hot areas for the ground pounders, but won't pick up scouts.

Assaults will still be able to proto damp, but will sacrifice low slots to do so. Sounds like a good trade to me.

Get rid of the cloak. Seriously.

Do this: and then we can give the bonuses to scouts some meaning.

Min Scout: 5% Nova Knife and Hacking
Gallente: +1 Armor rep per level
Amarr: 5% Scan Range per level
Caldari: +5 Shield Recharge per level

Bonuses are more suited toward regen or utitily instead of eWAR.

The Modules become the reason why eWAR is strong for these suits, combined with their better base skills in these areas.

Scouts become good at exposing the troops around them without alerting them. For most scouts though, range is limited, and only the squad shares the intel.

Gal Logi's become good at exposing troops at a distance, but warns the enemy. Range is good, cooldown is greatly reduced, and the intel is shared with the team.

Sound decent?

I want to protect my Minmatar Scout first

there is also several dozen assault fixes out there. we should go downstairs and compile our favoreites and endorce one or two together

Kagehoshi brazenly requests a return of the Slayer Logi.
(-1) Srsly?

Obversation time!

I've seen a lot more assault combat rifles than previously.
Quite a bit more Minnie Scouts.
Almost no Amarr scouts.
An increased number of HMG heavies.
A fair bit more Ar's, even a breach.
Very little Rail rifles, oddly enough.
Scramblers are still rare enough.
Tankers are still assholes (Though I did manage to get Spkr earlier)

I'm still shopping for a viable "objective ninja" fit. Something that can require hostile forces to stay on a point or they lose it, something that can hack, move, and hide. Have you folks seen enough of Alpha yet to be able to point me in the right direction so I can invest this SP and start trying things out?

I do not agree with swapping logi and assault slot counts.
The whole point of a logi is that it is more versatile, as well as the equipment.
Perhaps all that needs doing to assaults is a slight hp buff.

I really don't think there is much between assaults and other suits. The changes don't need to be drastic.

Edit: apart from Amarr assaults, having a slot less just doesn't work, even with the extra pg/CPU.