I will fit my knifes in that extra equipment slot!! Fear this!

At proto:
Currently the Amarr ones have the same mod slots as the assault, but that's going to change with 1.3 with the addition of an extra low slot. They only have 3 equipment slots, but gain a sidearm.
The Minmatar and Gallente have 1 more mod slots than their assault counterpart.
The Cal logi has 2 more mod slots then the assault counterpart. It could be argued that this is fair because they only get 3 equipment slots instead of 2.

It could be argued that this is fair because they only get 3 equipment slots instead of 2.

wat

No, no it isn't.
Put a kinetic catalyzer in the extra low slot - No more speed problem, in fact you are faster!
Put a shield extender in the extra high slot - Hey! You closed thep HP gap and even got an extra 6hp!

Well...
CCP let you have a capital ship in High sec, I don't see why won't they let you have knives in the equipment slots :P

Yeah, and how much ISK/SP is that going to take to compensate? Logis are SP intensive and more expensive than assaults.

Yeah, and how much ISK/SP is that going to take to compensate? Logis are SP intensive and more expensive than assaults.

but no capital mods...

So he can have the knives... but only fit milita gear

No, no it isn't.
Put a kinetic catalyzer in the extra low slot - No more speed problem, in fact you are faster!
Put a shield extender in the extra high slot - Hey! You closed thep HP gap and even got an extra 6hp!

I suggest returning the Amarr to the slot layout they had before, give them the sidearm and PG buff, but give them one less equipment slot than the Gal/Cal Logi.

I never said I thought the Cal logi slot layout is a good idea, in fact I suggested that a low slot should be removed and replaced with an equipment slot because I think 9 module slots is way too much. I only said it could be argued that it's fair, not that I believe its fair.

I suppose now that the shield extender bonus is gone, and moved to the assault, it may make up for the 2 slot difference, but I have not done the math to know.

Also fixed the typo where I said 2 instead of 4.

I see no point in giving them 8 module slots.
Why give them downsides they can compensate for?
Remove the extra slot.

I honestly don't know why logis get an extra mod slot than assaults, seemed odd to me at 1st. I have 2 guesses:
1) logis need to have more HP when tanked than assaults so they can stay alive to help those in need. A dead logi is useless. This is what I mainly think CCP decided this.
2) Perhaps as an incentive to get more selfish players a reason to try the logi since they get a nice selfish HP bonus on top of the equipment. This is probably not the reason.

I see no point in giving them 8 module slots.
Why give them downsides they can compensate for?
Remove the extra slot.

Logis sacrifice a lot as you already mentioned especially the sidearm hurts. If you want to have them the same Slot layout give them the same Base HP, Speed and Stamina well at least the same Speed and Stamina...

I would prefer if logis and assaults had the same HP, same mod slot layouts, but the assault was faster, has sidearm, better shield recharge, and the logi had 2 more equipment slots max.

Depends on:
How faster?
Are sidearms really worth it?
Why should I care about shield recharge as a Gallente?
I think the current downsides are fine as is, I just don't see why give them extra module slots, that's all.

BTW, with your idea, I would go Logi and I'm an assault orientated player.
Equipment is really useful.

Have you ever stopped and realized that you'd rather be a logi than an assault? I mean, there's no real difference between the suits aside from the stats and slot layouts. As much as you underestimate sidearms, you'd fit right in...

Actually, I am using a logi suit.
I got both proto assault suit and a proto logi suit.
So yeah, I know how it's like, and the grass sure is greener on the logi side.

That's exactly how I felt when I went from assault to logi. Some people want to kill and some people want to kill with more options. You shouldn't need a reason to play assault outside of it being what you like and you find it fun.

But there SHOULD BE A REASON TO PLAY ASSAULT AT ALL.
Currently?
There is none.
Logi suits are straight up better.
If I was commanding a PC battle I would say "Go logi or go home".

I'd assume (or hope) that people are using what they're using because it's what they like and find it fun since this is a game after all. I see plenty of assaults, heavies, and scouts in game and most of them are getting along just fine even if some of their suit bonuses are a bit underpowered. It's not like they're going to stay underpowered forever.

I'd assume (or hope) that people are using what they're using because it's what they like and find it fun since this is a game after all. I see plenty of assaults, heavies, and scouts in game and most of them are getting along just fine even if some of their suit bonuses are a bit underpowered. It's not like they're going to stay underpowered forever.

That because it says "assault" on the box, when in reality the true assault is a logi.

So...
You want to be a better assault?
Dude, the sidearm isn't a big deal when you have an assault rifle with 60 bullets in the clip.
With this suggestion, the only way the logi would be fair is if it had only 2 equipment slots.