Message from Godin: After rereading this, I would change the damage given on the Assault to a 25-50% faster reload imo.

25% would be meh, 50% would be ok.

So 2% per level fire rate and 10% per level reload time/

Then why the wall of numbers? Would have been better spent explaining why tiericide in dust is needed. Also, I like numbers, just only when used appropriately in a way that makes some amount of sense, rather than distracting from the point.

Concerns - Current system allows people to pay a premium for performance. This is not inherently a bad thing, and its certainly how it happens in EVE. Where in the new system will this have a place?

In the current system the power or edge you have over opponents is primarily better equipment. Lots of skills are solely about unlocks, and the inherent skill bonuses are minor at best. In your proposed system, where the equipment itself has less tiers, would having skill ranks themselves for their inherent bonuses be the most important differentiating factor? They would need to be much more powerful than current skill bonuses.

Sorry my initial post was rude, but people should be skeptical of jesus-feature-overhaul-ideas of core gameplay design. We certainly need to examine it more critically than "it was good for eve so its good for dust." Tiers in EVE were bad because they combined differing roles with increasing costs and increasing general performance. Here, with the exception of some weapon/equipment variants only being available at ADV/PRO level, a higher tier usually conforms to the exact same role.

Not a fan of having 5 versions of the gallente medium frame, either. You're taking customization that should be left to the module fittings and transplanting it unnecessarily to the suit choice.

Another random comment, in the current system the light/medium/heavy suits are too similar to scout/assault/sentinel suits. Hopefully that will change when CCP gets the suit bonuses sorted out.

I like this idea.

I don't want to loose the financial aspect of suit choice that we have at the moment though (even if it is a bit off, it was better in chromosome).

With tiericide the costs are also equalised. So there is no way to bring out your good stuff to crack a tough nut.

Can you think of a way to retain the cost decisions without resorting to vehicles or random loot?
Perhaps excessively expensive modules that provide an extra 5-10%? Or does this just defeat the purpose of tiericide....

This idea has some merit. While I may not agree with some of your numbers I think the general idea that every suit should have a distinct purpose rather than just better stats is good. Looking at your spreadsheet still gives me a migraine though so I'm going to go take an asprin and a cup of joe and try to think happy thoughts about red berries fresh out of academy being useful to pad my kdr, and think about all the blueberries acting as meat shields for both my bullets and the enemy ones as well.

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