Okay B... from what I have seen about the 100 HU changes and AT stuff, are you trying to get PS to quit shield builds?
The shield missions for AT mention PP get 3, and PS only 2. The 1st AT for the skirmish uses the PP only build part. We already lack comp building and negotiate, but by making that PP only comp just encourages PP to make it themselves and for the PS to not bother. And them having 3 and PS only 2 suggestion PS will be missing something. If we still want to encourage PS to build shields.. it should be swapped so the PS could look forward to having a build that none else can do (kinda like the ENTIRE progen reactor line for the PP.) Honestly to balance the 3 classes, I suggest PW get level 3 AT weapon build, PS level 3 Device and Shields, PP get level 3 components, shields and reactors but only level 2 weapons. This ensures each class has something to themselves and PS and PP are still even on shields. Okay enough of that soap box.
What I was really going to suggest were two things to help get the PS involved in the AT more than just that ONE device build you mention.
When you come up with these PP only comps, you are trying to make them with raw ores so the PP must find a miner... not a Sentinal. My suggestion is that you get the Sentinal envolve by using something only they can make... different levels of manes essence. It is already in game as the manes extraction devices are PS only and lets the PS supply one element of the component builds. Since you have levels 2-6 essence that gives you a spread for the comp levels. Thus the comp level and build levels increase, the manes level increases, and the higher the level of the PS required to supply it (according to device level.)
Now for top end gear of the series (level 8/9), what I suggest is something so good it almost hurt to think of it. LOL. Have the components require items from the CF mission. For example a level 9 PL. Make one of the components a PP only acid bathed Balderium Barrel. Have the component require the acid bath as an element, so something like 1 acid bath and 2 refined Balderium. By using the CF refine forms ensures a couple of things : 1) only the PS can help with the build and 2) every PP and PW is going to hound/help their guild PS to get to 135 and get CF mission so they can get this gear and makes CF more than a tool to help others but nothing really helpful for the PS themselves.
This suggestion is more radical and might get tossed I understand, but would help the PP and PS. Have 2 options at the end of the 135. Either get your bigger hull and 2 spots... or the option to "have some of your plating removed" and get a smaller hull but 4 spots. Like a PS can take 2 spots and 55000 hull... or 4 spots and a 40 or 45k hull. This would balance the fact that the progen hulls are rediculiously small for an ammo using race. Miners would be even with JEs on size and PPs would get closer to JT. I wouldn't think PWs would even care for the option and PPs most likely also... but as Magoo pointed out about different play styles, a PS would love the option for both mining and the fact that most of our fighting we are either not the tank or we aren't even getting shot (menace.)
Lastly I have an issue/bug question. Repulsor field in live could be used on other people just like any other bubble, but currently there is something that links it to a target level requirement. I was in BBW with a guild and could bubble his PW and myself.. but not the OL 38 TE. We should be able to slap that bubble on everybody... group or level regardless. Just wonder why we can't.
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