Can we get more perk slots on uncommons and rares?

I'm a F2P player at around 2300 - 2600 infamy range and I am getting to the point where i can't really progress until I start getting multiple copies of epic gear. Unfortunately I haven't been blessed to receive anything more than 2 copies of epic items, so i have to stick to my tier 4 rares (current build below). I am being consistently matched up with people (both sides) sporting Tier 4 and 5 epics and it's really starting feel like a choir playing the game now. Specifically in regards to my match contribution. Like in games where I am on the winning side, a lot of the time now my damage is quite low and I don't feel like I have as a big of impact on a game now like I used to when I was at lower infamy, and consequently my guild contribution has suffered as well even though I am not playing any less games. I think having a 4th perk slot for Rares would make them a little more viable against epics and really help out players like myself without stepping on the toes of epics and legends. Maybe a 3rd or even 4th slot for uncommons would help to keep them viable for longer too for people who are similar situations further down the ladder.

 

I've discussed this topic with people several times, and I'm in favor of keeping things the way they are. If you added a perk slot to rares. that would mean a rare T5 is more powerful than an epic T4. This would greatly reduce the importance of epics. Given how much time, resources and luck is required for T4 epics, that is a terrible idea. Noone wants to invest so much in something that's not even better than a rare.

 

I prefer seeing it from the other side (i'm super biased here since i don't have epics )You mention the time, resources and luck for epics, which I get. However if there was a 4th perk slot on rares, then people wouldn't feel like they at the mercy of epic rng so much and that their rares are still good to go until they can find their epics. Also its not like Rares themselves don't require significant time, investment and luck as well. If i unlocked tier 5 tomorrow, I would only be able to make 1 of my weapons Tier 5.

I didn't know you could conserve raffle tokens, I will definitely being that from now on. Thanks bro.

 

3rd perk slot is needed on uncommon weapons so they can be used until rares are farmed.It would be helpful to beginners.

4th perk slot on rare with 50℅ (OR 25℅) of the intended effect can be done without affecting the credibility of epics.

 

Perhaps we could do away with the whole perk slot limit, and just give all items 4 perks slots, but have a perk rarity limit instead.

So (for example) a t5 Rare item, would unlock 3 Epic Slots, but the 4th slot would only fit an uncommon/rare perk.

 

Rare t5 items are good enough to reach NM with mk6 ships. No need for another perk slot.

 

I'm 9 captain levels beyond you and I am still running 7 out of 8 rares because I lack enough Epic copies to replace any of the other 7. It's a long brutal trip for sure. I don't agree that adding a perk slot to Rare is s the answer, Epics need to be more accessible... and even when you have item copies, you'll find Epic parts excessively hard to come by. Good luck and may RNG be with you.