[Norfleet]

The problem with raising any costs is that you'll sabotage any games that presently exist: Every single game with one in it will be instantly rendered effectively unplayable. That can thus effectively be ruled out as an option. It would make more sense to lower the costs of other, currently considered unattractive, pretender chassis to make them more viable options.

Of course, as Graeme points out, the real issue at hand is probably the fact that Elemental Armor is TOO nice: Full immunity to any kind of elemental attack really reduces the number of ways you have to kill a tricked out no-encumberance SC with high defense and many shields....which can be done with more than just the VQ. If Elemental Armor was reduced to 75/all instead of full 100/all, as Graeme suggested, the problem would be far less pronounced.