REMOVE MASTIFF ! OMG !

@LordloshBang
We’ve been over this. Because Mastiff has a wider spread, that means you can hit easier, but you hit less actual pellets, which results in low damage.

You can kind of strafe shotguns, but if they miss it’s probably because they were thrown off by the strafing, not because you actually dodge the bullets.

Warzone has the gulag, and Fortnite has reboot vans.

I think Lifeline is semi-balanced, but I’ll concede on that. But what about Mirage invis revive? Or Gibby fast revive? Those mess with the “base revive mechanics” but I haven’t seen you talk much about them. Or Bangalore smoke revive? Or Caustic gas revive? 
Also, you say that the revive things stretch out the game and make you more prone to third parties.
A. Having a medic who can revive safely is good against third parties.
B. There are other abilities that slow down the gameplay in more significant ways, like Caustic’s entire kit, or Wattson’s entire kit.

Also, let’s say we wipe Lifeline’s slate clean. What abilities would you give a COMBAT MEDIC?
(Like Octane said, caps doesn’t mean yelling. I’d prefer to italicize, but I am writing this in quick reply and that’s not an option. Just want to emphasize the role Lifeline is kind of meant to be.)

Also, without any special revives, the overall ttk becomes really high, and third partying would become the #1 best way to play. Just sit in a good location and shoot enemies from a distance. (Which is already what happens most of the time, but it would happen even more.)

Edit: We should probably start toning these unrelated parts down, since this is supposed to be about the Mastiff, not reviving mechanics.