SMOKE GRENADES AS GROUND LOOT

I don't really see why this is necessary.

Repositioning is important yes, this is why we have legend abilities that make this process much easier.

Whilst you are proposing a weaker version, it's still pretty much the same thing, just in a smaller amount.

If you find smokes important then you pick bangelore, the strength of a team and it's abilities is decided by which legends you have selected.

Scans are an ability, not something you can pick up.

Suddenly you are required to have a certain legend to counter this, so why shouldn't a smoke stay legend only as you would need a specific set of legends for your specific playstyle?

Doesn't really seem fair that you are required to use an ability to counter a non-ability.

(Grenades + gun interactions with shields are different, these are intended to counter non-abilities)

I understand implementing new things into a game to keep it fresh is good, though I don't see any reason at all to implement this at all as it already exists within the game as an ability.