He is the coolest looking Specialist imo, but that's actually all about it. One of the things that makes him this is the fact that you can't never see his face. Gives him that extra mystery factor.But compared to all other Specialist his traits are actually very weak.I can bet that he is the least playable character in this game, but to make it different I would suggest one of the following tweaks:- make him not receive any damage from guns when the shield is deployed even while running, but he should not be as fast as the other Specialist (maybe extend his shiled all the way to the ground). As it stands now he can be actually be hit in the feet, until he crouches, and can be killed very fast actually. He can avoid this by crouching but then it makes him almost non of use since he moves then very slow.- make the shield reflect bullets more often, more precise and dealing more damage to the opponent by doing so. So the enemy will think twice before emptying the whole magazine into him and praying it hits the feet.- I can't remeber if it's one or two hits with the shield to kill an enemy, if it's two it definitely needs to be one hit.UPDATE: Before 0.4 if you had armor the shield needed two hits to kill you. They did a stealth patch on this one in 0.4 so yeah now it needs one hit and it's good.I would like to see one, a combination or all of those suggestions implemented for him so he is on par with the other Specialist.

Just get rid of specialists and all is sorted 🙂

@HARLEMnycity wrote:@AEIDOLONEAngel is now the worst specialists by far. Currently most of the specialist aren't any good. Sundance is probably the current bestThat is still quite hyperbolic. Angel still has effectively infinite ammunition (and can give it), the crate drop, and the ability to revive. Which means that he can take an additional gadget that doesn't overlap with the others. Was the armor nerf pretty big? Yes, but "the worst" is a huge jump.

But compared to all other Specialist his traits are actually very weak.His trait is that he has an impenetrable ballistic shield that basically makes him invincible from the front when deployed. If that is not what you want, choose another specialist. I can bet that he is the least playable character in this game,Again, then play another specialist.- make him not receive any damage from guns when the shield is deployed (he doesn't) even while running, (so completely invincible so you can run up on someone and kill them with a shield melee with no fear of being killed? As it stands, he can take direct fire from a tank with no damage, but you want him to be able to move with this trait as well?) but he should not be as fast as the other Specialist (maybe extend his shiled all the way to the ground). As it stands now he can be actually be hit in the feet, until he crouches, and can be killed very fast actually.(As it should be. Again, you want him to be unable to be killed whenever his shield is used?) He can avoid this by crouching but then it makes him almost non of use since he moves then very slow. (so he is unable to be killed, but moves slow. ???? your line 2: but he should not be as fast as the other Specialist)- make the shield reflect bullets more often, more precise and dealing more damage to the opponent by doing so. So the enemy will think twice before emptying the whole magazine into him and praying it hits the feet. (So let me get this straight - You want him to have jedi type reflection of the bullets fired at him, while being fully shielded, AND not having his mobility impaired while doing all this, right?)- I can't remeber if it's one or two hits with the shield to kill an enemy, if it's two it definitely needs to be one hitIt is 1 hit (You would think you would know this since you are writing the post) and it is actually the best melee kill in the game, as it is bigger than other melee weapons and you don't ever have any stupid time wasting animations while doing it.

@CloverDeuceDozer's main advantage is that he does not have a face to cringe at. 😉

@HARLEMnycityAre you serious ? You sound like a angel Main with that statement.The ability to revive players to 90 % effectivenes and the fact that the revived person gets a armorplate for free is allready incredibly strong.But what’s more strong is that he can swich his entire gadget arsenal on the whim, IN ADDITION to having unlimited Ammo for AT or AA rockets & Gadgets.Angel is still very, very strong, but not a God anymore in Gunfights.Seriously, angel and worst specialist by far in the same sentence is almost trolling, this is not an opinion, it’s downright stupid.spaming armor plates after every hit made him extremely tanky, the fact that he can also uses medpens made him a rolling infantry tank with absolutely no weakness in gunfights.now you cant plow through enemy lines anymore and have to be careful with your health like any other specialist who does not run the armorplate gadget.Without being over the top, most games had like an angel percent of 50 to 70 %, there was literally no reason to play anything else if you wanted to play infantry.

DOZER is very weak and should be buffed

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xXEMTXx
Rising Scout
4 years ago
@AEIDOLONE I agree all round buff. I believe its a one hit though for the melee with shield (thank god). It's already hard to even knife someone on here. Most highly annoying thing to do now (which was the funnest thing to do on previous BF titles).
UP_Hawxxeye
Legend
4 years ago
@AEIDOLONE The bullet deflection mechanic needs to be looked at because it is a pain that it is related to his mastery too
AngrySquid270
4 years ago
Agreed, he's weak. Probably the weakest specialist.
The shield is gimmicky, highly situational and leads to clunky engagements. I'd prefer they just get rid of the shield and go a different direction with him.
For Dozer I would:
-Remove riot shield
-Double gadget carry capacity (6 rockets vs 3)
-Reduce explosive damage by 50%.
-Give him Irish's deployable shield*
I'd actually consider playing that.
*To replace Irish's shield I'd give him the ability to revive and significantly buff the sentinels.
UP_Hawxxeye
Legend
4 years ago
@AngrySquid270yeah the current shield could only work on a metro style map if several dozers advanced in a Roman Testudo formation.
HARLEMnycity
4 years ago
@AEIDOLONE Angel is now the worst specialists by far. Currently most of the specialist aren't any good. Sundance is probably the current best
Adamonic
Legend
4 years ago
I am sure they expected to have some CC type maps 7 months after launch when Dozer was created.

There are very few maps or map locations where he is the best option. They are so worried about nerfing the others that they may have actually forgotten he exists.
Anobix
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
@HARLEMnycity wrote:
@AEIDOLONEAngel is now the worst specialists by far. Currently most of the specialist aren't any good. Sundance is probably the current best
That is still quite hyperbolic. Angel still has effectively infinite ammunition (and can give it), the crate drop, and the ability to revive. Which means that he can take an additional gadget that doesn't overlap with the others. Was the armor nerf pretty big? Yes, but "the worst" is a huge jump.
UP_Hawxxeye
Legend
4 years ago
@Anobix Angel is still more useful than 2 Boris right now.
Kona_uk
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
Just get rid of specialists and all is sorted 🙂
foff667
4 years ago
The problem is specialists in general. Shield should be a gadget attached to a support class, the end.
Sundance should have not access with up to 8 grenades at any given time with 6 of them being unlimited not to mention a wingsuit that you can cross even the largest map with.
It would've been just as easy to put the wingsuit as a gadget.

Many players just want to be able to choose their gadgets ie repair tool & rocket launcher, which you currently can have one or the other.

Personally I'm confident that all of the current gadgets were based around a battle royal type game mode(hazardzone) which plays out differently than a true battlefield game.
Look at all the gadgets stolen from blackout or warzone
1. grapple-blackout
2. wingsuit-blackout
3. loadout crate-warzone
4. trophy system-blackout
5. barricade-blackout
6. stim shot-warzone
7. automated turret-warzone
8. EMGx scanner...think snapshot grenade-warzone

I just feel like they thought they could pound the square peg in a round hole and make it fit. Unfortunately its just a bad fit.