I think they might of been able to sell this specialist thing better if they at least looked different on each team. maybe people would be willing to give it a shot? but having everybody look the same in a shooter where fractions of a second count on your reaction to seeing enemy or friend shoot or dont shoot is just terrible.
@DrunkwoIf wrote:
I think they might of been able to sell this specialist thing better if they at least looked different on each team. maybe people would be willing to give it a shot? but having everybody look the same in a shooter where fractions of a second count on your reaction to seeing enemy or friend shoot or dont shoot is just terrible.
@DrunkwoIf I really don't think so. People have many criticisms of the Specialists but one of the recurring themes is they don't like being a named stateless soldier with a personality and back story - many BF players prefer to play as the traditional nameless soldier on the team as a member of a nation state's army. Add in that the personalities of the Specialists are absolutely atrocious and unfitting of the theme and narrative that 2042 was sold on being far more suitable for Apex Legends and peoples' objections become even stronger. That's not even considering the negative game play impacts that the specialists' gadgets have on teamwork, flow of battle, and predictability.
That being said the feedback that I personally left during the tech test, beta, and launch stated that faction specific cosmetics were necessary or we'd have big issues identifying friend from foe. I also stated that having difference Specialists for each faction with faction specific uniforms was even better.
