Specialist Counter's/Balancing Discussion

@UMPhreak
I find riot shields are traditionally boring to use due to a lack of offensive features so I don't mind the reflecting bullets, but I'd prefer a smaller shield plus use of a sidearm vs punishing the opponent for having accurate fire. The reflecting bullets could also lead to an aggravating cycle of an opposing dozer pulling out riot shield, player switches to an explosive/grenade instead of gun, Dozer swaps riot shield for gun and shoots player, this would get old really fast.



Not a fan of 3D spotting in general as it makes flanking maneuvers and back capping nearly impossible. I like that they are taking risks with some of these specialists and pushing the envelope for new traits and gadgets but several of them need to be dialed back. A more acceptable iteration of Paik's scanner would be for it to discharge a scanning wave which triggers when it encounters enemy soldiers and gives a directional indicator as to their whereabouts without revealing their silhouettes like a wall hack.

@DJPtrakExcellent points and suggestions here. I hope @EA_Atic and @ragnarok013  can review and forward these alternatives.

Casper will never be obsolete.  A good Casper player could really change a game for a team by spotting people with The drone.  I wasn't a big fan of the constant pulse at the bottom of my screen.  Would be a lot cooler if his Ghillie or gear would make him undetectable by those Wall hacks. He might get picked just for that though and people wouldn't make good use of his drone(and I heard there will be a limit on Casper/Boris). They will hopefully bring in a Specialist to the game early on that can be a Stealthy Character.

@UMPhreak3d spotting has always been in the game. Player outlines not so much. There's plenty of options in ways Dice can balance Specialist. If she becomes a top pick, they can increase the cool-down time for her ability. Nerf the range, or highlight enemies for only a second.

BF5 lets you know when you're spotted by highlighting the mini map. I agree that you should be notified when you're spotted. That alone would help counter anyone that can spot you.

So what is a reasonable and workable counter to Ji-Soo's wallhack ability?

Report her to EA for cheating?    😂

We haven't seen it in action so far, but expect actually also her team mates will benefit when nearby on this...

In comparasion with Paik i think Casper have chances to become obsolete, she looks more functional for the job spot. 

Casper and his drone not worked but i know we have problems with this and the spoting system related in beta.

Emp dont worked for me too, dont gived a chance to try creative uses.

Good point. Why don't we have any specialists with stealth perks like sensor jamming to counter Ji-Soo's wallhack?

Stealth specialist's could have less armor but increased mobility and sensor jamming perk.

I suppose we could have sensor jamming grenades (EMP) that knock out all motion sensors in the area for 10 seconds. Including Ji-Soo's wallhack head visor.