Teamwork
Hey guys I have a crazy idea. Instead of blaming the specialists for no teamwork, how bout we blame the battlefield community that seems to forget that teamwork is essential. Crazy idea I know.
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It's a tough one. Teamwork has been an issue for a while now but Specialists may well not help matters. There are plenty of players who do support their team or squad, and utilise the Specialists to do so (using Casper's drone, healing as Falk or resupplying as Angel for example), but equally there are those who are happy to grappling hook to a camping spot and snipe with an ammo box.
@ElliotLH Ye, the folks that just grab an ammo kit and play solo are deeply frustrating.
I usually play Falck (since I play medic mostly) and I like her kit - I res folks frequently (at my own risk most of the time) and spend a lot of time healing. It's solid and being able to heal at range is great.
It's just a shame there's not more to encourage specialist diversity to create more teamplay opportunities. The tools are all there for interesting interactions between specialist skills or their skills and gadgets. There's just no real systems to highlight those options or reward players for using them. Which would be complex to set up, and given that we don't even have a properly functioning scoring system like in past BF games is likely unreasonable.
Shame, because the teamplay options are potentially amazing.
I usually play Falck (since I play medic mostly) and I like her kit - I res folks frequently (at my own risk most of the time) and spend a lot of time healing. It's solid and being able to heal at range is great.
It's just a shame there's not more to encourage specialist diversity to create more teamplay opportunities. The tools are all there for interesting interactions between specialist skills or their skills and gadgets. There's just no real systems to highlight those options or reward players for using them. Which would be complex to set up, and given that we don't even have a properly functioning scoring system like in past BF games is likely unreasonable.
Shame, because the teamplay options are potentially amazing.
- @edgecrusherO0 You're very similar to me I think - I mainly play a 'support' Specialist and try to perform a role, like reviving or ferrying ammo around (BTW if you haven't tried it yet, stick an ammo or health crate on Casper's drone. Good times). You're right though that there needs to be more incentive for players to support each other more, be it with points or even just tips in-game, and while it'd be hard it'd also be worthwhile.
- @ElliotLH Haha, I'll have to try the casper drone thing, that sounds amusing.
I just wish that the targeting on the healing gun was better. They added the semi-"auto targeting" with the highlight but it works pretty poorly. Trying to heal a teammate at any distance if they're moving is a nightmare. JUST STOP RUNNING FOR A SECOND SO I CAN HEAL YOUUUUUUUUUUUUU- @edgecrusherO0 Awesome and I hope you have fun with it.
I know what you mean about the healing gun too as the highlighting is helpful but it still feels like you need to fire multiple rounds (pellets?) sometimes. It would help a lot if people would stay still for a second too!
