Classes fix update
Melee weapons need more variation on what they do; hunting knife keep boost run speed and atk speed, combat knife change it to quicker takedown, add throwing knifes here instead of recon, sledgehamme...
Forum Discussion
Melee Weapons: I agree with the Sludge Hammer change—destroying walls in one hit is too extreme and needs adjustment. The Hunting Knife’s throwing feature is cool, though not very practical.
Throwables: DICE tried allowing one specialist in Battlefield 2042 to choose from three grenade effects, but it was simplified to one scatter grenade due to inconvenient switching. It’s unlikely the devs will allow multiple grenade types per class again.
Engineer: The different paths with unique effects are a great idea. However, adding a dedicated anti-air path would further enhance the class’s versatility.
Support: The fire extinguisher should auto-deploy, as teammates often die from fire before you can switch to it. The supply bag needs careful balancing—nobody wants an enemy to heal fully and return after being weakened. Other aspects are solid.
Assault: Mission Focused is a great design and should be universal across all classes. Danger Intuition adds immersive battlefield tension. However, Quick Recovery might be problematic, as it could give too much advantage in gunfights. (Health-related changes are tricky to balance, which is why DICE removed adrenaline-based health regen.)
Recon: Night vision and thermal imaging fit the class’s role perfectly. In the Zone is helpful for players who forget to hold shift for steady aim.
Overall: Many details are well-designed, with balanced and distinct class roles. However, numerical changes (e.g., health or damage) need caution to avoid disrupting balance. Innovative mechanics like the sweet spot tied to holding breath (essentially a shift-key damage boost) may complicate gameplay, as most players shoot first and think later. Simplifying such mechanics would be better.
Agree on the throwing knife but thats the gatget they gave recon which should be open to everyone (player choice). The throwables agree too but I think is better then what they currently have since they took smokes away from everyone but support.
For engineering I wanted to be in general for vehicles so slowing them down and blocking health regen seems to much as is not to mention stingers tend to 1 shot kill air units
I'll rework support, it was a last add on but you are right. Was trying to keep most things as they were but less is more at times
Assault, wasn't sure about quick recovery since most don't like not being able to recover and support doesn't always do his job but you are right. Ill re check
All classes can Hold breath but has a higher purpose for recon as it activities the sweet spot mechanic. This would allow for happy trigger players to still fire at will but also allow more patient players to get the sweet spot benefit for being scouts and pick their targets for a I hit ko to the chest instead of shooting anything that moves
They have modified many previous mechanisms, mostly to enhance interactivity, whether it's interaction with enemies or teammates, so the direction should start with encouraging interactivity.
