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1. Support class trap equipment should no longer catch smoke grenades.
2. Smoke grenades for all classes.
3. Increased machine gun mobility for all classes (speed of AD strafing, running, etc.)
4. Changed the cost of machine gun attachments. 55 for big magazines is a disgrace.
5. Limiting mortar shells to 5 per character's life.
Below is the file about machine guns if you're interested.
Benitto51 Effectively, I agree that the cost of high-capacity magazines for LMGs should be much lower.
The whole purpose of an LMG is to provide sustained fire and carry a large amount of ammunition, so having big magazines locked behind such a high attachment cost feels really unfortunate. It makes the weapon class lose part of its identity.
For smoke grenades, I’m a bit less sure. I do like the idea of each class having unique grenade options, because it gives them more identity. But at the same time, making smoke available to all classes could be worth testing.
The main risk is that we could end up with smoke being spammed too much, especially on objectives. So in my opinion, the best approach would be either:
-keep the current grenade system as it is
or
-test a more open system, similar to open weapons, where all grenade types are available to all classes
That way, we could see if it improves gameplay without creating too much smoke spam.
But in my opinion, the ideal approach would be to keep the current system, while still testing it to see if it creates any balance issues.
What I'm saying is that with a ridiculously fast TTK, aim-punch, sweet spots, and low mobility, it's impossible to rush or take positions without smokes. Everyone had them in previous BFs. Okay, not all classes need them, but Assault and Snipers need smokes. Active play with the current weapon balance is impossible without them.
Benitto51 I understand your point.
Personally, I’m not strictly for or against the current grenade system, but it’s true that in previous Battlefield games like Battlefield 4, everyone had access to smoke grenades and it never really caused any major issues.
So yes, I think we could make smokes available to all classes. But if we go in that direction, I believe it would make more sense to make all grenade types available to every class — including throwing knives and throwable sensors — rather than limiting only smokes.
Then, if it ends up creating too much spam (especially with smokes), adjustments could always be made afterward to balance it properly.
To be honest, that’s one thing I find a bit inconsistent in this Battlefield. They introduced open weapon access, but not for grenades. I think they should have followed the same philosophy for grenades as well, because right now it feels contradictory.
