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people not running defibs when they should etc..
assault having the redeployment beacon
Beacon should have only ever been on recon class, people already complain no one on support revives properly or at all so that wont make any difference in complaining levels lol. Game just needs to go back to its roots. But with how this games been built ( a call of duty knock-off... IMO ) They may aswell just let you build your class with what ever gun, gadgets, class path you want now
Yes, people did complain about Assault players not equipping healing or reviving gadgets in BF4, but it was only available as on option to them. The difference in BF6 however is all Support players have the ability to revive whether they intend to play as a Medic or not, which only exacerbates the issue.
Yes i agree, the beacon should've remained on the Recon class as it better compliments the role, but a lot of Assault players like having it as beacons can be placed closer to objectives. But i find those beacons get discovered by the enemy sooner rather than later which means each placed beacon sees much less use than it otherwise would. A change to the spec ops training path where it was made to be more of a sneaky aggressive build with say Carbines as the signature weapon and buffs to suppressors, extra C4/tugs would work rather well together. The beacon than has two playstyles it caters for, which should hopefully make snipers and the ones who liked it on Assault happy.
AnEejit iLuckyBrad Honestly, when it comes to the beacon on Assault, I think it mostly comes down to personal playstyle and how you approach the game.
The main difference is that with Assault, beacons tend to be placed closer to the action and objectives. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, it’s just a different philosophy. Being closer to the fight means more risk, but also allows for more sustained pressure on objectives.
With Recon, it was different. Beacons were usually placed further back and were relatively safer, but it also meant teammates needed more time to get back into the fight.
So honestly, I think the beacon works well in both roles. Whether you prefer it on Assault or Recon mostly depends on your playstyle. If you like spawning closer to the action, Assault makes more sense. If you prefer safer spawns and a more controlled approach, Recon fits better.
Yes it can work with both roles, hence the Recon with the updated spec ops suggestion. Better chances at sneaking up to an objective or behind enemy lines, planting a beacon and causing havoc. Granted it won't be quite the same as when it was with Assault, but it's still something.
Looking back, a few other points if Assault was to lose the beacon and that went to back to Recon. An update to Assault could be a Zip line, similar to what we had in Hardline.
This when used in tandem with the ladder it would be fantastic for those who really want to get about the map, truly making them the masters of fast, aggressive mobile infantry play, which really suits the focus of the class.
And an update to the adrenaline injection where a small 20hp heal and self revive would be really welcomed as it currently doesn't provide much benefit.
Now that the adrenaline injection is now a healing gadget making the Medics bag the resupply source for it makes sense. Plus it gives the Medic class some extra utility over the support class, particularly in Redsec where the Medics utility is restricted to only one squad.
Since you're in a squad and can all drag revive the demand for a proper Medic isn't as high other than the medical healing pouch, so by having something unique to Medic that Assault benefits from is attractive.
Ooh just another thought, the drag revive that everyone can do on a squad mate requires a medipen, so what if this medipen has a charge? Each player has three medipens in normal Battlefield so they can perform three drag revives, the medical bag is used to resupply the medipens too.
That way Medic is helping with revives by actively doing them themselves and is also helping with revives passively by resupplying the medipens used for drag revives.
Back to Redsec, each player starts off with one Medipen each which is also the max capacity, so A can revive B, B can revive C, C can revive D.
The medic class can equip defibs and has a max Medipen capacity of three, so can now more reliably get the squad back up and can resupply the medipens pens for drag revives.
Which would not only give Medics some choice and flexibility in their load out, but make them very valuable.
Now that's spicy.
