Why can't we have five classes?
I'm curious as to why we always seem to be stuck with only four classes in battlefield titles of late. From a balance perspective it comes across as an odd choice as there's always one hybrid class p...
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It's almost like the class system that was in place for BF3 and 4 were made as they were for a reason.
Now it's 90% supports that don't play like supports, some snipers that are still exactly the same people and god bless their souls may they never change, and engies who only picked engi because they got killed by a vehicle and they are spawning with enough boom to blow up the entire map.
Copy the old class system. Literally was a near perfect setup. Instead we get this disaster.
BF3 / 4 were both pretty solid with the classes, the only gripe i have with it is the whole Assault / Medic hybrid stuff that we had going on. Some players went full Assault, some just had the health pack and others were a full medic which to me anyway made the class a little " up in the air " as it were about it's identity.
If there was a fifth Medic class, then Assault could've been designed to be even more effective and specialized then it was with extra offensive gadgets at their disposal, on top of that we would've had a 100% dedicated Medic, popin smokes, getting revs and dishing out health packs.
But yes you're 100% correct, supports don't play like a supports, they just have too much going on for them that people either be completely selfish when using them, don't get any revives because they want to just go Brrrrt with an LMG, sit off in a corner somewhere with a mortar or running around trying to get all the revives in, it's simply too much for one class.
Recon and engineer do have their place but still need some tweaking.
Assault does nothing as far as i'm aware, people keep bringing up the ladder, which helps you get up high to snipe...? Seems to be all i ever ever see people do with it. Oh and the spawn beacons, always too close to objectives or in braindead spots where the enemy team finds it too soon with Assault players. Recon players did a much better job at hiding beacons in secluded corners of the map, yes sometimes it meant a bit of a run to an objective, but the gadget actually saw some use for more than 10 seconds after being deployed.
Assault does nothing as far as i'm aware, people keep bringing up the ladder, which helps you get up high to snipe...?
I understand where you're coming from, and I get your point.
But I don’t think Assault is useless at all.
Every class in Battlefield has its purpose, its strengths, and also its own playstyle that appeals to different types of players.
Assault is definitely more of a solo-oriented class compared to others, but that’s not a bad thing—it fills a specific role. Some players prefer a more aggressive, frontline playstyle, constantly pushing objectives and taking fights head-on without focusing too much on team support mechanics.
And that kind of playstyle is still valuable.
At the end of the day, Battlefield is a team game, and every action contributes in some way. Whether it’s reviving, resupplying, repairing, spotting, or simply applying pressure on the enemy, it all has an impact on the team.
Not every role needs to be heavily teamplay-focused to be useful—some are there to create momentum and keep the fight moving forward.
Yes it's definitely a more solo orientated class, which is fine. But when they go ahead and make support this " does everything class " it just seems like such an odd decision.
Every class in my mind should have some solo play aspects and team play aspects, that way no one is lacking behind too much (Assault) and no one is placed in a position where people expect everything of them (Support).
Looping back to solo play, if Assault did have the explosives crate that I'm suggesting that would do two things.
One: it would compliment the other gadgets and the class in general, allowing for a bit more self reliance when it comes to aggressive, frontline solo play.
Two: it would take some of the power away from Support and enable Assault to have some benefits to team play.
Win win.
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