ok so i played specialist in Beta and i know that infiltrator ability was too good so they nerfed it. fine, but right now scout (and specially aggressive scout) doesnt have any good close range weapon to even defend itself during retreats let alone push, you cant even get your infiltrator ready before assaults with vanguard or that high RPM rifle blow you away. i think we can use a buff here. anyone else agree ?
I tend to agree that the Specialist is pretty weak.
I really think their HP is too low.
I really want their 4th sniper rifle because I want to be able to take out aircraft and that is literally the only tool infantry have for that since the heavy's ion shot is garbage, but the grind of 500 kills with the lesser rifles doesn't sound appealing at all. For right now I'm holding off hoping they eventually realize that ion shot is garbage and make it better.
I don't really want to go back to everyone playing specialist and destroying everyone at close range with the sniping class, but I don't feel like their long range potency is that much better than the other classes, while they are noticeably more fragile.
Personally, I would like to see either the radar scramble or the radar improvement go away on the infiltrator skill but have them gain 50 hp to match officers and assault. Also, if they could stop yelling "ENGAGING STEALTH MODE!!!!!" that would probably be a good change.
They also nerfed the Heavy .. however they buffed the dam officer .. and now the specialist.
For the past few days I've been grinding the specialist weapon challenges, and the amount of bs this class has to face is laughable. Okay, they are the most vulnerable in terms of health amount - that means they inflict great damage, right? Yeaaa... no. Even the NT-242 (which has the Damage slider all the way up) can't kill a bloody officer in one shot. The IQA-11 is somewhat usable - if no enemy is facing you. The A280-CFE is not even worth mentioning, it's a simple joke, a weak assault rifle with a scope. All I need now is 90 kills with the NT-242 to finish the weapon challenges, and I don't think I'll ever use this class again.
Doesn't change the fact that their main weapon is useless. And it also glows. Infiltration is nice, but sniping is not supported at all, not by the weapons, and not by the map layouts.
Edit: Also, right now, Infiltration is many times bugged (not showing anything at all), and so is the binoculars.
