@flcrm wrote:
@mitcharfWingsuit is almost useless in the paradigm of a backward class system. Previously, it was possible to fly to the rear and put up a beacon, now you can only fly to the rear and die, at best, blow up a tank and die. Now the drone has also been taken away. Almost useless Specialist. Irish, with a dull system that will now only work for a few seconds, becomes almost useless against the endless spam of grenades, rockets and other explosives. But you're apparently playing in the sluggish Conquest mode?
I play Breakthrough most often, but I play all of the game modes. My friends like conquest a lot, so I end up playing my fair share of it, but I've logged hundreds of hours in rush and breakthrough. I enjoy all three modes, but they definitely call for different play styles
You can still use the wingsuit to place spawn beacons, but it requires having a recon squadmate spawn on you to do it. If you're not playing with friends then the current lack of squad management does make it tough to get in a squad with like-minded folks. Hopefully the upcoming squad management changes will help with that. That said, I'm in favor of changes that reward teams and squads for working together. I don't mind that you can no longer mix and match any gadget with any specialist, even though it did lead to some hilariously placed spawn beacons. My girlfriend took great pleasure it hearing the reactions as unsuspecting squadmates spawned on her beacon and found themselves in the branches of a tree or immediately falling off a tiny radio tower.
Even apart from spawn beacons, though, I've had great success with Sundance when I've needed to travel somewhere fast. The best example is something like Rush on Exposure, where being able to get down to the C bombsites before the defenders expect it can sometimes be decisive.
And while it means certain death, you can also bomb C5 on entrenched enemies. You only need to live long enough to trigger it, and with sufficient smoke cover, that's usually doable.
Obviously this will vary based on the map, the mode, and even which objectives you're currently attacking or defending. But I don't expect every specialist to be equally useful regardless of circumstances. I don't even know how that would be possible without making them pretty boring.
