If you could remove one thing...

Outposts.

1. They fragment the empire population -> uneven gameplay.
2. They render vehicles virtually useless -> the next outpost is only 400m away.
3. They force practically the entire gameplay to happen at spawn rooms -> spawn camping 24/7.
4. Less team work. -> only one empire has to provide Sunderers for spawns and support them. Many times even that is not necessary due to step 1.
5. Combination of steps 1-4. -> pathetic camp galore which becomes boring after the initial excitement wears off.

Perfectly accurate missiles tracking algorythms.

One of the reasons for the racial hate against lock-on we have now is that they are un-dodgeable. In GOOD air fighting games such as Ace Combat, the way missiles work does not grant insta-43% damage but instead forces the pilot to make a decision - do I keep firing at the enemy and eat a missile, or do I brake off and stop the attack to make the missile miss? Missiles in those games were so abundant that you had to choose between taking damage and inflicting it, and you could only inflict "free damage" during AAM rearm times. That is balanced and requires tactical skill and planning, instead of just rguitar flying/aiming skills. If we had more abundant but less accurate (dodgeable) missiles, the ESF game would be so much better.

NAR is interrupted when taking any amount of damage, they recently nerfed the re-activation time - it takes a few more seconds to start working once you've taken a hit then it used to.

Fire Suppression used to work like that, but no one ever used it - they had to add in the extra repair to make it even slightly viable for most vehicles. Even then, no one used it on low-health vehicles (ESF's, mostly) So they had to buff it more for specific units just to make it usable.

Heavy shield ability..

Why you ask? because the I win button is not fun to fight against as any other class, hell just give them a higher default explosives resistance and 10% more health.

They wont be underpowered, they get a ranged explosive weapon, LMG & C4/medkits, no need for super shield aswell.

You know what I would do? Dig up the old original Esamir, rework it just slightly, turn it 90 degrees or something and give it a rocky texture so it doesn't look like the new Esamir all that much.
And then remove all the air terminals, give it dramatic stormy clouds and say aircraft can't fly there due to heavy storms.

You know, just a minimal amount of work on the old continent many people loved the way it was and that already existed.

The result? A TANKING HEAVEN...

Probably ESF A2G weapons because I feel that the ESF should be A2A focused instead of A2G focused. Then we could also have a RPS system for air and AA where ESFs kill Libs/Valks/Gals, Libs kill tanks (including some AA weapons), and then AA kills ESFs.

Infantry

Dunno, it's close. Either "grenade bandolier" or "EOD implant" or "C4 on heavy assault and medics".

"grenade bandolier" = excessive overspam
"EOD implant" = basically removes mines from the game
"C4 on heavy assault and medics" simply doesn't fit the job description

The top ranked vehicles... MBTs, Liberators gone.

ESF wing weapons, and make Afterburner pods a passive thing.
Why? Because A2G is the liberators job, not the ESFs.

Small bases, because they restrict movement along the lattice to the detriment of tactics

OR

The AV MANA turret, which trivializes any armor fight by being a no-cost, infinite ammo, guided Decimator-round spammer from beyond render range

OR

NC gimmick shotguns in exchange for weapons that are both more versatile and easier to balance

OR

VS bullet drop in exchange for a more useful faction trait besides better handling

OR

The Prowler's ugly-*** side-mounted dual barrels in exchange for a single-shot center-mounted cannon that achieves the same DPS

OR

ESF rockets and missiles in exchange for bombs and cannons (please bring back the Mass Driver)

One thing?

The Commissioner, don't think I need to explain that one.

I pretty much only play Vanu, but i am also well aware that i'm biased. The worst ones are those who believe they are Not balanced, despite all they ever talk about is how horrible their faction is and how OP everyone else are.

Max suit AI weapons.

BAM

So in short: Forumside
Jokes aside, i agree completely.
We could extend this to the players who only play a certain type of class, or only play infantry, basicaly any biased player.
I infact have a few people on this forum ignored because of this exact thing. Worst part is some are sooo blissfully unaware that they are biased it makes me cringe.

While i see your point, this is a blatant nerf thread in disguise, you can see why alot of us dont take it seriously.

EDIT: you need to add me to your list
Also: i dont care.......

Got it!

C-4

totally overpowered little stick does way too much damage..

it might make a small dent on the outside of a tank , but it should not instagib it
you would need 20 kilos of this stuff to make the tank crew notice the explosion on the outside.

I would not miss C-4 if it was gone

Sniper Rifles.

Cheapest, most useless player in the game. Sits out at a few hundred meters from any objective, doesnt push points, doesnt res people, doesnt give ammo, isn't a mobile tank to absorb damage, and doesnt really contribute in any way.

But muh darts! Yeah sure, those red and blue dots on the map are so useful in the cluster**** that is the minimap.

Its mainly because if I say "ZOE", does that mean I think ZOE is OP? I could also mean that its so useless it might as well be removed.