I figured this post needed its own thread. Infils have a weird spot, and I think these certs could properly address the issues with both sides of the class. The Saboteur and the Snipers. The buffs and nerfs can be adjusted, but I think certing into a path is the best way to address the class issues without pushing any of the class aspects into the OP category. Master Saboteur - Reduces cloak shimmer and cloak/decloak audio effects by 50% (does not eliminate either), Saboteur generator hack work faster, Saboteur's can now use sub-machine guns! Cannot equip Rifles. Assassin - Reduces scope sway, increases breath hold length and increases ammo capacity by 1 clip. Cloak duration reduced by 20%. Each costs 150 certs. These certs must be equipped and cannot be used simultaneously.
Your idea for a specialisation for a class can be applied to all classes just like the frames of vehicles. This is a interesting idea although I'd like to not have it as a package but as individual certs (and more ooc. (I take it yours are just to demonstrate what you mean)) with dis and advantages so you can customize more. Bur srsly Inf NEED MANY things done before OP can be a priority.
omg. ive been sniping in beta and now with 12x at long range... didnt know about the hold breath thing.... i learnd to counter to sway lol killed over 200 i would say
LoL yes, as I said in the OP these are just examples I came up with on the fly, the concept is what is more important. Speaking only o the Infiltrator I feel that specialization works to solve the issues of a class lacking identity. I think you can work on spec certs like this for each class if the right choices can be made.
Your ideas don't fit design of the game, because Planetside 2 doesn't have single certs that change your whole specialization. You need to pick a mix of many certs instead.
Or they could ya know, put the 4-6 Cloaks we're missing back in, give us our shotguns back or Give TR a pistol THAT DOESN'T BLOW. The Emperor is worthless. It does the same damage as the repeater and is only semi-auto while the repeater can select fire mode to single shot. I don't really want SMGs personally. Doesn't really fit in my opinion. Infiltrator should be the range extremists. Either you're sniping or you're putting buckshot in someone's back. Mid range should be a reserved for pistol use [or Slugs], SMGs will negate a dead zone for us. Which means 2 metric tons of complaints, mark my words on that one. edit
Actually I think it fits right in line. The MAX and all vehicles have frames that spec them. These kinds of certs are no different other than they apply to player classes. These are not hard and fast. If you read the posts I have made, they are examples of what buffs and debuffs could be used, and to be frank a suppressed SMG is far more in line than a loud shotgun.
You say that like shotguns can't be suppressed. Honestly I'd like a better melee option. Battlefield style, maybe even a primary melee so that we could only use a pistol if we went with that option but it would give us a a quiet kill that can't be reacted to, because right now even if we get one knife off and they spin around wildly firing, someone will likely notice o they could possibly even kill us.
Only vehicles, not MAXes have performance airframes or chasis' and those certs only affect mobility, not damage, ammo or anything else. So no, it doesn't fit.
