I propose an equipment combo pouch that would fit nicely after the large ammo pouch. This combo pouch would act as both a small ammo pouch and small grenade pouch.
Alternatively, could also include and/or be considers a utility or “dump” pouch for tools, medkit, or an additional mine.
Looking to add more versatility to top tier loadouts.
I prefer a system that forces you to make a choice instead of just having everything and being a jack of all trades
You do have a choice. I don’t understand your comment.
No…
Specialized pouches are the measure to prevent us from having everything on every soldier.
Before pouches were thing it was the case.
And it was NOT pretty… at all.
Maybe you could elaborate because right now you already have soldiers with everything, just each loadout is homogeneous.
To that point, you can already mix a unit with grenades and ammo on different soldiers. I fail to see how an extra magazine and an extra explosive pack would wreck the game compared to the meta now with dual grenade launcher rifles and 3 explosive packs per troop just lobbing digital tinnitus all over the map.
In the past you could have extra ammunition through perks, while you could carry multiple grenades and medkits… on every single soldier.
So, the result is not surprising: Grenades and TNTs were literally everywhere (if you think it is bad now, think again), and pretty much a source of the majority of kills, it was crazy.
And let us not forget the extra ammunition which made big difference even back then, now with the weaponry we have, consequences of trying to restore the old mess would be terrible.
Alright… you lose that soldier, you lose your “spammer” until you get to play with that squad again in the rotation.
Not having to be concerned about that anymore would be very convenient huh.
Specialized backpacks are not a bad decision in overall.
I fundamentally disagree. At top tier, which is what this new pouch is proposed for, currently maintains the exact thing you say this new pouch would introduce. At the current meta, I can run 3 rifleman squads all with double GL rifles and triple grenades and not have a single need for rifle ammo whatsoever. Spam and cycle through units continuously. So your point is moot.
I never said that I agree with current state of grenade launchers… they were overbuffed.
And I disagree with your reasoning, because I and quite a few more were there when it was a thing, and know, that re-introducing it even slightly will not make situation better. Quite the contrary.
Making situation worse because it is bad already is not a solution.
(Well, it is a solution if you have imagination of Wasted woodsman in a bad mood, but outside of that… I don´t see how it would improve an actual situation)
So what exactly causes the issue you’re talking about? So far the only point you’ve made is
Grenades and TNT are about to be overhauled as per the roadmap. It is to be seen whether that changes tnt pack spam.
However, you still have not countered the point that large grenade pouches allow 3 tnt packs per troop, and even without ammo, can still carry 40 rounds (depending on gun of course). A combo pouch allowing +1 mag and +1 grenade seems a fair compromise.
If medkits are the issue, then leave the combo pouch relegated to offensive weapons only.
It would feel handy to have all kind of equipment on every soldier, but I share @47094123’ point of view.
Mutually exclusive inventory expansions aren’t a bad idea after all. They allow about the same versatility, just spread over the squad rather than concentrated on a single soldier.
There is really no point in this it as it would make the other pouches in the game obsolete. The current pouches are fine and don’t really need to be changed.
I am pretty sure that is the point of the equipment system we have now… a lot of guns and gear becomes very obsolete as you level up in your campaign.
So the large grenade pouch with 3x explosive packs or grenades we already have is somehow less than my proposal? Yall are not making any sense at all.