New suggestion for Balance to Paratroopers

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Thank you to @mergenthewise for the excellent idea, as was being discussed on another thread.

One of the biggest issues with the balance of paratroopers is that currently, majority of the time they just grab the engineer specialization from the crate, and immediately build a rally point, allowing all other types of troops to magically flood through from that location.

SUGGESTION:

  • If the paratroopers drop from the plane, they get access to the specialization crate, allowing them to take snipers, AT, assaulter, or mortar equipment (the mortars will no longer have an engineer present with them, instead, they would perhaps get a 3rd mortarman).

  • If the paratroopers deploy on the ground like normal troops, They get 2 engineers added to their ranks.

This keeps the balance better with paratroopers, and emphasizes the importance of dropping the squad itself into a strategic location and using it as such, rather than just using it to build a rally point behind enemy lines with ease.

@EdVanSchleck What do you think about this?

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I disagree. I feel the whole point of spawning on the ground is to be elite infantry, nothing more.

I think at the moment there is nothing wrong with the paratrooper box system.

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I find that very hard to believe. Its constant in every game that there are paratroopers from what I have seen. In fact the ONLY other option that I ever see taken is the AT option, and that is if there is a tank that they are able to hit by dropping in nearby.