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I have talked to a few European players in the past regarding the Equalizer, and their gripe with it (9/10 cases) was the bonus damage that the equalizer had. With that “technically” being removed, and the movement speed being placed on a different item entirely – it begs the question whether you guys will actually allow it in the future or not.

Would really like to see some discussion for this now – not some typical “hurr blanket ban because it’s a yankee unlock lol n00bz only use it xD”.

I’ll start:

Some Positives: – Allows for faster, and also sometimes “clutch” escapes
– Allows for “easier” rollouts (one equalizes on rollout, other does the rocketjumps)

Negatives?: – Needs you to be on low hp to be effective. One way or another, you’re most probably going to die if you get hit by a light wind.
– Doesn’t have the “old damage” of the equalizer: To me this isn’t necessarily a downside. The old damage WAS too strong, as a lot of roaming soldiers in the AU/US scene would double rj, shoot a rocket or two then whip out their equalizer for a quick, annoying kill. I have no idea how much damage this new melee weapon actually does base, so maybe that maybe up for discussion (Once again, to reiterate: the damage isn’t what made the equalizer useful).

-Can’t be healed while equipped: not necessarily a downside either, because the speed buff allows for clutch escapes anyway – for you to boost along to a medkit or out of the fight.

medlocks need to be updated to include quickfix and overdose

Amazing

The problem people(note:not me) had with equaliser was that it “lowered” the skill ceiling by making rollouts too easy and soldiers able to get away in situations they would normally have died. Splitting it into two doesn’t fix that issue.

That being said, i say allow it, i don’t care anymore, i just want to have fun playing this game to a decent level and not playing like a pussy, so allow whatever you want, don’t allow whatever you want, just stop being fucking plebs and arguing about it constantly.

Also anyone claiming that the “na scene is fucked” obviously hasn’t watched any top level NA play, rarely do their soldiers escape because they used the equaliser to get out of a dumb situation and they don’t rely on the EQ for rollouts, they’ll do the same thing WE did when WE banned it and half our current generation of soldiers didn’t even know how to rollout, they’ll ADAPT.

Guys the quick fix is amazing you can fucking rollout as a medic :D

If they allowed it it would make playing medic so much more fun xD

Gloves of Running Urgently
Removed self-damage over time penalty
Heavy takes mini-crits while active and for 3 seconds after switching away

i don’t wanna live on this planet anymore

People are actually implying that soldier rollouts are difficult.

Seriously though, think about it, gunboats and equalizer do actually allow for more creative and (yes) more difficult rollouts. Think about the varities that players like Dave_AC and Banny use, compared to what we do. We end up doing the exact same rollouts (the only variety being the door that you enter mid through) every time.

edit: not sure why I used Banny there, just had a video of his on the mind..

I got the Chris Max Quality config and everything seems to be running perfect.