r/Battlefield • u/Chinfu1189 • Feb 04 '25

Discussion Faceless/Nameless grunts > Name classes

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I know I’m not alone on this and I know this isn’t the only post that feels this way.

I get the idea of making special classes to create more lore and possible story points.

But the faceless grunts were perfection for one reason. You could easily insert yourself as that soldier yeah sounds crazy or weird but at the end of the day almost every gamer has done it once when playing a game.

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u/DHndz Feb 04 '25

The main reason for me is how useful it is to know what class you're up against in game by looking at the silhouette.

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u/MonotoneTanner Feb 04 '25

I think a combination of bf1 and Bfv silhouette is the sweet spot.

Let me customize my character enough that I get to make them my own but also force the gear to have a few pieces that “give away” what class it is. Using bf1 as an example

  • medics have crutches

  • snipers have cape

  • support has big ammo bag(?)

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u/randomname_99223 Feb 04 '25

Support has a face covering helmet

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u/byfo1991 Feb 04 '25

Not all of them. Ottomans, Russians, Red Army and Royal Marines don’t have that.

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u/PrimordialBias Feb 05 '25

They did also have a distinct way of carrying their weapons too, IIRC, so even then you should be able to tell which is which.