Originally Posted by Vetto
Perhaps, but at the same point, they can't heal them selves, they can't repair them selves, and they can't revive them selves, It's giving them a roll in a squad to fill, and if they want to be effective they will want to work with other members, I mean to be fair there not even the metal shield or heavy hitter of the group that the MAX.
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Their role is assault.
A MAX role is to dish out firepower and take firepower. They can equip 2 very specialized weapons depending upon what they are planning on attacking.
A Heavy Assault's role is a bit more versatile; they trade pure the pure firepower of a MAX for less firepower that's more adaptable to the circumstances. They're more mobile and better suited to rapid deployment by vehicle or aircraft.
I almost preferred the older MAX to the newer ones. I see the ability to equip a different weapon on each arm starting to infringe just a little bit upon the HA role (since PS1 MAX had very specific roles) but at least there's a trade-up the MAX has to make for that versatility.
In any case, HA has a specific role, and that's just being fairly capable of dealing with whatever happens to happen on the battlefield. They are versatile and good to have in combat environments where infantry, vehicles, and aircraft are all present in a battlezone.
That said, they have a weakness like every class does, and that's a tendency to go through ammunition quickly. They should have to rely upon another class to support that weakness.
Infiltrator
Role: Scout, Long or short range infantry combatant
Pros: Ability to avoid notice and strike infantry from long range or very short range
Cons: Low survivability if located
Light Assault
Role: Shock trooper, mid to short range combatant
Pros: Ability to ignore obstacles including many base defenses, rapidly engage/disengage in combat.
Cons: Low defenses
Combat Medic
Role: Medical support, anti-infantry
Pros: Ability to support teammates by healing / reviving soldiers. Good mid-range anti-infantry combatant.
Cons: Vulnerable when providing support
Engineer
Role: Repair / resupply support, area denial
Pros: Ability to support teammates by repairing and resupplying them. Able to deploy mines and turrets at chokepoints to counter vehicles and infantry.
Cons: Vulnerable when providing support
Heavy Assault
Role: Effective Anti-infantry, Anti-vehicular, Anti-aircraft soldier
Pros: Ability to combat a wide variety of different targets at medium to long ranges. Somewhat durable.
Cons: Reliant upon support classes
MAX
Role: Specialized weapons platform.
Pros: Good survivability. Can fit 2 weapons simultaneously that independently can be very effective versus infantry, vehicles, or aircraft.
Cons: Weak against targets that it is not equipped to combat. Limited ability to use vehicles, reliant upon infantry support.
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