["Ability"] Soldier Sprint

[OffTarget]

Gunner's have leg-it, commandos have a faster walking speed and elixir, so why don't soldiers get something? Yes, I know, this has been suggested a million times, but hear me out. My idea is to give the soldier the ability to sprint, so they can get to battles faster. Basically, like in many other shooter games, you double-tap the key to move forward, and you run, with your gun down.

Pros:
-Is not a skill, and doesn't cost any HP or have a cool-down.
-Doesn't have a fancy visual effect that says "Shoot me please!" to further away enemies.

Cons:
-Can only run forwards, not backwards, and no strafe-running.
-You cannot shoot while sprinting.
-No visual effect to disorient nearby enemies.
-No shield.

Effects:
Gunners: None really, if a soldiers trying to close the distance between you and him, he's an idiot.
Commandos: Harder to snipe when traveling, but seeing as other commandos are invisible and gunners have more health and leg-it, I wouldn't think they'd mind. Makes life slightly harder for knifers, but soldiers can blasting strike knifers anyways.
Tanks: Soldiers can more effectively run away and plant TNT or blasting strike. People complain soldiers are underpowered against vehicles though, so this is again, not an issue.
Jeeps: Harder to roadkill if they see you coming.
Planes: See Jeep, and replace "roadkill" with "wingclip".

tl;dr: Let soldiers run, but only in 1 direction and they can't shoot while running.

Supporters:
OffTarget
ZachWilson(?)
JoGuitar(?)
XavyGravy(?)
}{osvlord
sephirot277
NGtimoarto
Mr.Zero

[Xskulled]

Fail post, stick with your OP BB and Heal

[ReggaeG]

what about an even better idea: teamwork with a gunner

you can be happy because a gunner shares legit and he´s happy cause you heal him!

[OffTarget]

(22-11-2009 11:35 PM)ReggaeG Wrote:  what about an even better idea: teamwork with a gunner

you can be happy because a gunner shares legit and he´s happy cause you heal him!

Lets say you're team working with a couple gunners and you just so happen to die. Then, you respawn at the nearest flag which can be quite far away. There's nobody there for you to shoot since you've already run through that area, so you have to somehow get back to your team so you can heal them, but there aren't any teammates nearby to give you leg-it. What do you do?

[ZachWilson]

sprinting would be good so i agree they should be able to run

[JoGuitar]

Great idea.

[TheMech]

(22-11-2009 11:32 PM)Xskulled Wrote:  Fail post, stick with your OP BB and Heal

+1

[Rentago]

I do think in general soldiers should move a little faster, they are rather slow for being a buffed up sniper.

They can't tank like a gunner and they don't do well at long ranges, I don't see why they shouldn't move faster in general.

Though this idea of sprint is dumb, there is nothing like it in this game so this wouldn't fit in.

[Xavygravy]

(22-11-2009 11:32 PM)Xskulled Wrote:  Fail post, stick with your OP BB and Heal

I think it's a brilliant idea. We are definitely the slowest class (no sprinting ability) and we are also the weakest atm. This would help a tad

[}{osvlord]

it wont happen

i sign this i love it

some boats and ships are so good

[OffTarget]

Supporters list added, please say "/sign" so I know you're supporting the idea for sure.

[sephirot277]

/sign 1000x Yeah Soldiers do need sprint

[Provi]

I would sign . . but somebody's got to be a sniper target!

If they buff Commandos, I'll consider. Still, Soldiers aren't slow by any means. Their legs just move more slowly and the same applies to Gunners.

I fee like shooting a race to compare their speeds with and without abilities on YouTube . .

[siiix]

no, i would rater see the gunners LEG nerfted to the level of commando

if you make the game to fast it will motivate map makers to make bigger maps
and in my opinion infantry only maps should be SMALL
and vehicle maps should have a lot of vehicles to no one ever has to go far

there is (or should not) be a reason to make characters run fast

[Xavygravy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn6cooErGtg
In the Battlefield Heroes pre-beta stage, they had sprint. I think soldiers REALLY DO need it.

[NGtimoarto]

sign, for the sake of soldiers

[Shap3ShifteR]

NO..

not all classes get all skills

if u wanna that give smg to my commando and give me zooka too..

if u got it i wanna it..

JUST NERF FUKING TIME ON GUNNERS LEGG IT to 7-8 sec max.

/SIGGN NOT - put me to list of unsupporters.

[TheHitman10]

/not signing put me on the list of unsupporters ,too.

soldier and their rudolfs rescue / tommys typewritter which can kill a commando on close distance in less than 1 sec is op enough.

they dont need it.

But it would be somthing different if EVERY class get this.
than i would support this.

[Mr.Zero]

/sign

[OffTarget]

@Provi I don't think that "somebody has to be sniper food" justifies soldiers not being able to sprint... If somebody has to be sniper food, why soldiers? They're already tank food.

@Shap3Shift3r All classes get a skill-based explosive (TT, Keg, GS), all classes get a weapon buff (BB, FF, PS, PB) Why not a speed up ability? I'll give you an SMG and zooka for stealth.

@TheHitman10 Soldiers can kill commandos at close range in under a second? Shotguns, MGs, SR pistols and knives can't? I don't see your point.

My responses, supporter list updated. Not going to bother adding a list of non-supporters, seeing as no other suggestion thread does that.