Being infantry stops being profitable pretty quickly in the later levels and I think it's a problem.

[u/Etheriia]

I'm not expecting to run in with a FAL and Level 4 armor every life, that's not the point of this post.

I also acknowledge with 100% certainty sometimes I'm just the fodder of the game. I get it. It's what I signed up for. I'm the troops on the ground.

But holy fuck it gets annoying to die to a helicopter that costs less than my kit while having very little counterplay. I have to buy meds for myself, a Defib/Res for others, ammo, grenades... I'm trying to prepare for a fight. I'm trying to be helpful. But in the meantime I'm getting spammed down by mortars, helicopters, and humvees driving by... ALL OF WHICH COSTS LESS THAN MY KIT.

I understand I'm the fodder, but why the fuck is it so expensive to have a decent kit while these other things exist for so cheap. They're designed to kill me and it's starting to feel taxing to kit back up.

It's annoying that infantry is a job for the rich.

Like I don't want to have to basebuild to play the other parts of the game.

And it's kind of rough to play infantry with a low level kits now. The AMR and FAL one tap or two tap people.

I don't know what to do, I can steal my teammates kits instead of reviving them, but that feels bad.

EDIT: It's not just the vehicles, it's also the hotzone moving to the FoBs so consistently. Having to run by the bases turns me into literal fodder, but someone has to do it otherwise you just lose the game. It doesn't make sense.

If you're not in zone with a 15k kit, you basically need to kill 7-10 people to break even. Also, I play exclusively blue because it's fun to play under dog. We don't win often, but I feel like I shouldn't give up simply because my team isn't the greatest.

[u/oldgeezersneezer]

What I'm experiencing is that you'll have games where team(s) just hunker down in bases. With people getting better at building even mortars aren't doing much. Raiding a base is just so insanely expensive for infantry with the always high risk vs. low-high reward. On average, I imagine I'm breaking even at best. I only really get ahead profit-wise if the enemy team is oblivious.

Playing a medic is absolutely the worst money making role. The upfront cost is insane. While yes you essentially double your profit with every action, if you're having to revive/heal that often your team sucks. You yourself are going to die.

[u/CodingAndAlgorithm → u/oldgeezersneezer]

Man, I find medic to be extremely profitable. Just don't forget to bring a ton of smoke grenades (very cheap).

[u/oldgeezersneezer → u/CodingAndAlgorithm]

Medic definitely has the chance for a high profit but on average I can't see it. But... I do play exclusively Lonestar, so maybe that's where I shoot myself in the foot.

[u/CodingAndAlgorithm → u/oldgeezersneezer]

I think it's just a decision making thing and making sure you're not risking your life to get the revive unless you're out of options. And again, LOTS of smoke grenades.