LoL downvoted. Quite a long post, sorry no TL;DR because I have quite alot to say, and need to emphasize my point
But there is one question i would like you guys to answer me, why does it take you people so long to realise that Support Specialist is that good? It's only after 2 years when people finally start to realise that Support Specialist is too good for the game and decided to nerf it when "the secrets" are exposed? Wow i'm amazed.
Everyone has always known the Support is the most versatile class, the question is, is he TOO versatile?
Tricks aren't the only way to kill the big zeds. Support could always severely injure a Fleshpound or Scrake alone, and if he knew what he was doing he could usually kill it too. That is fine, but the problem comes in when he can do the same to everything else.
I've never really played support reguarly for the simple reason I get bored playing it, because there isn't really anything that makes me crap my pants. My enjoyment of the game doesn't come from mowing down hoardes of ZEDs, it comes from survivng despite all odds. Its why I never played the old Sharpshooter if I could help it.
Ofc its merely my point of view, but my best way of explaining it is this. Whenever I play a class I'm aware there are certain things I don't do well against, or in other words there is a certain situation that I want to avoid if I can because my class can't really deal with it without some support. (no pun intended)
Be honest, compare how many situations you come across as a Sharpshooter where you think "Crap I'm in real trouble" compared to how many you come across as a Support Specialist. In my case, there are plenty of moments where I make a mistake and realise that I'm toast as majority of classes, and if I make it out, I know I'm damned lucky.
I don't get that feeling with the Support or the Zerker, because there is always a reasonable chance of punching clear. THAT is what I object to with classes. If I cock up and my weakness challenges me, I should by all rights be dead. If I somehow make it, great, but I should be aware that I am lucky to have gotten free.
So there we are. Alot of people think the support is fine, as I say, he is only slightly overpowered, and tbh I can live with him in his current state. However, assuming Zerker kite teams get nerfed, the support will be the main staple perk of any player, because he is simply the most effective.
I would like to see a couple of small nerfs to him like those in the beta. He keeps his power, but sacrifices some survivability. Then I would start feeling that little bit of angst about encountering that situation that would cause me loads of problems, and make the class fun to play for me.
Thats my piece said, obviousy this game is made for everyone, not just me, so its a majority vote that counts. I can't express my point of view any better than this, so I'll probably drop this from now, cause there is nothing left to say. Cheers for reading