RO is supposed to represent battles instead of stealth missions and I just feel it would benefit from something which would enhance the 'intense fighting' atmosphere rather than spend extra dev time on a stealth-based (although it would be a nice feature to have).
+1
good idea. will add it on the List.
wtf is a "wiener" cutter. I am a wiener myself so I would like to know! (capital of austira is "wien" or vienna)
That's a player issue, and although I have seen that happen plenty of times it's not quite as common as you say (mainly Leningrad where there are multiple barrier and tanks and soldiers on the street). The other thing is, cutting through a fence or barbed wire is NOT FAST, it would take 20 seconds minimum for a fairly sparsely 'wired' fence and unlike the satchels, if you're killed while doing it, it isn't fail-safe (or fail deadly if you're the opposite team).
While the idea itself is nice, and it would undoubtedly be pretty cool to snip through a fence and get behind enemy lines to take out their sniper/MG/lay explosives a la Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines, I think the main issue is that the functionality is already provided by the satchel charges (albeit in a bit more indiscreetly!). Because of this, the wirecutters run the risk of becoming a bit gimmicky with only certain points on the map being 'clippable' (chain link fences, barbed wire).
Actually, RS/RO2 are supposed to represent the actual battles - all facets of the battles. Which of course, includes stealthily sneaking past wire obstacles. Again, I see nothing wrong with that tactic as it was quite common in WW2 Europe and Pacific.RO is supposed to represent battles instead of stealth missions and I just feel it would benefit from something which would enhance the 'intense fighting' atmosphere rather than spend extra dev time on a stealth-based (although it would be a nice feature to have).
CC had wire cutters, and it would actually be really nice to see them in rohos. Always blowing things up with satchels leaves such a mess and instantly alerts the enemy what you're doing, it would be nice to use wire cutters instead.