We've all been picked up in the middle of the street by a blueberry that wanted his points and then immediately got shot back down, personally I don't care how many times this happens to me but some people do.

So here's a way to make adjustments that doesn't punish anyone and rewards people for a successful revive, using equipment description as an excuse to justify it.

The nanite injector states that when it's administered, the body enters "first-phase resuscitation (defined as 'minimum-essential combat functionality')" during this state, and this remains true for the player, the clone body is acting on instinct and limited combat information, and therefore, I don't think it's fair to punish a body that's just awoken from the grave with not being a functional soldier and getting killed with such a disadvantage as the situations most of us find ourselves in.

Furthermore, the blueberry doing the reviving shouldn't receive any points for the revive until the other soldier gets enough time to gain his bearing, no points should be awarded unless the player has been alive for a set amount of time, say 3 to 5 seconds. It won't prevent people from running out to pick you up but it won't hurt you to have this happen and it won't help them unless they actually try to finish the job.

Add an option to 'Refuse Revives' and I doubt anyone will disagree with this post.

Ooooooh the debate! Good points on both ends! I suppose the revive refusal wouldn't need to be in the game if we implemented the idea that you wouldn't appear as revive-able until you called for help, that way only people who wanted to get back up would get up anyway

No. While it would nice if the only revives were good ones, this view totally ignores the newer player. I went logi because of my first starter medic fit and how it was more rewarding to heal someone than just be another killer. I mean, tankers would like it if they didn't have to deal with the things new tankers do, and I would love it if new players wouldn't jump in front of me when I'm shooting, but that is part of the game and they shouldn't take away one of the few other roles besides assault there is for a new player.

Just off the top of my head, so probably unworkable....

But in addition to the "Request to revive being the only way to revive" point, i would kind of like an option to "drag" a teammate maybe a few meters before sticking them( "o" to interact, anyone?). Militia injectors are only crap because advanced and proto are better, and firefight revives should be a valid alternative to spawn site swapping because sometimes seconds count. Just let me drag my buddy to cover first please! :3

damn you tech! I didn't even know you were in the match because we were dealing with molon at D the whole time, well played with the butt kicking. lol

ANYWHORE! back to business, the dragging bodies concept is interesting, it would be tough to work in but would still be useful.

Honestly though I think the biggest problem right now and probably the easiest to fix, is giving players control of their character the moment they're revived, none of this delayed annoyance, that disallowing revival until someone calls for help.There does need to be some buffer between when you get up and when you can be "killed" again though, and if anyone disagrees answer this, why is it that people are more inclined to respawn and lose a suit than wait for someone to revive, almost to the point where it's a race?