Just as the scout has its own ""exclusive" module, the cloak, assaults should have their own modules that only they would have the fitting capabilities for. These modules would be put in the equipment slots and act similar to how vehicle active modules work. The assaults could have active damage mods and armor and shield hardeners that could allow an assault to stand toe-to-toe with a heavy for very brief moments with long cooldowns, making assaults important for tactical engagements and making pushes for objectives. These modules could have a high fitting requirement and the assault bonus could be changed to lower the fitting requirements for such modules. This may be hard to pull off server-side purely, but maybe vehicle modules could be recycled into these pieces of equipment.

Exclusive EQ cloaks are not a module

Could you present some simple prototypes of what these modules would do, numbers, length, recharge times, etc?

I would love to see a deployable shield.

I think is there was to be a deployable shield it would need to be more Riot Shield that lasts for a few sec. I like this just as much as the idea I refined. Both would be good additions to the game.

I think that a good but powerful weapon that assaults could wield is a shield and/or armor hardener. Like the tank hardeners, it would reduce the amount of damage to incoming weapons for a short period of time. Like a tank you would still be able to fire, but after using the equipment there would be a long recharge time.I think there should be two different types of Hardeners, shield and obviously armor. There would need to be a serious balance for this module. I think that some number should be posted in this topic so you could judge that, and I will give. Don't be afraid to correct my math. Please reply to this on what you think! The Assault Rifle data below is what i am going off of. The data may have been change since this data's last update.

*Assault Rifle Standard 30 HP750 RPM55.51603003.0 s23 gF3 kWAssault Rifle Operation Level I*

Shield Hardener: A 10% STD, 15% ADV, 20% PRO.
STD SH vs. STD Assault rifle. STD Assault Rifle Damage Normal: 30HP Base 30.3HP With Bonus to S
STD Assault Rifle Damage Against: STD S Hardener: 29.7 HP Against S (All stats are including the boost of Assault Rifle Damage to Shields.)
ADV SH vs. STD Assault rifle. STD Assault Rifle Damage Against: ADV S Hardener: 28.05 HP Against S

PRO SH vs. STD Assault rifle STD Assault Rifle Damage Against: PRO S Hardener: 26.4 HP Against S
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Armor Hardener: A 10% STD, 15% ADV, 20% PRO.
STD AH vs. STD Assault rifle. STD Assault Rifle Damage Normal: 30HP Base / 27 HP With Bonus to A
STD Assault Rifle Damage Against: STD A Hardener: 24.3 HP Against A (All stats are including the boost of Assault Rifle Damage to Armor.)
ADV AH vs. STD Assault rifle. STD Assault Rifle Damage Against: ADV A Hardener: 22.95 HP Against A

PRO AH vs. STD Assault rifle STD Assault Rifle Damage Against: PRO A Hardener: 21.6 HP Against A

Just as the scout has its own "exclusive" module, the cloak, assaults should have their own modules that only they would have the fitting capabilities for. These modules would be put in the equipment slots and act similar to how vehicle active modules work. The assaults could have active damage mods and armor and shield hardeners that could allow an assault to stand toe-to-toe with a heavy for very brief moments with long cooldowns, making assaults important for tactical engagements and making pushes for objectives. These modules could have a high fitting requirement and the assault bonus could be changed to lower the fitting requirements for such modules. This may be hard to pull off server-side purely, but maybe vehicle modules could be recycled into these pieces of equipment.

Edit: Possible criteria for tiers:

STD: Shortest duration, long cooldown

ADV: Medium duration, average cooldown

PRO: Longest duration, shortest cooldown (still considerably long)

All tiers would have the same boost in attributes between tiers, with higher tiers having longer and more numerous windows of opportunity to go beast mode.

Wow,so the insane buffs assaults are getting in charlie aren't enough for you?

All I've seen are fitting bonuses. These modules are more role-defining, making the assault the top frontliner,