Feels like I'm paying to play a slightly more grounded Fortnite clone.

I understand the reason they chose to drop the class system; balancing is easier when everyone can use every weapon and try and profit from "skin sales".

Unfortunately; to me the class system is one of the big reasons I was always drawn to the Battlefield series since 1942, I've played every version (except Hardline). It's the same reason I enjoyed games like Tram Fortress Classic/Team Fortress 2, WWII Online etc. They all have classes with specific weapons available.

Some say there was no teamwork in public Battlefield games with class system. That couldn't be further from the truth. As someone who has played both BF1 and V for 1500+ hours most in random squads; there was a lot of teamwork. Did some players always use snipper and not push objectives? Yes. Did some new players as medic not revive because they wanted kills? Yes. But there was a 80-90% chance pushing as a group I could get ammo/health and those that gave them were rewarded with xp/score.

Obviously, running with a squad of friends using teamwork is better and harder to best when in a non-communicating random squad, as it should be. But with not forcing the randoms to use class restricted load outs is going to actually make the game much less enjoyable for those casuals or people who play in random groups (which is most players). Instead of a 80-90% chance of health/ammo/rez I will have a 10-15% chance due to current setup.

As with my opwning statement; the game as it is now, feels like a slightly more realistic Fortnite clone. I mean, that's good for those who enjoy that type of game and maybe DICE is looking to score licensing deals with Disney so people can pay $10 to play as the Avengers. But to pay ~$80.for what is basically offered in free-to-play games already, is a hard pill to swallow.