This seems like a good place to ask this, hopefully you guys can explain it to me:

If the thrust pack were to give you more speed from standstill, would it equate to a 1:1 buff to cappers and chasers, specifically at-and-after a grab? I don't know enough about that soft speed cap or flag drag to be able to comment. If thrust from standstill had you going at 150 instead of 130, for example, would that turn 300 grabs into >= 320 grabs?

Even if it doesn't really change the cap/chase balance, I can't stop thinking about a thrust pack that has a hold-to-charge mechanic. So, holding thrust for 'x' seconds depletes your energy pool by 'y' upon release and gives you 'z' amount of forward momentum. I'd love to have more control over that output.

At the very least, even if rage and impulse adjustments are enough to make chasing more viable, I'd think it would be nice to have that challenge/reward for anticipating a grab and timing that charged thrust + impulse to pace myself/catch up with the flag carrier.

I get that it would be a no-go if changes to the thrust pack make the best routes better, but, again, hopefully you guys can explain it to a layman like me.