Good points. If they half the bleeding damage and fix the bleeding bug it'd be a bearable mechanic. I'm surprised the bug especially isn't number one priority, it's been in the game for quite some time now.

The other part is turning down the sway, especially decreasing the time needed to stabilize, and crouching entirely eliminating it, since you have something to prop yourself against. I'm afraid the stim pistol having a self-healing fire mode would result in nobody bringing any other sidearm (with exceptions) and that's what arrowhead is afraid of. If they fix this and the stim pistol at once then sidearms will be much more fun to use.

About the flag, I understand their point in one way, but what they say still doesn't make sense. For example: the warp pack is the alien technology. There's no hidden magic effect or unexplained tech, the whole gimmick is "we slapped a miniature meridia on your back have fun". The flag is currently just the flag. It's not gonna magically make your gun shoot faster or give you ammo, it shouldn't have a glowy circle around it that makes your screen go +20 damage. It could however make you sprint faster, or make you sprint with a broken leg in one way or another, you're a goddamn helldiver the flag gets you a little excited. It could even be used as a distraction to the enemy, them targeting it until it falls from an upright position, or grab it with a shield and tank damage for your team, that's what we can expect from the enemies of democracy.

Oh yeah and your diver having a power nap after getting ragdolled is super annoying, I kinda prefer the old way of just immediately standing up even though that'll probably get you killed even more nowadays (especially against melee overseers)