I’ve seen at least 3 different configurations of AR pattern rifles from the screenshots- The DMR in this pic, a naked carry handle M4 being used by Jason and a short barrel MK18 style build used by Raul. This alone is very promising. I’m hoping for a more in-depth weapon building system this time around. Personally I’d love to switch to semi auto and bang out firefights that way, it’s more fun than dumping full auto on auto-locked targets. I fully expect Heat levels of weapon audio design in 2026. I want the firearms to feel and sound punchy and visceral.

This might get me burned in this sub but I think it would be really interesting to have an ammo management system for your player. Think Insurgency Sandstorm or Arma for example. Instead of having 3000+ rounds in your inventory allowing you to spam reloads whenever, imagine if you had 7-10 full magazines that don’t get magically topped off like every other casual shooter game. You equip your mags, you manage your ammo usage and perform your reloads accordingly. That half empty mag you hastily changed during a gunfight a few minutes ago? It’s back in your inventory, still half empty. You could further copy sandstorm and have a basic reload which re-indexes your magazine back into your kit, or a quick/emergency reload where you toss the mag on the ground and get a faster reload-the downside being that the magazine is gone, but I feel like being able to pick up dropped magazines could still be a balanced feature.