With all these new operators coming, none of them are going to be able to replace must have operators such as Thermite/Hibana and with them they need must have support (Thatcher/Twitch) I think it's time for some abilities to become standard kit choices. Example, let the operators that have breach charges choose from breach chargers or 1 Thermite kit and rework Thermite. Or just do what UBI does best and remove Thermite.
Well thats the point in siege. Do you want to play new ops and sacrifice thermite or hibana or do you take him/her and have a breacher. You have a roster of ops and you and 4 others make a choice what to bring into the mission, if none of you chooses hardbreacher or support like thatch or twitch it's not devs job to hold your hand and give tools that already exist in the game. Not all ops are a must not even thermite or hibana but the choice is yours, if none plays them tough luck play them yourself.
^^^^^ this guy gets it
Taking hibana or thermite is like sacrificing a little bit of your firepower for the sake of easy entry. But if you take full hard firepower squad then you can still win this, but you need to rely more on your shooting skills rather than tactic. If you do what you just said then it makes it stupid to even have ops with unique special abilities. Lets just make them different 3d models that can take any weapon they want, and any gadget they want. And also. Breach support is not always needed. It depends on the point the enemy has but that role can be done by a lot of other operators.
Unit abilities/equipment are what makes them unique. If you want a breacher take one, if not don't take one. You have 5 slots to choose from and if you want 5 killers and no support than roll the dice on it. Work as a unit and pick operators that are useful to your situation.