DICE outlines the specialisations coming to Battlefield 1

Specialisations used to be a major part of the Battlefield franchise, and now Jojje 'Indigow(n)d' Dalunde from DICE has explained how these will be implemented into Battlefield 1, which should change the way people approach the game.

"Soon we will open up testing of Specialisations for our PC CTE players. As with most testing on the CTE, this is early in the development phase, so we're hoping to get a lot of feedback and opinions - and things might break," the post says.

"Specialisations are broken down into two different variants: Generic and Kit Specific. Every class has access to 7 Generic Specialisations and 2 Kit Specific Specialisations. All players will start with 3 Specialisations by default: Flak, Cover and Quick Regen. Further Specialisations will be unlocked via completion of new Service Assignments (coming to all players with the "In the Name of the Tsar" expansion), but in the interest of testing and getting feedback, we have unlocked everything for you on the CTE. We will have more information about the Service Assignments at a later time."

These specialisations are meant to give players more diversity and variety with each kit, not necessarily more power, and this variety of options should provide more strategy to the gameplay.

You can find a full list of specialisations down below, but Dalunde wants to make clear that these are just the beginning, and more will be added in the future. Will these specialisations significantly improve the game?

Generic:
Flak: Incoming damager from explosions is reduced by 15%
Cover: Incoming suppression is reduced by 25%
Quick Regen: Decrease time before Out of Combat Heal by 20%
Quick Unspot: Decrease length of time you are Spotted by 2 seconds
Bayonet Training: Bayonet charge lasts 1 second longer and recovers 1 second quicker
Hasty Retreat: Increase your maximum sprint speed by 10% whilst you are Suppressed
Camouflage: When moving slowly or stationary you are invisible to Spot Flares
Assault:
Juggernaut: Your Gas Mask also reduces explosive damage by 15% (does stack)
Controlled Demolition: TNT is now detonated sequentially
Medic:
Stimulant Syringe: Reviving an ally give you both a 20% sprint speed for 8 seconds (Does not stack)
Concealed Rescue: Downed Squad Mates within 20m drop smoke to cover their revival (40s cooldown)
Support:
Unbreakable: Incoming suppression is reduced by 75% when your Bipod is deployed
Pin Down: The Duration an enemy remains spotted is extended via Suppression
Scout:
Scapegoat: A decoy is automatically deployed when struck below 35 health by a distant enemy (30s cooldown)
Perimeter Alarm: When your Trip Mine is triggered enemies within 15m are marked on the mini-map