Battlefield Features Revealed, Intriguing

The latest DICE blog on Battlefield 3 reveals a few bits and pieces about the game, specifically explaining about the new classes. Medic is gone, as they explain: "all the abilities such as medkits and defibrillators typically found on the Medic class are now incorporated into Assault. It makes sense that the class on the frontline will be able to revive fallen team mates, right?" The class that returns is LMG-toting Support, and that also adds another feature to the game: suppressing fire. "When you lay down fire in close vicinity to an enemy, the incoming barrage will show up as a graphical blur effect on his screen to stress him and let him know it’s not safe to pop out from behind cover. Just as importantly, this mechanic also affects his character’s in-game firing accuracy, making him less of a threat by using real world tactics." You even get XP for this action. I wonder if that will feel "real" enough to work. I hope so, because it could really make suppressive fire a key tool. I'll be interested to see it in action.