Upon further (far out mannnnn) review…
I believe the Interdictor was put into Gauntlet in its current form on purpose to drop enough of the fanbase to finally justify cancelling the game mode.
They saw the feedback and chose to do nothing on purpose to get just enough of us to quit playing regularly.
Also kangaroos can’t hop backwards.
This will be long winded but oh well:
To start I have never, not once, had to wait for a lobby until this occurred.
Full admission my zone is well populated, I’m in Houston.
And while Gauntlet has had its share of flaws… guys and gals, the Interdictor being added was the straw the broke the camel’s back.
Within 48 hours of its current form i immediately started noticing longer wait times.
Not many, but any for me was a lot given my area.
NOW before any fans of it freak out on me, I have no issue with a realistic (one shot you’re boned) rifle being added. I’ve been playing since BF1942. I’ve bitched about not having one shot snipers since some of you were in the balls.
But the damn thing is NOT realistic outside of its power.
People wield it like a freaking SMG.
The problem with it is the handling. Specifically the mobility and reload speed.
If you’ve ever handled a Desert Tech HTI (the real gun), most of you if any of you have not, you’d know this is laughable. The gun is right around 20 pounds undressed and its all barrel weight.
TLDR:
These morons at EA say the problem is the player base when the fans began quitting as this gun was added in its current form.