ok this seems like a fine idea but the use of parachutes would be really cool.
it would be an item in your inventory (rifle grenade etc) that would come out as a bag. the bag is worn on back with a cord the player holds. if falling from high ledges just click and will fall down from the tallest of heights with no fall damage whatsoever.
however there is one problem. it can only be used once and falling is slow so your a sitting duck. though you can move while falling in it to land in a particular place so if i fell from tower (high) i would pull the cord and slowly glide toward another building (lower). another good thing is that you can use your rifle mid-air however with the exception that you cannot reload while falling.( cut that idea if you wish im not happy with it either). however when falling you can look anywhere in 360 degrees or straight down.
when hitting ground the parachute will disappear so you can go back to joining red hot combat.

please post comments and leave some constructive criticism.
P.S can sombody make me a SPAS-12 Uzi Carbine skin?

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>PARACHUTES
NO. That's fucking cheating. The only map i play is bridge wars. And it will be fucking ruined by parachutes.

Your idea is totally like Worms 3D. But I don't like it, because ground infantry never used parachutes, and I think base-jumping in war-zone is a little bit freaky.
If you want to get down from a high building, I think a rope would be better. And it could be used downward and upward too.
By the way, few days ago I was thinking about the parachutes too. I thought it would be great, if the players would respawn in the air with a parachute, and would reach the battlefield from there. It would looks amazing, when after (for example) 1 minute all of your died teammates would appear like paratroopers at the same time, and somebody shouts from the background "Reinforcements have arrived!" :)
But if this game is a WW1 game, than there can't be paratroopers. So the reinforcement only can arrive with army trucks. I think that's not too bad either. :)

^What Custos said.

Edit: wow he actually had a good idea. tbh I'd rather go without a parachute or rope for now.

I say no, it's so unrealistic and takes the game into more unserious way. It wouldn't be funny though.

Make ladders instead.

Wait guys, I have an idea.

What if.

Guys.

What if there... Guys, cmon.

What if there were certain map- GUYS LISTEN

Guys, what if there were certain maps where they had a parachute spawn?

Then I would abuse the hell out of spawnkilling.

Thats not what I mean. Like, if there was a place to pick up a parachute and use it. You'd physically have to go and pick it up, like an intel case. And a few seconds later, another would respawn in it's place.

well i mention it can only be used once. and also battlefield 2 has parachutes for their soldiers and plus if nobody wants parachutes the map/server owner should have a disable script or something. i dunno
@ monsteri what do you mean unrealistic? during warfare parachutes where used for dropping out of planes. in this setting where using it for straight combat.
and Osama its not cheating. its to get a fucking decent game so we don't accidentally die because some prick digs a huge fucking hole. then again go with the ladder ideas. but ladder will get grieved. plus maybe make parachute have health. shoot the parachute 2 times or something and watch the guy fall to his death. a little more decent from accidental falls.

@ kaede-can second post is a good idea but then people would get more parachutes. its meant to be single so people can't save their ass to much.

They'd only be able to use it once though. You'd be limited to carrying one. You use it, you'd have to go get another one. It's perfectly balanced.

Imagine green team having to spawn on top of a huge cliff they have to basejump off of, or which would be more convenient to do so.

@ kaede-chan
but the point is not to grab more. and people would just climb down right?

I'm afraid I don't know what you mean, Lancer.

You'd have the option of grabbing the parachute from the spawn and jumping, or climbing down.

Options are good, right? I mean, right?

kaede. what i mean is people getting the parachute twice/more than once after they used their old one. i mentioned that you could shoot in air with parachute. the thing is people would cause support fire which would piss off the enemy and call it Unfair.
and also people playing are not very co-operative with game play. some may choose do disobey game play rules. thats why we have grievers block spammers trappers and noobs.
i do hope you understand this?

Why would someone getting another parachute after they used it already be unfair? They'd have to run all the way back up to where they got it to get it again. There's an unlimited amount of them from the spawn. I understand there'd be griefers, they're unavoidable. But to not implement the idea just on that basis is ridiculous.

beat me at my own game eh. nice.
but i still support my own idea.