If there is a Battlefield 6 class in need of a good PR team, it's Recon. The image of a sniper in Battlefield isn't a glowing one: they perpetually linger on the rear fringes of your team's HQ, dreaming of flashy headshots while cold reality serves occasional hit markers on a distant medic's foot. Recon players are often observed travelling in packs – never towards the objective, mind you – and crowd the nearest summit, their collective scope glare drawing the attention of secondary gunners in tanks who kill them as an afterthought.
I primarily play Support, which means my drive to get onto the objective – and zap anyone who falters in their duty with defibrillators – is at odds with the average Recon player. Somewhere along the way, the reputation of Recon players also soured my perception of the class itself. I adore sniping in shooters, yet choosing to play the class felt like putting on a mark of shame – a big, glinting sign that told my teammates I was only there for kills.
