When i first read about about DAB I was more than excited. I played the specialists for thousands of hours when it first came out right up until the update after 2.1. Knowing this was in the flavor of one of my favorite games of all time I was expecting some great things based off and carried to a new level of the original, with that said this game falls short in so many ways.
First a huge thing to me is the fact that someone can use the vindicator or persuader and have the same movement speed and stunt ability that i have using akimbo handguns. This was a huge factor in the original and discouraged usage of the heavier weapons unless you were prepared for the drawbacks. The original had plenty of barrett snipers but they were very easy targets as they could barely walk. This system of speed and stunt ability was based on how many of the avail weapon slots you used. People in DAB commonly run a rifle with a sidearm and he grenade which would render them barely walking again in the original. This was a huge factor in the games weapon equaling factor. Also to go along with the stunts you couldn't do if overloaded was a running front or back flip. These were awesome and invaluable.
Playing DAB I find myself automatically jumping when I am next to another player as the original this was a round house that disarmed the weapons of the other player. It didn't always work if the weapon was heavy but for the most part it did. Once disarmed it was an easy kill. Sometimes you could disarm someone and kill them with their own weapon. Cool feature that kept you on your toes about people getting close to you.
For the most part these are my biggest gripes, although currently brawl is way to overpowered. I can take 10 bullets a few to the head but can only be punched 2 times and im dead??? hmmm makes sense huh? I wish for more weapon selection as well as I am quickly becoming bored with what is available now.
I am not trying to be to hard on the DEVS as just the thought of a Specialists remake still makes me smile, but some of the best parts of the original gameplay were left out. The maps that are recreats look good and play well. I do miss the lower section of the rooftops map though with the elevator and the columns. That was a death zone of pure fun.