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I don't see how it adds anything meaningful to the game. You're playing a soldier, shape-shifting into a dog feels out of place. I could see it possible as an AI unit that you purchase and it follows you around (until you enter a vehicle, then it goes away), but playable? Too many issues from aesthetics, to immersion, to gameplay. You'd need a whole new infantry controls and physics system to support it properly, such as support for forward-strafing movement animations. Further more you'd be crossing into AR territory too much. Personal opinion: dogs are the least fun AR 'infantry' unit at the moment due to all the various issues that come from controlling them as well as their unit role simply not being very fun (especially not on the receiving end). Lastly, another personal opinion; I know it is a game, but I never feel good about killing animals. I feel that games which do it go from "funny" to "couldn't they think of anything else?".

A few thoughts: I agree with Coolrock in that a single point bite instead of an AoE bite should work better in APB than AR. Other things if dogs remain to OP that can be considered include making the player hold down the mouse button for a second (or fraction of second or however long) with the orange bar at the bottom of the screen before lunging at the enemy. This can be done like planting a flare currently in APB where if you move during the time the flare is not planted, or like the demo truck where you can keep moving, depending on what works better. I think it might also be a good idea to not let dogs inside buildings as I could see how they'd be too good in close quarters. Also the dogs should start barking automatically if a spy gets within a certain radius. Dogs, cruisers, MiGs: is there anything the APB team cannot do?

That has to be the silliest argument I’ve seen yet. Shape shifting into a dog? Turning into a female or cyborg is odd also, so I guess we should remove those also? Crossing into AR? Red Alert has a dog, so I don’t understand this argument Never thought we would cross the point of animal abuse being an arguement for not having dogs in the game. Better tell @Jerad2142to remove deer from his game while on the subject.

what about the player setting a nuke flare as a dog?

No more out of place than pulling a Bruce when purchasing Tanya.