Talk:Smoke Bolt/@comment-2602:30A:C065:430:80EE:23D4:2C6D:2E18-20190522121206

Possibly the best engi utility in the game:

Set out an ammobox and spam smoke into enemy positions and now not just your squad, but entire outfits and armor columns can advance without taking fire. Watch as the entire battle reshapes itself around your whims, stopping zergs in their tracks.

Sunderer taking damage from one of those pesky LAs or tanks? Smoke them, move the sundy a little bit, now you've bought yourself some time.

Forced to duel an infiltrator at close range? Smoke-spam your own position - now you're on even terms.

Getting lasered? Smoke.

Want to lay down a minefield undetected? Smoke.

Need to escape? Smoke.

The only hard counter it has is night vision, which is range-limited. And then consider the combinations: It can supplement your vehicles, your turrets, and so on. Tons of flexibility. The only real downside is that smoke itself will not get you exp; however, the smoke spam role complements the normal role of the engi pushing in with a squad, so you aren't missing as much as you might think.