Hovering Recon Drone with Extended Spotting Capabilities
A spotting-focused drone gadget for Recon.
My idea is similar to the Engineer drone (*with no zap/item carrying); but with a much larger enemy spotting radius, longer spot duration, and the ability to stay hovering when the drone view is exited. (ability to exit/re-enter drone view multiple times; though you only get one drone per life/ammo restock, same as the Engineer's drone)
This could include the drone spotting enemies where it is pointing, even while you aren't actively controlling it.
I think that it would work quite well as an alternative gadget to the Spawn Beacon, since both are/would be strong squad-focused gadgets, promoting collaboration between a squad to attack or defend. Recon going this long without a ranged spotting gadget is crazy to me.
A Recon drone would, in my mind, be a fitting addition to the Recon lineup of gadgets and weapons, encouraging flexible team support instead of how most people play Recon, which is typically just sitting in the back, alone.
I believe the addition of a spotting-focused drone would benefit the team-play aspect of the game in two main ways; by giving Recon players the ability to do actual reconnaissance for their team, and by promoting coordinated attacks with squad members.
An example of a similar feature in a game I liked is Rainbow Six Siege's drones; as you can make use of them to look for weak points in enemy defenses, coordinate plays, and identify enemies.