Gear: The Gear slot features a greater variety of items that affect your Operator, from EOD Padding that reduces non-Killstreak explosive and fire damage to the Bone Conduction Headset, which reduces combat noise for improved identification of enemy footsteps and gunshots.
Tip: The key to an effective Loadout is to pick Vests, Gloves, Boots, and Gear with complementary abilities, which further augment your Primary and Secondary Weapon, as well as the Tactical, Lethal, and Field Upgrade Equipment you are carrying.Gear has Perks that have a wide-ranging selection of improvements to a variety of skill sets, related to weapon handling, immunities, early warning systems, and damage reduction. Every Vest allows you to run one of the following pieces of Gear, and the Engineer and CCT Comms Vests allow two:
Tac Mask
Reduces strength of enemy flash, stun, and gas grenades.
Mission Control Commlink
Reduce Killstreak cost by one (1) kill. Reduce Scorestreak cost by 125.
Bone Conduction Headset
Reduces combat noise, allowing improved identification of enemy footsteps and gunshots.
Mag Holster
Improved reload speed.
Blacklight Flashlight
Shows recent enemy footsteps.
L/R Detector
Warns of hostile laser and radiation sources.
Threat Identification System
While ADS, automatically pings enemy locations in crosshairs.
Data Jacker
Enemies you kill drop a smartphone. Collecting the smartphone generates a radar ping from that location.
Signal Jammer
Emits a signal disrupting placed enemy claymores and mines. Warns of nearby enemy equipment.
Hijacked IFF Strobe
Undetectable by AI targeting systems and thermal optics. Does not highlight in enemy Tactical Cameras or Recon Drones.
Ghost T/V Camo
While moving, blocks detection by UAVs, enemy radar sources, and Heartbeat Sensors.
EOD Padding
Reduces damage from non-killstreak explosives and fire.
Perks are active from the moment the match begins to the end, now represented across four different categories: Vest, Gloves, Boots, and Gear. The items you pick in these categories supply your Operators with various Perk-like abilities. They do not modify your Operator’s appearance in-game, so you can choose the items that offer the best playstyle benefits without effecting your style.
Vests: Equip a variety of Vests that offer special abilities in addition to determining which kinds of items are able to be equipped within your Loadout. For example, the Engineer Vest disables Lethal Equipment, but provides two Tactical Equipment pieces and an extra Gear slot.
Gloves: Adjust your weapon and Equipment handling with Gloves that increase weapon swap speed, allow you to throw equipment farther, reload while sprinting, and more.
Boots: Further enhance your mobility options with Boots that eliminate footstep sounds, increase climbing and mantling speed, and more.
Gear: The Gear slot features a greater variety of items that affect your Operator, from EOD Padding that reduces non-Killstreak explosive and fire damage to the Bone Conduction Headset, which reduces combat noise for improved identification of enemy footsteps and gunshots.