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I say no.  It has drawbacks.  The fact that you light up on emf and that you have to completely slow down to use it make it harder to use in some situations.  You can't just sit around all day with it out because it has no drawbacks.  In fact, you have to put it away when you see a merc just for the fact that if he switches to EMF you are going to be found.  Plus you have to slow down.  If you are trying to get from point A to point B, and you want to search for mercs, you have to stop, do a 360 turn, and keep moving.

And don't forget that the reason it makes it different than spy bullets is that it has unlimited use.  Why make them more similar than they already are?  There needs to be differences in gadgets so they have the ups and downs to using one instead of the other.

Right on, I totally agree.

I think all 3 of these ideas (shadows, no shadows etc) are great, it would add an element of excitement/suspence/shock (maybe, with the random security, when your not expecting it) to the game which is super, it would also bring about new tactics. About knife slicing I dont think it would be a good idea, spies are supposed to be un noticed and unseen, now that cant really happen if blood is sprayed all over the floor, and this isnt UT3 ;D so i think the "gore" is unacessary. Another suggestion, is if spies could hold onto the zipline once it reaches the end? Could be used as hiding spots perhaps, or to jump a merc, n its not unrealistic?