Gadgets available for all the classes | Character classes Battlefield Hardline Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Gas mask
It protects you from all sorts of chemical weapons. It comes in handy, if the opponents, or the hacker, use tear gas, which blurs the vision, and makes you lose health points, due to poisoning, if you are not wearing the mask.
Usability: it is not a good idea to use the gas mask for the whole time. The majority of players do not use tear gas grenades too often. It is a good idea to equip yourself with one only during the round, in which you know what the opponents are using. A good tactic is to get a gas grenade yourself and enter gassed over rooms, while wearing the mask, where doing this gives you an edge over your opponents.
Grappling hook
You can hook it by a smooth surface and climb over the rope. Also your teammates may use it, as well as your enemies. It is very useful if you want to climb to a rooftop and the enemies are watching over the stairs, or any other access, or simply when you want to get there faster. The gadget can be destroyed by shooting at it, or by cutting the rope.
Usability: grappling hook, usually, comes in handy at the beginning of the round and is useful for snipers also. You can use it to climb to a rooftop, still before you are expected there.
Zipline
It allows you to get to a lower point quickly, e.g. an neighboring rooftop. Also, it can be used by your allies and opponents. It can be destroyed by removing the hook itself, or by cutting through the rope. It is highly useful if your target to attack has changed (e.g. in the heist mode). You can then change your positions quickly, without climbing down, or up, a rooftop.
Usability: zipline comes in handy only at the specific points in the game. It does not offer too much versatility, because there usually is some other way to get to the point below and in the spots that require zipline, you can pick it up.
Stunt driver
This gadget equips your car with nitrous oxide (commonly known as nitro boost). It allows you to accelerate immediately. Apart from that, stunt drivers take less damage as a result of vehicle accidents.
Usability: stunt driver is the best gadget in the "hotwire" mode.