Not to mention most rebel groups are outnumbered by the apd and no smokes in ifrits makes it hard to pushing anything with low numbers........ Oly has max pop and smokes in their ifrits. Asylum has had peak pop in the past with smokes. This recent pop in players has nothing to do with the smokes being removed incase you think there is a correlation. If you don't play civ or fight anything without having twice the numbers of the people you're fighting then you wouldn't get it.
What specific situations are more enjoyable? I'm just thinking how if you are fighting a group that you outnumber it's probably an advantage not having smoke. When smaller groups (1-3) fight larger groups (4+ nowadays) it's aids not having smokes. The arma smokes need to be server side to fix the lag I believe but I'm probably over simplifying it and hand smokes have always cause fps drops.
Is there anyway we could get them added back to ifrits? A lot of the population enjoys fighting at the moment and I thing the majority would appreciate it. I understand there is more to the server than just pvp but in this current moment I think having no smokes is pretty depressing for us kids that don't like posting up at rocks just waiting for someone to peak. Appreciate all the work the devs and staff do for the server. Y'all are busy and have a lot on your plate I'm sure but wanted to see if there was a plan to add them back ever.