Obligatory support items on Hard and Ragnarok

[Simpleton]

I don't think so. Just because some people aren't able to bring in engineer/medic items doesn't mean that they're useless. If someone else is bringing in my only cade, that doesn't mean I shouldn't be able to spawn hurricane bows and bronze arrows for everyone else.

I don´t understand what You mean, sorry. Why would someone else bring your cade and why would not you do that?  The whole point with a supportslot is that you don´t only bring stuff for yourself but items that helps the team. And You bringing in extra bows are good but u can´t equip bows in support slot anyway so why not have an support item there.

Let me give an example.

A Pavise Champion bringing in a tower shield, a 1H Weapon and Xbow+Bolts would not be allowed to join a rag run then.

I would change your request a bit to:

People have to have filled all possible active slots.

Everyone can bring a dep. shield at least.

True, a tower shield is ofc a good "support" item to bring, that could be marked as an support item so u can have that in the support slot instead of xbows being "support items".  The devs will sort out what items should be allowed ofc. I do not conside dep shields to be of much use on a rag server but ofc it is better then nothing but I think then ppl who do not bring anything now, would only bring depshields and then it would not solve anything.