You probably should suggest how they are going to change it and make it more minimal while retaining the functionality. You need textchat and a minimap for BF games and mods. What are you proposing they change, exactly? I'll agree that this hud is a bit invasive but I have no idea how it could be changed: I need everything it provides.
Well PR seems to do just fine without a minimap.
And if you think about it a bit; removing the minimap would make you concentrate more on what is actually happening in your screen (+ audio clues) rather than trying to check the minimap for information. It would actually slow the game down a bit (which is a good thing imo) if the minimap was removed cos ppl would usually have to stop to check the overview map which slows the game tempo. Yes, I know, the minimap will never be removed from FH2 cos ppl are so accustomed to using it and taking it away would just create a huge outcry. I am just pointing out that there are positive aspects to it, if u remove some of the HUD.
One thing that could be removed is the player specific white text announcement saying that you killed this and that. The same info can be seen in the upper corner DM box as well, if u just pay attention. Imo the white text is redundant.
Also the hit-cross could easily go. I never really understood the purpose of it anyways. You shoot someone; if the target moves after u have shot (or u have not gotten a DM), heck you shoot again. No need to announce you separately that you hit the guy. It is this simple; he not dead, u shoot again.
If just possible, I at least would like to see the HUD (and chat boxes) made more subtle and as minimal as possible. Now the HUD just feels like something from a pinball game. Ppl would appreciate even more the beautiful graphics of the game itself if half the screen would not be filled with all the text and whatnot. But that is just cos i am spoiled by games that don't have that much HUD like RnL, DH, PR, I44 etc...
I know that it is possible to remove some aspects of the hud already with the immersion.txt but is there a way to change the place/size of chat/text boxes separately as u can do in e.g. Source games?