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Jerry Beans Man
Forsaken Immortals
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Posted - 2013.09.15 14:16:00 -
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I think the subject says it all really. The constant nanohive/grenade spam these days is literally the most frustrating thing about the game.
I think the problem might be the damage of the locus grenades, I mean I know they're designed to pretty much destroy clones, but the Core Locus Grenades in particular seem to pretty much OHKO everything. (correct me if I'm wrong there).
I understand that there is a massive SP investment to use the Core Locus in the first place, and the CPU/PG requirement of them is also pretty high, but seriously when the grenades can be constantly refreshed by nanohives the level of grenade spam just becomes ridiculous.
I've noticed the problem much more in Ambush than Skirmish (can't say about Domination as I don't play it), but I have been in ambush games that have genuinely been decided by who has thrown more grenades. At this point the game just becomes pointless and not really skill based at all, unless you count the ability to perfectly cook a grenade...
I'm not really sure how I'd like to see this altered, I could see two ways of limiting this problem:
1) Slightly reduce the damage of all locus grenades, whilst maintaining a clear damage difference in BSC/ADV/PROTO gear.
2) Reduce the amount of times Locus Grenades can be replenished at Supply Depots and Nanohives.
I'm not sure how many times you can do this currently, but it seems like you can throw around 10 grenades before they stop being replenished.
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Jerry Beans Man
Forsaken Immortals
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Posted - 2013.09.16 14:28:00 -
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What really got me was the other day in a skirmish match I saw a shotgunner creep up behind a MLT redberry. Instead of shooting him in the back, he cooks a locus grenade and blows him up with that!
I think some people's reliance on the locus grenade to make kills is insane, and I find these days in ambush games that literally as soon as I'm about to take aim at someone, 3 or 4 locus grenades immediately fly my way. It wouldn't be so bad if the damage was applied logically, like Scheneighnay McBob said, the splash pattern seems to go through bodies. I've seen far too many triple kills of late with grenades, and after trying them out myself I've realised it takes minimal skill to use. |
Jerry Beans Man
Forsaken Immortals
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Posted - 2013.09.16 16:04:00 -
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Niuvo wrote:grenades are tactical, but not right now. Can't they try to emulate real-life battle strategies?
Agreed, I carry Locus Grenades in case I run into a Heavy while I've got my scrambler rifle out. I'm really only concerned with the ability of the grenades to be constantly thrown via ammo regen. I think for the most part the damage is probably okay. However I would be interested to know if it is possible to survive a Core Locus Grenade? |
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