I think all explosives are balanced now except for proximity mines (UP) and remote explosives (OP).

I think all explosives are balanced now except for proximity mines (UP) and remote explosives (OP).

REs are OP? how so?

People think the REs are OP but honestly I see a kill from a remote maybe... every 4 games (skirmish) and it's usually me... people just gotta adapt or die...

EDIT: An example of skill in explosives is the M8 packed locus nades, I recently got them, and they are quite hard to use but If you can hit the enemy in 2.5 meters then they will almost certainly die (except heavys, protos and some shield tanked advanced)

Yeah, it's true, REs are quite unusual, but that doesn't mean they're not OP. Tower forge gunning is the epitome of OP but you don't see it in pubs all that often - certainly no more than once every four games.

As for the M8, I have a stack of them that I'd like to use but I can't get the hang of it. Think using M1 and core locus for months has made me too much of a nube with nades.

The main thing is that they're very hard to detect; you have to be within their blast radius and looking right at them to see them, pretty much.

They're actually much harder to detect than a grenade, which gives you strong audio cues. This doesn't really make sense, as a RE is a larger and much more powerful weapon - the only thing that OHKs my heavy, apart from direct hits from forges and large rails.

If you're within 10 metres and looking at them I think they should show up on the tacnet, like other equipment does. Either that or make them a scout-only weapon. Just feel it's a bit OP to give assaults essentially an extra grenade slot, for invisible nukes...

And the other thing that shows them to be a bit OP is that they are the anti-vehicle equipment of choice, even though there is an item of equipment that is dedicated AV (PMs).

I never realy have problems with REs as far as detection, mind you this is because I use them and any RE in my LOS may as well be neon pink, as for their use can't realy say much just looking at the description tells you it's meant to do one thing: Blow **** up.

I like the scout only idea but I'm biased as hell on that.

The main thing is that they're very hard to detect; you have to be within their blast radius and looking right at them to see them, pretty much.

They're actually much harder to detect than a grenade, which gives you strong audio cues. This doesn't really make sense, as a RE is a larger and much more powerful weapon - the only thing that OHKs my heavy, apart from direct hits from forges and large rails.

If you're within 10 metres and looking at them I think they should show up on the tacnet, like other equipment does. Either that or make them a scout-only weapon. Just feel it's a bit OP to give assaults essentially an extra grenade slot, for invisible nukes...

And the other thing that shows them to be a bit OP is that they are the anti-vehicle equipment of choice, even though there is an item of equipment that is dedicated AV (PMs).

Explosive weapons turrets and equipment, from MD to Proxi mines, how do you think they are preforming are they UP or OP?(let's leave damage mods out of the conversation)

What's your opinion?

I think there is too much grenade use. Its not fun to be killed and not have a chance to fight back. I wish the damage levels for adv and proto were turned down a little. Not so there non functioning just so that their discourage from so much spamming.

Spamming for me means when an individual player decides to use them like a primary weapon. He just starts spamming them down a hallway hoping to get a bunch of kills.

Proxies definately need a buff to the same level as RE's. I mean hell they even give you a heads up when nearing them.

I never understood that.