...occasionally allowing players to plant REs in such a way that they're both invisible AND indestructible against normal weapons fire.

I shotgunned the entire area around an objective in a match I fought earlier today because I knew the person who I just killed it was running RE Scout. Didn't get any explosions, and couldn't see any REs to make me panic, so I thought I must have caught him before he set up.

Started hacking, exploded instantly. NOPE. There were still REs there. Except that THERE WEREN'T ANY BECAUSE I HAD CLEARED IT.

Dying to REs is fine when it's counterable. Not so fine when you do everything right and still get killed.

Later on, different map, had the same thing happen.

The Null Cannons where the cannon itself is also the hack point are the problem. It's happened on two different ones of those structures for me on two different maps.

Any word on a fix? Or another for the SOONGäó pile?

Fluxes?

...occasionally allowing players to plant REs in such a way that they're both invisible AND indestructible against normal weapons fire.

I shotgunned the entire area around an objective in a match I fought earlier today because I knew the person who I just killed it was running RE Scout. Didn't get any explosions, and couldn't see any REs to make me panic, so I thought I must have caught him before he set up.

Started hacking, exploded instantly. NOPE. There were still REs there. Except that THERE WEREN'T ANY BECAUSE I HAD CLEARED IT.

Dying to REs is fine when it's counterable. Not so fine when you do everything right and still get killed.

Later on, different map, had the same thing happen.

The Null Cannons where the cannon itself is also the hack point are the problem. It's happened on two different ones of those structures for me on two different maps.

Any word on a fix? Or another for the SOONGäó pile?

Why are you shotgunning an RE?

Sometimes the RE will disappear into the side of the null cannon. Use fluxes if you intend to do a lot of null cannon hacking.

Even if Fluxes do work, that doesn't negate the fact that REs are meant to be visible if you're alert and looking for them, or the fact that REs are meant to be destroyed by ANY weapon fire, not just one specific item.

BECAUSE.
IT.
WORKS.
EVERYWHERE.
ELSE.

Like I already said.

I can happily stand outside the blast radius and hit REs near indoor objectives, or detonate REs placed on roads as vehicle traps, or the ones placed on or near secondary objectives (CRUs, Depots, etc.) with a Shotgun. I can also detonate them while taking out Nanohives and other equipment that some players booby trap with REs.

It's an otherwise reliable method of clearing REs for me. I use SMGs as well, and they also work everywhere except that one type of objective.

...occasionally allowing players to plant REs in such a way that they're both invisible AND indestructible against normal weapons fire.

I shotgunned the entire area around an objective in a match I fought earlier today because I knew the person who I just killed it was running RE Scout. Didn't get any explosions, and couldn't see any REs to make me panic, so I thought I must have caught him before he set up.

Started hacking, exploded instantly. NOPE. There were still REs there. Except that THERE WEREN'T ANY BECAUSE I HAD CLEARED IT.

Dying to REs is fine when it's counterable. Not so fine when you do everything right and still get killed.

Later on, different map, had the same thing happen.

The Null Cannons where the cannon itself is also the hack point are the problem. It's happened on two different ones of those structures for me on two different maps.

Any word on a fix? Or another for the SOONGäó pile?

I don't think the REs are invisible, I think they are falling into the mesh of the Null Cannon. Sometimes you have to shoot at known places that Mercs put REs to make sure. Don't just rely on your eyes.

the solution is to look up!

the REs physical body is floating inthe air above the null cannon, but its explosion will still happen at ground level.

While that doesn't negate the fact that REs on those particular objectives are definitely not working as intended, it might be helpful if it's true.

I'll have to give it a look sometime.

shotgunning an area down to get rid of RE's is easily the worst and most stupid idea i have ever heard in my life, im gonna incorporate that into my sig at some point in time, i dont feel that enough people are making fun of this guy and that bothers me

shotgunning an area down to get rid of RE's is easily the worst and most stupid idea i have ever heard in my life, im gonna incorporate that into my sig at some point in time, i dont feel that enough people are making fun of this guy and that bothers me

Have you tried it?

What's so bad about it that makes you think it wouldn't work.

It's reliable if you're competent with the weapon. SMGs and other weapons also work. Except that none of them work on the specific situation I've described, in which the REs are immune to damage.

Have you tried it?

What's so bad about it that makes you think it wouldn't work?

It's reliable if you're competent with the weapon. SMGs and other weapons also work. Except that none of them work on the specific situation I've described, in which the REs are invisible and immune to damage when you're firing at where the RE is placed.

Fluxes?

they arnt actually invisable or invulnerable, they are floating about 15-20m in the air attached to nothing but still explode at ground level.

its a glitch that happens when you attach the REs to certain spots.

fluxing the objective doesnt get rid of it becuase its physical body is well out of the esxplosion radius

its perposterously stupid, it really is, nobody is saying that shotguns dont blow up RE's if you shoot them, you can blow up RE's by shooting at them with any weapon but dropping one single flux grenade on it works infinitely better, and then for you to be mad enough about it to make a forum post, get real

Why would you try to search for RE's with a shotgun? Why not use something with AOE?

BECAUSE.
IT.
WORKS.

Shotgun works fine on REs placed anywhere - ANYWHERE - except on those specific hack points where the console is on the side of the Null Cannon.

So does the ability to see REs because they're not meant to be invisible.

I don't know for sure if Fluxes work, but I know that when I threw a Locus Grenade at the objective, it bounced off the empty space I could walk through and landed at my feet instead of landing where I had aimed it. Even if Fluxes do work, that doesn't negate the fact that REs are meant to be visible if you're alert and looking for them, or the fact that REs are meant to be destroyed by ANY weapon fire, not just one specific item.

guys .... just saying "use fluxes" etc is fine, but not if there is an actual glitch in the game. REs + invisible + unshootable, is a glitch.

And i for one dont think you should be telling somebody how to play. its his client, he uses it how he wants. if he wants to shoot an re with a shotgun then he should be allowed to do that without an actual error in coding preventing him from doing so.

Well if you know that people are abusing the Null Cannon upwards slide glitch then why don't you try shooting them up there?

Complain about a problem CCP probably won't fix for a long time or using what they gave you deal with those problems? Which sounds better?