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madd greazy
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
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Posted - 2013.03.09 11:33:00 -
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I always wondered why my mass driver randomly didn't dmg people, but the explosion was obviously in range....
+! for the info
My opinion would be, for the blast radius to have a hemispherical (half of a sphere) effect, reflecting the surface in which the mass driver shot impacts. The blast radius would deal damage to any character's "hit box" being inside the blast's radius on impact, of course any obstructions stop explosive damage as always.
The same would apply for a direct hit, if you hit someone directly in the chest from a front on shot. the blast radius would not damage someone standing slightly behind the victim, but would to anyone in front of them.
I would assume this is what the logical choice would be, or maybe even what CCP's goal was but for some reason it doesn't work as easily as one might have expected. |
madd greazy
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
35
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Posted - 2013.03.09 11:34:00 -
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Django Quik wrote:Sobriety Denied wrote:as mainly MD user i'm going to have to disagree. this "bug" is the MDs only weakness, and needs to remain, hell they already want to nerf us, i dont think we need a buff. just accept it as the MDs weakness when someone elevates to you. also saying that when they jump over our blasts they recieve no damage, that is not true, i've helped them jump further and higher (ragdoll) on many occasions. the MDs fine, leave it alone. Keeping something broken for balance purposes is counter intuitive - you fix things that are broken and then re-balance it based on the fixed version. Also, something does seem to have changed with self-damage since I used MDs back in the codex build. I am told by current users that you do get self-damage but I can't count the number of times I've been MDd at point blank range and the firer has taken no damage at all. Especially in the indoor areas using a MD should be basically insta-suicide.
you totally take self damage from a mass driver explosion, don't let trolls play you. |
madd greazy
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
35
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Posted - 2013.03.09 11:35:00 -
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i figured that would be common knowledge, a self thrown grenade damages you doesn't it? |
madd greazy
OSG Planetary Operations
Covert Intervention
35
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Posted - 2013.03.09 12:05:00 -
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Django Quik wrote:madd greazy wrote:i figured that would be common knowledge, a self thrown grenade damages you doesn't it? I'm just relaying my personal experiences of people MDing me from a meter away and taking no damage themselves.
If they land the shot just behind you as you approach they can sometimes get away with hitting you and not themselves. |
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