Awwww...someone trying a last ditch attempt at staving off the inevitable nerf coming down the pipe....thats sweet.

OK, I admit it: I like taking down wounded heavies who are wandering the map in a daze, having just survived a firefight with someone else.

There they are, big 'ol elephants in the middle of nowhere or, even better, hiding in a corner wondering where their medic/repairer logistics supporter is (probably dead ... I should know, I'm logistics and I've noticed folks taking out the support troops first, then demolishing the heavy).

Toss in a flux to knock out whatever shields, if any remain, then drop 'em with the Freedom MD. Celebrating the victory, I round a corner GÇö and am instantly wiped out by a pair of heavies. Yep, I should've looked left and right before making that fateful turn.

Yeah, more than a 5 meter radius at proficiency 5 and still a 4 meter radius if you are just getting into them with 100+ splash damage, firing a grenade a second, totally weak

Seriously though its a god damned grenade launcher, its going to be powerful but at current its another noob tube like the flaylock but even more forgiving for those that cant aim for **** since they spam the ground around the target waiting to get lucky

Its hard to say anything about the MD because its main problem is it being used with Fleylocks lol

With hit ditection "fixed" MD's became viable again... im just not sure they needed the splash increase as well... too much happened at once and untill the fleylocks get flattened by the nerf hammer its going to be hard to see the picture clearly...

Implying I bunny hop, its a habit I never got into since Ive been playing other games that punish you for that for a long time now
Its also not that slow moving and like I said the large radius makes it incredibly forgiving and aiming for the ground rather than the person can also mitigate the slower movement speed since shooting short lets that wide radius instantly catch them

If you aren't good at FPS....run a Mass Driver. Should make you feel good about yourself.

Yes...yes it is. The fundamentals of first person shooters rely on the ability to line up a target, and aim down the sights. As has been the case in every FPS since Wolfenstein, "noob tubes" such as mass drivers negate this, by allowing sub-par players the ability to be relevant, thus granting the "I'm good, look at me!" factor to talentless scrubs such as yourself, Cosgar. By leveling a FPS to the lowest common denominator (You.) it ultimately kills a budding FPS, as any seriously competitive player writes it off as "Newb Rubbish".

I know where you are coming from and Ive used the damn thing and it is a little over powered but all explosive weapons in the FPS genre tend to swing that way since you really do barely have to aim it
I can run around and just point in someones general direction and unless they are completely out in the open Ill be hitting them and doing damage while the explosions and smoke help throw off their aim
Its kind of like all the people that were bitching about the TAC, under all the outrage there were some valid points and some tweaks need to be made while keeping the MD viable which is more than is right now despite all the "drawbacks" that arent that major that you guys cite

Exactly. I'm a scout, and more or less automatically die whenever an MD user lands a shot anywhere in my general vicinity. My low EHP and the MD's splash radius makes sure it's close to impossible for me to escape. My solution to this is to pay attention so they can't sneak up on me or stay away from them. A nerf is not needed, I think it's fine as it is now.