Ideally there is nothing really wrong with REs. They have a several second activation timer so you cannot just drop and pop (you should of been here when you could really do this). You cannot throw these very far but they can slide an awfully long ways which us users would gladly trade to make them sticky as now they will sometimes roll and just disappear.

It is such a situational weapon that you cannot get mad at a guy for using them. They are the 'trap' weapon and take brains to use.

Except on objectives but people REALLY need to learn to check or just drop a flux just in case.

Dude, stop defending this. You got instapopped. So what?

TROLLL MUCH!

Why don't you stop quoting 5 things from one post an do it once like everyone else instead of doing these stupid quotes, so that the person replying back can't quote your post because you already used the 5 quotes?!

This entire thread shows the lack of intellect in your personality.

You died END OF STORY!

So quote this 5 times or reply at all an please prove me right!

Yeah, instead of just saying its unfair and calling it a day, you want to delegate them from any form offensive use and only useful for traps.

Um, actually indirectly it is because if you had your way you wouldn't get insta dead!
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LMAO I GIVE UP!

BET YOUR SINGLE OR SOON TO BE FOR NOT GIVING UP ON A MUTE POINT LOL DUUDE UR TOO MUCH, IM DONE

They got nerfed yesterday dude give it a rest!

Not up to your standards?

That's a troll answer

Keep telling yourself that!

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)

A few days ago, I was at E-7 on Line Harvest waiting for a blueberry to start hacking C. I`m standing on the slightly raised surface right next to the control panel. Shortly after my teammate starts hacking, an enemy scout throws a remote explosive at his feet and kills him. Seconds later, he does the same thing to me. I don't necessarily have a problem with remote explosives being used this way (I've done it as well), but here are a few things that I noticed during this encounter:

1. The throwing animation is too subtle. It's barely noticeable, and there's no throwing sound to go with the animation.

2. I did not hear a sound when the RE dropped on the ground. I'm fairly certain that they're supposed to make a noise when they hit the ground, but in that instance I didn't hear a thing.

3. I did not see the RE traveling through the air, even though the enemy was right in front of me when he threw it. I imagine it's because remote explosives are cloaked, and that's the reason why only players with low scan precision can see them. I think REs should be visible when thrown if the enemy is in your field of view, but this should only apply if the player is a few meters away from you.

4. This one is due to player error, but I want to mention it anyway. The scout was a few meters away from me, so, thinking that he wouldn't be able to throw the RE far enough, I opened fire. I was wrong, obviously. To address this, CCP could tweak the throwing distance ever so slightly. It doesn't really matter that much to me if they don't, but I think it's worth considering.

5. This one is unrelated to the aforementioned scenario, but I've noticed that when squadmates see things such as remote explosives and proximity mines, they do not show up on your radar or on the ground. Since squadmates can share information such as infantry, installation and vehicle positions, it doesn't make sense to exclude REs and proximity mines.

6. This one is also unrelated, but I think there should be a skillbook that, once brought up to a certain level, allows you to disarm REs and proximity mines. Example: walk up to an explosive, hold O to disarm. It could be accompanied by a skill that shortens the time it takes to disarm explosives.

I didn't get a good look at his name, unfortunately.

I'm telling ya it was probably me lol, unles the "drop n dash" has caught on but if it wasn't me hats off to the heavy killer for using my move!

But there is a patten on it kinda like the people's elbow; I expect royalties lol

Hi OP,

First and foremost, thank you for this highly entertaining thread. You've done well in defending your opinions, but I'd like to remind you of the state of today's Scout. Underpowered is an understatement. Any Scout would perform his chosen role more effectively by skilling into a low-level Medium frame. No doubt Heavies aren't the demi-gods we see in the Uprising Assault/Logi builds, but I think you'd agree that Scouts are worse off than Heavies at the moment.

That said, many would commend the clever Scout at hand for 1) remaining Scout despite obvious disadvantage and 2) successfully employing a method by which to overcome his handicap. I've observed very few classes other than the Scout using REs as a tool in combat. Do you truly wish render less effective one of the limited tools available to this underpowered class?

Sincerely,
Shotty GoBang

Turn your headphones up dude ! I can hear footsteps, drop uplinks what ever else.

So this humongous debate for a feature that you haven't even fully thought out. It's not gonna even matter, your after all this realism for such a small thing, can you hear the wind in the game? Birds chirping? Why don't tanks blow up a whole wall when they shoot it?

So you don't wear head phone s or comunicate verbly with your team? So you were a lone wolf heavy that had no communication withh your team, you can t hear foots steps,or have a teamate tell you you have a scout lurking or even ask your team where they are? Your a heavy what were u doing alone!
an you think that the game should change just for you because you don't think you should have to wear headphones to hear subtle sounds!
Wholly crap this dudes unreal!