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Did grenades deserve their stealth nerf?

Started by CockyNudist [2209950] on in General Discussion.

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BrotherWen [2813636] · #21 · edited

It's not massively unreasonable - IRL grenades don't do AoE damage, they throw out a cloud of metal chunks called shrapnel

 

ideally shrapnel dispersion is uniform to maximise the chance of hitting people close by, but this is not a certainty

 

there are instances of grenades detonating quite close to people and they're just lucky enough that the shrapnel completely misses them

 

so, being close to a grenade and only getting hit in the hand is plausible

 

what's up for debate is whether this is desirable game design

 

knowing torn it could be any one of:

  • an unannounced change
  • a bugfix for a bug players have been relying on for a decade
  • a new bug that was introduced and not caught in testing
Mizadil [2640357] Committee Committee · #22

Thank you for illustrating how fumbling a grenade throw can easily turn a cocky nudist into a cockless nudist.

Cheb [876657] Reporter · #25

tbh I dont know how this would only hit you once unless you were like 10m away from it...

 

Elifez [2515801] · #28 · edited

On the other hand, i yesterday noticed that grenades can now also hit harder then they usually did. I did not check where i hit someone but could grenades now also stealth crit maybe?

 

Edit

Elifez threw a HEG at CityZ3n, it exploded for 4953 . Which is a lot more then the normal +/- 3-3.5k damage they normally do

Biomesh [694210] · #31

That would explain why grenades are such a waste for my Duke mission that I am doing right now.  I must be overthrowing them a block away or something.  💁

ImPrettySelfish [3053227] · #32

that doesn't really make any logical sense whatsoever. i know its a video game but i mean come on. a grenade blows up in front of you its not "just gonna hit you in the arm" you will lose your legs and your life. you would be incredibly lucky to not die instantaneously if a live grenade landed in front of you and went off. 

shak [1592807] · #34

This is Torn. You can race while still doing any activity in the city. Do not bring logic into this because indeed this is a game. 

DoctorCuraga [2615198] · #39 · edited

I mean, I'll find out in time, but if grenades were to hit random body parts, surely a groin / head / throat counts as a crit? I only really use 'em for defend (ok, it's "attack" settings, but still) purposes. Never really checked. T'was always "threw a grenade, it exploded for X damage."

 

EDIT: in response to the "stealth" part of the thread title... I think only deaf ppl can be properly stealthed with a grenade? Oh wait, this is Torn.

 

"Oh, somebody threw a grenade at him? Sorry, officer, I'd had a few to drink, and honestly thought it was a massive car back-firing."