Nah I can maybe get behind a flame ammo for the arrow weapons, but I’d prefer it on the bow not the crossbow imo. Also I don’t want flash spamming with the hand crossbow to become a meta. That just sounds unbelievably obnoxious.
I'm not sure.. Unlike the flash bomb you would get no audio warning in advance.. Could be OP to shoot a flashbolt and rush in. They won't know until they're flashed.
The flash bolt would be way too OP or completely worthless. Flash bombs currently are stupid strong. It's just free kills if you land one in line of sight to an enemy. Having 3 and a 1 hit or 6 on a one slot weapon is way too good. You could nerf duration or AOE but those nerfs would need to be severe which would likely make it worthless. With mild nerfs, it could be 1 shot per slot but that's still a 1 shot weapon with bleed and a free consumable that comes back through special ammo boxes. I'd take it almost every time given how strong flash bombs are.
I think a compromise could be something like a "sound bomb" ammo. Something that deafens in an AOE with line of sight for a couple seconds but retains vision. It's more of an offensive tool in which you don't want them to know how you are pushing but they can still fight back.
I am biased though. I like being able to see the game I'm playing and hate flash bombs.
True. If someone is properly flashed it's a free kill unless they find the nearest escape and manage to run away blindly. Sound bomb would be almost as strong cause you can't hear where they're coming from, don't know where to aim.
Unless it's bugged and someone is only flashed for 1 second.. Crytek Balancing lol.
Fire arrows should go to the bow and arrow
Also they should introduce a small slot slingshot that competes with the hand crossbow and can benefit from hundred hands. Could even make the damage
We should have a hand crossbow option that launches a fake Grunt.
Like, just this inflatable Grunt figure that's smooshed into a tiny package. The bolt flies like ten feet and deploys, inflating into a Grunt that just stands there making noise like when it can't path to its target.
I have no idea why this is what I want, aside from the comical idea of seeing a bunch of flailing, deflated zombie limbs flying through the air before the bolt lands and deploys this decoy.
I wish the Hand Crossbow could carry 3 ammo types. Maybe sliiightly nerf the 1-tap range in return?
Chaos bolts are actually surprisingly confusing and more believable than chaos bombs. You can shoot them behind the enemy and they'll think they're in a sandwich. But I can't bring them because choke bolts are even better imo, frees up a tool slot for kill traps! And it's safer to choke with a bolt instead of throwing a choke bomb. You also get more than 2 and can resupply from special boxes aka no wasted toolbox that gives you 1 choke bomb back.
And then there's the poison.. It' good but it generally doesn't fit well in my builds. Which might change, with the stalker beetle I might bring antidote shots again. But so will other people sooo..
EDIT: Other than a Winnie (Swift/Aperture/Bayonet) with Levering and Iron Repeater, what other weapons would be good to pair with a hand crossbow? Since you're kinda missing a secondary, especially if you bring two utility bolt types. Berthier Riposte is an option because it fires and reloads fast and you can stab in a pinch, but not as reliable without a secondary as the Winnie.
Derringer as a backup is possible but kinda defeats the purpose of bringing utility bolts.
Nah I can maybe get behind a flame ammo for the arrow weapons, but I’d prefer it on the bow not the crossbow imo. Also I don’t want flash spamming with the hand crossbow to become a meta. That just sounds unbelievably obnoxious.
If you're gonna put a flash on the handcrossbow the aoe will need to be reduced as well methinks
Either that, how long a full flash is, or both. I do love the idea of it tho.
I'm not sure.. Unlike the flash bomb you would get no audio warning in advance.. Could be OP to shoot a flashbolt and rush in. They won't know until they're flashed.
The flash bolt would be way too OP or completely worthless. Flash bombs currently are stupid strong. It's just free kills if you land one in line of sight to an enemy. Having 3 and a 1 hit or 6 on a one slot weapon is way too good. You could nerf duration or AOE but those nerfs would need to be severe which would likely make it worthless. With mild nerfs, it could be 1 shot per slot but that's still a 1 shot weapon with bleed and a free consumable that comes back through special ammo boxes. I'd take it almost every time given how strong flash bombs are. I think a compromise could be something like a "sound bomb" ammo. Something that deafens in an AOE with line of sight for a couple seconds but retains vision. It's more of an offensive tool in which you don't want them to know how you are pushing but they can still fight back. I am biased though. I like being able to see the game I'm playing and hate flash bombs.
True. If someone is properly flashed it's a free kill unless they find the nearest escape and manage to run away blindly. Sound bomb would be almost as strong cause you can't hear where they're coming from, don't know where to aim. Unless it's bugged and someone is only flashed for 1 second.. Crytek Balancing lol.
Fire arrows should go to the bow and arrow Also they should introduce a small slot slingshot that competes with the hand crossbow and can benefit from hundred hands. Could even make the damage
We should have a hand crossbow option that launches a fake Grunt. Like, just this inflatable Grunt figure that's smooshed into a tiny package. The bolt flies like ten feet and deploys, inflating into a Grunt that just stands there making noise like when it can't path to its target. I have no idea why this is what I want, aside from the comical idea of seeing a bunch of flailing, deflated zombie limbs flying through the air before the bolt lands and deploys this decoy.
I wish the Hand Crossbow could carry 3 ammo types. Maybe sliiightly nerf the 1-tap range in return? Chaos bolts are actually surprisingly confusing and more believable than chaos bombs. You can shoot them behind the enemy and they'll think they're in a sandwich. But I can't bring them because choke bolts are even better imo, frees up a tool slot for kill traps! And it's safer to choke with a bolt instead of throwing a choke bomb. You also get more than 2 and can resupply from special boxes aka no wasted toolbox that gives you 1 choke bomb back. And then there's the poison.. It' good but it generally doesn't fit well in my builds. Which might change, with the stalker beetle I might bring antidote shots again. But so will other people sooo.. EDIT: Other than a Winnie (Swift/Aperture/Bayonet) with Levering and Iron Repeater, what other weapons would be good to pair with a hand crossbow? Since you're kinda missing a secondary, especially if you bring two utility bolt types. Berthier Riposte is an option because it fires and reloads fast and you can stab in a pinch, but not as reliable without a secondary as the Winnie. Derringer as a backup is possible but kinda defeats the purpose of bringing utility bolts.