First off let me state that I’m glad caustic got a buff and by no means am I crying for nerf. That said, caustic traps should be able to be destroyed after detonation. It’s just makes sense, especially now that him and his traps are stronger. There should be a way to counter a caustic that finds the nearest house to heal and shield up. All while you’re stuck out in the open like a sitting duck, because you won’t dare go inside.
@Matrijx wrote:
"I don't want a nerf, that being said, I'd like a nerf"
Jokes aside, if you could disable detonated traps, they would become useless. You can counter a Caustic camping a building in quite a few ways:
1) By throwing nades in the building (which can detonate both his traps and him).
2) By patiently going in and out to clear traps.
3) By finding a second vantage position and playing the circle game.
4) By going on top of the building, especially easy as Pathfinder, and shooting from the very common cracks in the buildings.
Etc.
1) okay sure, nades might work, I’ll give you that
2)read my title, it’s about already detonated traps. You can’t destroy traps that are already set off.(he can set them off himself)
3)this isn’t always the case in a firefight. He could be in the circle too. By the time you find a vantage point he’s ready and healed up, all while you’re still low on health looking for said vantage point.
4) this is a joke right? You know he could be on the first floor of a two-story building. Hiding in the corner, concealed by his gas smoke, and unless you’re pathfinder, a roof won’t always be easy accessible
This is basically same as asking if i can pick up the nade what someone threw at me and throw it back (theoretically we have time for that) :D
@Fury_of_Duck wrote:This is basically same as asking if i can pick up the nade what someone threw at me and throw it back (theoretically we have time for that) :D
@Fury_of_Duck wrote:This is basically same as asking if i can pick up the nade what someone threw at me and throw it back (theoretically we have time for that) :D
That would be a great addition tbh, I actually tried when the game first came out because in most games you can do that
I think the fact that you can't destroy detonated traps is a good thing, if you've triggered it then you should take some gassy goodness.
If there was a nerf to be had it would be that Caustic players & team members cannot detonate their own traps.
@Cabowse wrote:I think the fact that you can't destroy detonated traps is a good thing, if you've triggered it then you should take some gassy goodness.
If there was a nerf to be had it would be that Caustic players & team members cannot detonate their own traps.
@Cabowse wrote:I think the fact that you can't destroy detonated traps is a good thing, if you've triggered it then you should take some gassy goodness.
If there was a nerf to be had it would be that Caustic players & team members cannot detonate their own traps.
It just doesn’t make sense. Why all of a sudden can’t I shoot them? It’s not like it’ll be a huge nerf to him. Because then you have to pick between lowering your guard and risk getting shot by caustic or just wait till they’re done. So it’s not like caustic himself won’t be able to benefit from this. He can kill you while you’re focused on his traps. Think about it. You barge in a building, traps go off, you quickly try to get rid of em, but you get gunned down cause you didn’t pay attention to the enemy.
Caustic main here. That would be a pretty big nerf. Smart players just back off. My hitbox is huge. All we have is our traps, which are 75% of the time only effective when the other player makes a mistake
@Pretzelnutcake wrote:
So after his traps are detonated and the gas is released, shooting the now empty canister should make the remaining gas magically disappear?
Who said anything about it magically disappearing? Where did I say that? Quote it. It shouldn’t make it “magically” disappear but it should make it stop shooting out smoke. Because, ya know, it’s destroyed.
@Gurnicz wrote:Caustic main here. That would be a pretty big nerf. Smart players just back off. My hitbox is huge. All we have is our traps, which are 75% of the time only effective when the other player makes a mistake
Okay you’re not understanding why I’m suggesting this. Yeah, back off, in the middle of a firefight, all the while caustic heals and shields up because he detonated his own traps so no one can come in. It’s a cheesy tactic. I can’t do that, I have to dodge bullets and take cover and take a risk when I heal. Caustic players pretty much have a gurantee that they’ll be safe indoors.
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