I think it would be cool if they added a "Bouncing Betty" type grenade. Since they already have a "HOT" & a "SHOCK" grenade, maybe something "COLD" that freezes you in place for a second or 2.Or maybe just has major explosive damage to whoever it hits.

Would you have frozen folks be immune to damage? I ask because full incapacitation is very powerful and it might feel unfair to be frozen.

like the community manager saidif these were added they would instantly become the most sought after grenade. The meta of the late game would become teams throwing freeze nades at each other and then running in to melt defenseless opponentsit would also make wattson even more cemented in the top pro scene meta where wattson and wraith have ~100% pickrates across all teamsbesides arc stars already kind of do this

@EA_David Simply a suggestion. Again the "freeze" would only be for a second. But if not freeze them some other type of damage that would compliment a Bouncing Betty type. Maybe it spreads darts, maybe explosive damage. But either way a BB would round out the type of different grenades in the game.

@Eurlannd Arcs simply slow you. And also give shock damage. Have you seen how a Betty works? It's pretty awesome & deadly.

@Sir_Named Betties can be used as a grenade. Have you not played Borderlands?

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EA_David
Community Admin
6 years ago
Would you have frozen folks be immune to damage? I ask because full incapacitation is very powerful and it might feel unfair to be frozen.
Eurlannd
6 years ago
like the community manager said
if these were added they would instantly become the most sought after grenade. The meta of the late game would become teams throwing freeze nades at each other and then running in to melt defenseless opponents
it would also make wattson even more cemented in the top pro scene meta where wattson and wraith have ~100% pickrates across all teams
besides arc stars already kind of do this
Lord_Scorpion34
Legend
6 years ago
@EA_David Simply a suggestion. Again the "freeze" would only be for a second. But if not freeze them some other type of damage that would compliment a Bouncing Betty type. Maybe it spreads darts, maybe explosive damage. But either way a BB would round out the type of different grenades in the game.
Lord_Scorpion34
Legend
6 years ago
@Eurlannd Arcs simply slow you. And also give shock damage. Have you seen how a Betty works? It's pretty awesome & deadly.
Sir_Named
6 years ago
@Lord_Scorpion34 A bouncing Betty is more of a trap.
I doubt people would be happy if they added more traps to the game.
Being frozen for a second can be extremely powerful.
If it was just plain explosive, then it probably isn’t necessary, as we already have enough explosives.
Lord_Scorpion34
Legend
6 years ago
@Sir_Named Betties can be used as a grenade. Have you not played Borderlands?
Sir_Named
6 years ago
@Lord_Scorpion34 Oh, I thought you were referring to irl bouncing betties.
Looking those up, they’re fairly different from real life ones. Irl, you wouldn’t use it as a grenade.

It could maybe work, but it doesn’t seem like it brings anything wildly new to the table. The actual effect of spraying low damage shrapnel would just be like a normal explosion.
Lord_Scorpion34
Legend
6 years ago
@Sir_Named Not necessarily. With a Betty (depending on the range they would decide on), you could hit multiple squads with 1 grenade. Maybe freeze would be too much but maybe some other element or dart damage. Plus you couldn't just hide behind a wall to avoid it. You would have to make sure you have cover over head like with Gibraltar's & Bangalore's ults.
Sir_Named
6 years ago
@Lord_Scorpion34 Ah, so a very large aoe grenade. In that case, freeze would definitely not work, unless it was for less than a second. I would suggest that it slows enemies, but 😇 the arc star does that already and (b) depending on how strong the slow is it could be too powerful.
Depending on how high it is, you might need overhead cover. I doubt you’ll need overhead cover though.
Like Eurlannd said, this would also be major incentive to play Wattson.
Lord_Scorpion34
Legend
4 years ago
Maybe instead of freeze it shoot spikes in a 50m radius upon detonation.
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