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New Adventurer

2 years ago

Revert ammo count change for underbarrel GL/smoke/incendiary (not SPH)

Hi. This was not listed in the changelog (only for the other grenades and launchers etc), but the ammo count for underbarrel 40mm GL / incendiary / smoke got reduced. Doing this because of 1 "small"...

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UP_Hawxxeye

Legend

2 years ago

@Dutchie-Mario
I would not be surprised if the change for the SPH somehow affected the underbarrel launchers too.
Cause there is no reason to nerf the smoke variety

YourLocalPIumber

Seasoned Ace

2 years ago

@UP_HawxxeyeAP too. I actually agree to nerf HE and Fire launchers because they got spammy even on bigger maps.

But smoke and AP should've stayed at max 3 ammo to help players move around and fight vehicles.

NekoNoShingekiV
New Traveler
2 years ago
@UP_LordPlumber No, in my opinion, the under-barrel grenade is not much of a problem because of APS and SDS, as well as the TGM and so on. SPAM is also defensible because of SDS.
If they are nerfed, DICE should nerf their damage and trajectory.

The number of shots should be increased to about four for smoke.
UP_Hawxxeye
Legend
2 years ago
@UP_LordPlumber Yeah I forgot to mention AP nades too.
It is absolutely unreasonable to reduce the underbarrel nades to 1 each while also keeping their other values balanced around having 3.
Agent10_Alex
2 years ago
@UP_LordPlumber wrote:
@UP_HawxxeyeBut smoke and AP should've stayed at max 3 ammo to help players move around and fight vehicles.
This exactly. Nerfing AP is huge. Anyone could have 3 AP. But you had to be using one of four weapons. And it wasn't OP to use.
Also I would argue HE is the worst of the bunch. Incendiary is just for Dozer.
- UP_Hawxxeye
  Legend
  2 years ago
  Did DICE make any statements about this change since then?
  - JWGrasli
    New Adventurer
    2 years ago
    Still no new info regarding this unnecessary nerf to ammo on underbarrel 40mm? And still nothing more on the spammy Scatter grenades either?
- JWGrasli
  New Adventurer
  2 years ago
  Still no statement or info no.
  HE is not a problem anymore since its inner kill radius was nerfed in a previous patch during season 4 possibly 4.1 or 4.2 I believe (also without being in the changelog back then as well). Was easily noticeable by me back then. It requires almost a direct hit at the feet to kill now so its nowhere near being OP at all, unlike for example sundances scatter grenades which are now spammed everywhere.
  Revert the ammo changes for all 40mm ammo types DICE, excluding the SPH of course since that one is much more powerful in its inner kill radius and easier to use. That change was fine.