Do the grenade Launchers suck, or do they suck arse?

[MatTheCat]

Scanning over a few of the pointless polls to which the answers are blatantly obvious, I thought I would post a poll of my own:

Are the grenade launchers in the 'Assault' packs totally frecking useless or what?

The F2000 unlockable pack especially irks me cos then I have the flashbangs which are a fun thing to have in theory but in practice on BF2, totally useless. Using both the grenade launcher and flashbangs decreases your chance of getting a kill and increases your chance of dying. Flashbangs take so long to enarm and trow and then detonate, that you will more likely be shot in the head than stun your enemies for storming them. As for the grenade launcher, unless you land a grenade smack on top of someones head, they are gonna surive....and whilst they are surving a hail of grenades around thier feet, they will be shooting your arse to death.

Grenade Launchers are for me the sin-bin weapon of poor choice in BF2. Anyone else agree?

[=98=]

Re: Do the grenade Launchers suck, or do they suck arse?

People do well with UGL's, it just takes practice.

[MatTheCat]

Re: Do the grenade Launchers suck, or do they suck arse?

People do well with UGL's, it just takes practice.

Yes, some people may do well with them, but not half as well as they would do with just a regular gun.

[Wizrdwarts]

Re: Do the grenade Launchers suck, or do they suck arse?

They're great for camping spawns from a rooftop. :yay:

medic's a better class anyways

[lewdis]

Re: Do the grenade Launchers suck, or do they suck arse?

If you know how to use the grenade launchers they can be very useful.

[MatTheCat]

Re: Do the grenade Launchers suck, or do they suck arse?

They're great for camping spawns from a rooftop. :yay:

medic's a better class anyways

But not as great as going 'Support' and providing yourself with an unlimited supply of hand grenades?

[imported_Ekalb]

Re: Do the grenade Launchers suck, or do they suck arse?

OP has to be a troll. The UGL is the easiest weapon/piece of equipment in the game to score cheap kills with.

[MatTheCat]

Re: Do the grenade Launchers suck, or do they suck arse?

OP has to be a troll. The UGL is the easiest weapon/piece of equipment in the game to score cheap kills with.

Ohh realllly?

And what version of BF2 are you playing?

It certainly aint 1.41 if you are making statements like the one above. I have landed grenades with 1 foot of my enemy and he has lived whilst shooting 5-6 bullets and killing me. Bascially, you have to land a grenade on your opponents head in order to kill him outright......a damn sight harder than getting a headshot with an M95 from 300m+

[imported_Ekalb]

Re: Do the grenade Launchers suck, or do they suck arse?

Fully patched version, normally playing with the F2000 or the ak-101 if I'm usig the UGL. Just pop it at a few guys as long as you have a general idea of where to put it and bam easy kills.

Pretty sure there's a reason it's called a noob tube?

t-t-t-troll?

[MatTheCat]

Re: Do the grenade Launchers suck, or do they suck arse?

Pretty sure there's a reason it's called a noob tube?
t-t-t-troll?

Yeah...cos only a noob would use it or be killed by it.

No trolling going down here. Grenade Launchers are the #1 Sinbin weapon in the whole of Bf2, especially since they are attached to the assault pack which should be the most aggressive and lethal pack.

All very well if you are camped above a Spawn Point with a Supply Crate and the old noob-tube, but in frantic face on combat the nade lanchers are diabolical and more often than not just a sure fire way to get yourself killed by a lone sniper who has resorted to popping you with his pistol, whilst your grenades harmlessly explode a 'massive' 1 foot away from him.

[Leopardi]

Re: Do the grenade Launchers suck, or do they suck arse?

Pretty sure there's a reason it's called a noob tube?

Yeah, version 1.0 - 1.2 I think. It's a joke now lol, it explodes right in somebodys feet but does nothing.

[Flt. Sgt. Powderhound]

Re: Do the grenade Launchers suck, or do they suck arse?

I'd prefer it if they dropped the rate of fire and buffed up the power a bit so that you can actually use the grenade launcher for (What I believe is) its real-world use, namely for flushing out enemy strong points without a direct line of sight.

Mind you, I did get quite a good kill with a flashbang the other day, tossing it into the end of an alleyway with a camping support then dashing in straight away, so I wouldn't say it's completely useless.

[Minmaster]

Re: Do the grenade Launchers suck, or do they suck arse?

basically the OP wants it to be the overpowered POS it was in the beginning, from what i get.

another whiner about how patches nerf things down, when they're merely done for the sake of balance.

[Amaranthuse]

Re: Do the grenade Launchers suck, or do they suck arse?

I get sniped by their arch.

I rather be killed by them than those grenade artillery.

They can also be used as close range weapon, well I do at least

3 guy rushing at me with knife, takes out launch, aims at ground, BOOM, bodies fly.

[Flt. Sgt. Powderhound]

Re: Do the grenade Launchers suck, or do they suck arse?

Actually, after deciding to use the AK-101 GL on a whim yesterday and getting three kills in a matter of seconds, I would say that they still pack a fair punch.