defuser spam

[EoL]

id like to see the engi defuser kit go up against rdx a bit better, it seems to me there is an intentional handicap where the defuser takes .5 secs to warm up before and between disarms. with all the ppl rdx hopping on the titan and spaming mountains of explosives around corners you can not reach it be nice to have something more reliable in the titan

so i have two suggested changes not both, 1 or the other

1. a short shotgun like range and quick refire rate to cover wider areas for defusing this change is to go against rdx hoppers to give the defuser a bit more room to target "thrown" rdx kits

2. if that change is unfair then simply remove this .5 sec warm up on the defuser ( or make it faster) so that if you are disarming a mountain of rdx /apm spam on a hallway someone doesnt just run up to you and throw more rdx. it seems to me giving the defuser this handicap seems pointless and without reason considering the much more frequent use of rdx then defusers, some ppl suggested to spam rdx on their rdx, thats dumb because not all servers are ff=off you will kill yourself if not your teammates.

i think making the defuser a bit more aggressive this way is a good balance for the game not enough ppl spend time actually fighting on the titan these days if their not spaming nades thier "carpeting" the hallway with rdx.

also another point someone brought up with the recent change to the esp being able to detonate explosives and consoles. since you are able to resupply yourself you have unlimited amounts of ranged disarm potential. so i think since this was the engi's original purpose this "upgrade" would very much suit the game to balance things out

[RichardDawkins]

i say it shouldnt be a defuser it should be a hacker, when the recon clicks 'bang' his own plunger detonates in his hand to the maniacal laughter of those not in his immediate vicinity.

nonsensical but awesome nonetheless

[EoL]

that would be pretty funny

[Conv1ct]

Don't use the defuser. Use the Zeller or your own RDX to blow up it up (I think that is possible) or wait for 1.4 patch and use the Clark-RDX shotgun to clear it up.

Defuser simply sux. The range was increased but it still can't reach the top Titan corridors. Pathetic.

[EoL]

didnt i say rdx detonating with rdx is stupid, just yesterday someone did this (my server is ff-off) doing that causes both rdx to detonate alright but it also kills both sides i was killed by some asshat with the same idea, who wasnt smart enough to realize it kills you too, this asshat was my own team member of course not only did he kill himself but two others.

and the defuser reaches the corridor roof just fine without jumping and a good few feet away ( which is ok if your prone and out of sight but not enough to be outside rdx explosion range)

like im attempting to describe the real problem here is the .5 sec startup time between disarm attempts