Why is flashbang better than a grenade?

[Jesse]

Re: Why is flashbang better than a grenade?

Does it affect you if you turn away?
Does the person throwing the flashbang yell "flashout" like he would "frag out" for a nade?

They do seem to affect you, even if you turn away, which basically means you're blinded, even if you're not even looking at the thing. It just has to go off near you.

And no, no sounds with throwing it. Actually, there aren't any sounds with it at all. The thing just sort of silently explodes, and if you're too far away to be blinded, you don't even know anything went off. No sound, no effects, very cheaply done.

[BurnTheWeed]

Re: Why is flashbang better than a grenade?

so there is no bang in the flashbangs? lol

[imported_bigpappa]

Re: Why is flashbang better than a grenade?

flashbang suck and should be taken out

[Digital-Boy]

Re: Why is flashbang better than a grenade?

The total number of times I've been flashbanged (by people on the other team ^_^) is something around...two times? I never see anyone use flashbangs (on the enemy).

[iflabs]

Re: Why is flashbang better than a grenade?

Damn EA. They should've gave infantries the feature to cover their eyes and ears with something when a flash grenade pops out.

[Philihase]

Re: Why is flashbang better than a grenade?

Flash bangs are better because the noob tubers can throw the flash and then run in and use the tube on you! They dont normally get to throw a grenade! (yeah ok they get the smoke grenade but then they cant see to nade you)

[ConscriptVirus]

Re: Why is flashbang better than a grenade?

fb cant kill teammates..so im not scared to use them :)

[ABD_Bangbus]

Re: Why is flashbang better than a grenade?

If you've only got flashbangs, toss it slightly to the side, but not enough to fall outside his scope. A less experianced sniper will look away from the center of his crosshairs to watch the flash, because the human eye is trained to detect movement. Then, just as it goes off, you can make a run for it.

Thats one of the silliest things I've ever heard. If I have you pinned im not going to look away at something that has zero chance of harming me. Thats like faking out your dog with a tennis ball and making the throwing motion and not actually throwing it..... then again maybe your right. I've met some stupid players in BF2 and some might just fall for that crap.

[Neat_Hedgehog]

Re: Why is flashbang better than a grenade?

hehe, you'd better believe it works. A sniper had me pinned down pretty good behind a tiny lump of dirt just big enough to hide behind when prone. I had tried a few times to make it to some trees, but as soon I made a dash for them POW! I'd get a shot in me before I went two steps. (was a medic though, so I could heal up again).

So I whipped out a grenade and pitched it a little off to my right and waited until it was just ready to blow, then I took off. He didn't start hammering away the instant I ran like usual. I did hear a few shots pepper around me eventually, but by then his aim was all off.

The little smoke cover I got from it probably helped too.

[sknight]

Re: Why is flashbang better than a grenade?

I won't complain about flashbangs. However, I rarely use them except to make my buddies mad. I do wish that there would be a sound when someone's throwing it though. Most of the time I can look away, but when teammates throw it, I have no idea whether it's smoke or a grenade, so I am fully blind and deaf. Other than that, I haven't had it used effectively on me that I can remember.

edit: sorry, i said the P155 word. Didn't want those ugly stars on my message. Sorry for my vulgarity folks.

[U.S.ARMY-RaNg3R]

Re: Why is flashbang better than a grenade?

flash bangs are pretty funny. i captured a flag on karkand and the US tank + APC came up so i threw a flash at em it was quite funny to see em driving into the walls and all over the place. :P

[Nexar]

Re: Why is flashbang better than a grenade?

The flashbang is racist, why cant it make your screen go black? Reported.

[Gort]

Re: Why is flashbang better than a grenade?

The effect of FBs are directly proportional to the distance away from it. If a FB goes off at your feet, you can be blinded for a substantial time. If you are at distance the effect is less from just mild disorientation to just a quick flash and the effect is over.

Your retical will give you a 'hit' indication if you have effected the enemy and will you can get kill assists if your team mates kill the enemy while being effected by a FB.

I generally use 2 at a time with a 2 to 3 second pause between the first and second. I seldom use them in open spaces but have used them to blind people while a cap a flag. They work wonderful if you can throw them into a room and then duck behind a wall (Sharqui - TV station), providing you hit the door way and don't have it bounce off a wall or something and have them land at your own feet or something... then you get to stand there or run blindly while the enemy kills you.

[Refused|64270]

Re: Why is flashbang better than a grenade?

We had grenades in BF2 - why is flashbang such a big deal?

Although I'm a strong believer of not using unlocks, ever. The flashbang is an amazing helpful tool.
Assault sucks against armor, agreed? If you don't wanna get owned, toss a flash at the tank, he can't see anything and you get to run away without dying. Simple.

Also, what if you missed with your hand grenade? Even if you miss with a flash, you have more than enough time to go over and kill em both. Simple.

[poisonsoul]

Re: Why is flashbang better than a grenade?

Flashbangs suck because even if they go off behind you, you still go blind. I ran past a flashbang that someone threw at me and it blinded me, except for this one inch circle in the center.

Besides that it's kind of an interesting tool. Don't know if it's a good tool, but certainly interesting one.