Incendiary Grenades just got a damage increase

[Evil Nello]

Didn't see this posted anywhere, but Pete Knepley (Senior MP programmer) just announced this on twitter:

"Incendiary grenades buffed today. 2.5x more instant kill radius and 1.25x steady damage from fire on the ground."


Sounds like it could be fun! I'll have to try them out now....


Other updates from Pete's twitter about the incendiary buff:

How does the new damage compare to before?
128 unit kill vs 48 unit, 48 is one player width. Should be 6 second kill instead of 7.5 sec when standing in fire at full health

How does the buff affect campaign and horde?
campaign unchanged. horde should pick up the changes.


Is this a temporary change or permanent?
Perm

Response to complaints about the new incendiary buff/ defending the new changes
Still way less than frags

frag plants also way more powerful than fire plants due to the radius. fire plants might actually work now

It's been an internal feeling for a long time to be honest. It was underp'd. It got taken out of drydock, sucked on thrashball.

Grenades are supposed to have utility. If there's nothing worthwhile on the map besides boomshot, all strats are the same.

2.5x more instant kill? Do you think that's a bit much?
You're hung up on a multiplier now without considering what the base distance was.Frag/Boom effective kill radius is 2x that

[Kaylila]

Not sure about the increased radius for insta death. Although I completely agree that it needed more damage on the ground.

[Yure]

kill radius thing is bs, a little splash of fire on you now and your dead

[PreGy]

Thanks for the info! I usually take them, so it's welcome.

[Galapagos]

2.5x more instant kill radius!!! Man I feel like these things always get me no matter what I do already.

I swear I'm the worse at judging where they are going, when people throw some from long distances, I will track grenade, and some how still manage to roll into it.

[Losthursday]

I like this. I think the Kill Radius is a good buff. Simply because it makes it more comparable to a Frag Nade. If you guys haven't noticed the Incendiary nades keep getting taken out in the swaps in maps. I like the Incendiaries and I think this makes them more useful.

[lll VIKING lll]

PeteNub Peter Knepley
Incendiary grenades buffed today. 2.5x more instant kill radius and 1.25x steady damage from fire on the ground.
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here what they did too the flame grenades

[Onyx Scott]

Wow there is no need of this, I get insta killed by them from for enough as it is...

[MilkManX]

Oh man. I bet my blind fire self kills are gonna go up...

[SublimeFighter]

YEEEEEEEY!!!! I'm gonna be flame grenadier so I can burn some guys mwa hahahhaaa
EDIT : 1 game and I killed like 5 guys with flame, damn this is awesome xD

[DizzyDeeds]

Now get rid of the STUPID ink stun and replace with more damage.

[Losthursday]

Now get rid of the STUPID ink stun and replace with more damage.

I wish they would do this. The Ink Stun is so dumb. You get smoke stun you can move around but the Ink paralyzes you? Give me more damage and wider area so it can be used as an "Area Denial" Weapon.

[E.P.I.C. Lizard]

They needed a buff, but i feel this may be extreme. Guess we will see.

[SqueakyBOOTS]

jesus christ. if it doesn't kill you in .3 seconds it needs a buff....

[Mr shWo]

well, my favorite weapon just got op...guess they really are the playmakers now, honestly i dont think they needed to buff the kill range but the damage on the ground being buffed is good seeing how these are the area of denial nades now

[Valafar123]

I have motivation to pick them up.

[DenyThisFlesh]

I wish they would do this. The Ink Stun is so dumb. You get smoke stun you can move around but the Ink paralyzes you? Give me more damage and wider area so it can be used as an "Area Denial" Weapon.

Agreed. I still get stunned when I roll away and the grenade lands nowhere near me and it feels cheap to get kills that way. I prefer the Gears 2 style inks.

[RoboSeal1]

Dont agree with this, planted fire nades and bag n tag fire nades needed this, not fire nades in general

[Rukia Kuchiki]

flame grenade tags are weak....had a guy killed me, and when it switched to his view he triggers a flame tag and survives -_-

[RandyIcon]

My buddies and I just got tripeld by flame grenades while playing KOTH, I was like forever away from the nade. It'd be kinda cool if the damage increase was just added to very ranged throws, but this seems too much maybe.

[Freedom]

:P I have to try it out. I wonder how it will work sticking to walls.

[bison187]

About time. I was sick and tired of people roadie running through the radius of 1 incen without dying after the initial burst hit the ground, took two just to be successful if they weren't dead dick. Now people might actually make more of a push to go for them instead of just the Inks.

[frynaut]

TBH, I didn't think the Incendiary really needed that kind of buff.

I was hoping they'd increase the damage of the Raining Fire of the Incendiary.

[White Plague]

Questionable change. Incendiary grenades were already nukes in the right hands. I preferred them to frags.

[ExponentJustin]

sweeeeetness. i always thought they wern't that good because of how weak they were if not a 1 hit kill.

[TenTonDog]

I'd had a good few incendries not get even close to killing people last night when I threw them a mere couple of feet wide of the target.

Welcome change imo.

[Coleyman]

2.5x more instant kill radius

[Sir Horn]

nice. they never did anything while planted before, maybe now they will ^^

[Pulletlamer]

Lol when they buff something, they certainly do it well...I mean... 2.5x kill radius???

It needed a buff, not to be OP.

Will try these changes tomorrow if I can.

[x The Person x]

Questionable change. Incendiary grenades were already nukes in the right hands. I preferred them to frags.

This is the most silly thing I've heard all day.

[enilson4]

I wonder if this is a return to the beta settings. I got fire kills during the beta a lot - but when the full game released it seemed harder to "hit the mark". Perhaps they decreased the radius after the beta and are now buffing it back up? This should be fun - loved flame grenades in the beta but haven't used them as much in the full game.

[Pulletlamer]

Questionable change. Incendiary grenades were already nukes in the right hands. I preferred them to frags.

I don't believe that...you're lying lmao. Frags have no downsides and are way better than incendiaries at practically....everything?

Plus I hardly saw them be nukes at any point of any match I played. Some people are good with them, but they're far from being nukes.

[Eco93]

I don't believe that...you're lying lmao. Frags have no downsides and are way better than incendiaries at practically....everything?

Plus I hardly saw them be nukes at any point of any match I played. Some people are good with them, but they're far from being nukes.

Actually frags do have a downside - they are relatively easy to avoid. Incendiary grenades are much harder to evade in general, and will kill you instantly, while the frags have a delay. That's why in some situations I prefer Incendiary grenades and Frags in other situations.

[Peruvian]

hmm well this will be interesting

[Fallen.Nine]

oooh yeah, i like my locust well done

[MatarRain]

Questionable change. Incendiary grenades were already nukes in the right hands. I preferred them to frags.

I agree, not so much with the nuke thing but yeah I love the Incendiaries much more then Frags. Killing with them felt better then with Frags. Never plant them though. Seemed like a waste.

5th most kills for me behind Gnasher, Lancer, HB, and Digger. May move up to 4th if this change sticks.

[Pulletlamer]

Actually frags do have a downside - they are relatively easy to avoid. Incendiary grenades are much harder to evade in general, and will kill you instantly, while the frags have a delay. That's why in some situations I prefer Incendiary grenades and Frags in other situations.

Try avoiding my frags. It's not as easy as you might think. I'm not bragging or anything, but I don't waste time aiming or things like that.

Of course they are easy to avoid when you throw them in the open, but that is not using them for what they are intended IMO. On the open you can evade them quite easily.

Incendiaries are easier to avoid than frags unless -as I said- you're in the open. Okay they have a downside, but that is it. They're practically better at almost everything, capable of killing multiple enemies, big radius....what more do you want? Don't try to compare please. I use grenades all the time and I know it for good. I don't get as many kills with incendiary rounds as I get with frag rounds.

Frags I can plant them also, while incendiaries are worthless when planted.

Incendiaries are good for pushing and pulling people out of cover / denying areas.

To be honest I think incendiaries should rotate with inks on most (or all) maps.

[Mortis Angelus]

Try avoiding my frags. It's not as easy as you might think. I'm not bragging or anything, but I don't waste time aiming or things like that.

Of course they are easy to avoid when you throw them in the open, but that is not using them for what they are intended IMO. On the open you can evade them quite easily.

Incendiaries are easier to avoid than frags unless -as I said- you're in the open. Okay they have a downside, but that is it. They're practically better at almost everything, capable of killing multiple enemies, big radius....what more do you want? Don't try to compare please. I use grenades all the time and I know it for good. I don't get as many kills with incendiary rounds as I get with frag rounds.

Frags I can plant them also, while incendiaries are worthless when planted.

To be honest I think incendiaries should rotate with inks on most (or all) maps.

Incendiaries stay on the ground, and can easily kill a weakened opponent. Me and my friends have a strategy for this. One guy acts as bait, lures them into a spot with two or less ways out of it, and we throw an incendiary at the exits. He pulls out his Gnasher, we Lancer them down, they have nowhere to go.

Not to mention, they can kill multiple enemies as well, assuming they're tightly packed. They're frags mixed with inks, IMHO.

[Eco93]

Try avoiding my frags. It's not as easy as you might think. I'm not bragging or anything, but I don't waste time aiming or things like that.

Of course they are easy to avoid when you throw them in the open, but that is not using them for what they are intended IMO. On the open you can evade them quite easily.

Incendiaries are easier to avoid than frags unless -as I said- you're in the open. Okay they have a downside, but that is it. They're practically better at almost everything, capable of killing multiple enemies, big radius....what more do you want? Don't try to compare please. I use grenades all the time and I know it for good. I don't get as many kills with incendiary rounds as I get with frag rounds.

Frags I can plant them also, while incendiaries are worthless when planted.

Incendiaries are good for pushing and pulling people out of cover / denying areas.

To be honest I think incendiaries should rotate with inks on most (or all) maps.

Maybe you're just not that good with Incendiary grenades, or are using them wrong? There are lots of situations where Incendiaries are preferable to Frags.
Just because you prefer Frags doesn't mean someone lies when that person says he/she prefers Incendiaries.

[Pulletlamer]

Incendiaries stay on the ground, and can easily kill a weakened opponent. Me and my friends have a strategy for this. One guy acts as bait, lures them into a spot with two or less ways out of it, and we throw an incendiary at the exits. He pulls out his Gnasher, we Lancer them down, they have nowhere to go.

Not to mention, they can kill multiple enemies as well, assuming they're tightly packed. They're frags mixed with inks, IMHO.

They are very good on KOTH for example, I get plenty of kills on the ring with them.

Still wouldn't you think the strategy you said works the same with frags, or even inks?

I mean, you can do the same with frags or inks. I'm not saying they suck, especially after this buff I'll have to see how they play out, but saying they're better than frags is not true.

Maybe you're just not that good with Incendiary grenades, or are using them wrong? There are lots of situations where Incendiaries are preferable to Frags.
Just because you prefer Frags doesn't mean someone lies when that person says he/she prefers Incendiaries.

You're completely entitled to your opinion, but I refuse to believe you're actually serious. Preferable to frags? lol.

They are useful, but not preferable. I prefer frags any day. And I'm not the only one. On most maps people don't even bother to fight for incendiaries.