Why do randoms occasionally decide to simply leave the bomb at spawn?

[Flariz]

It's not a common occurrence but it also has happened a couple of times now and I can't help but wonder: why?
And how comes all 4 randoms I am with just seemingly unanimously agree to not touch the bomb? Like it's one thing if everyone is undecided or pass the bomb around because they don't want it, but these groups literally ignore it, and idk if I am supposed to pick it up in fear of going aganist the team. Is it like some sort of weird strat I don't get? I don't quite think it's trolling because again, all 4 randoms just start doing this mid match

[Val]

Just like in rl, nobody whants to take responsibility.

[Afangun]

actually depends on char
for example eika and ming should not take the bomb

[Afangun]

but sometimes I have to carry a bomb as ming because for some incredibly stupid reason no one wants to carry it

[Afangun]

same situation in cs2

[Aimee]

Its most likely new players who have had another player do the bomb part for them every time, so they dont know better.

This is one of the reasons why i suggest the game gets a short tutorial for every gamemode, so people know what they can and should do.

[OmegaBilly1]

Originally posted by Aimee:

Its most likely new players who have had another player do the bomb part for them every time, so they dont know better.

That's a good possibility for the reasons.
Not every new player is going to know what to do straight away as this could be their first time playing the genre or their literally just thrown into the pool and expect to learn as they go.

Originally posted by Val:

Just like in rl, nobody whants to take responsibility.

...Or it could be just that because when you cater to weebs that are off in the far end some of them will not take any effort to help the team and just want to go in for the kills and not think heavily on what is going on until it is called upon in their thought process.

Me personally believe that it's because bombs are dangerous.

Game needs more modes to play if people want to turn their brain off for a bit to have fun running around as an anime girl with guns or two anime dudes having a SA2 cutscene of bickering one another while a green guy is playing discount paper marioman x with a shotgun.

I know there's TDM and Escort but there is SO much you can play with only a few modes till you get bored and decide to do something random to make your own fun.
Cause something is oddly wrong when some randoms decide not to pick up the bomb for multiple rounds.
Or maybe they dropped the bomb off somewhere and it noclipped out of the map or something.

[Waryth]

Originally posted by Flariz:

Why do randoms occasionally decide to simply leave the bomb at spawn

Achievement exists for planting the bomb. This is a Free-to-Play game. Majority of the players are merely casuals and almost play at the internet cafe.

They don't practice and don't wanna risk being blamed for the responsibility at all. I personally want be the one planting the bomb or even defusing it. My UNION members are wanting it too including the randoms I played that's level 50+

Almost every 50 BELOW never wants to take the bomb and just simp for the agents they play with and doesn't care if they die or lose or get blamed.

[Flariz]

Originally posted by Afangun:

actually depends on char
for example eika and ming should not take the bomb

I am using either Michele or Celestia on demo should I take the bomb? 💣

And for the record I rather not take the bomb and leave it to someone else everytime. The only times I DO take the bomb is precisely when none of the other 4 randoms do it (sometimes)/ or if I am somehow significantly ahead in skill vs the other team overall (which is rare because I still kinda suck myself)


It's less about blame and more that I believe the average random probably knows when to plant better than me. Although maybe at this point I do know more than before idk

[Afangun]

Originally posted by Flariz:

Originally posted by Afangun:

actually depends on char
for example eika and ming should not take the bomb

I am using either Michele or Celestia on demo should I take the bomb? 💣

And for the record I rather not take the bomb and leave it to someone else everytime. The only times I DO take the bomb is precisely when none of the other 4 randoms do it (sometimes)/ or if I am somehow significantly ahead in skill vs the other team overall (which is rare because I still kinda suck myself)


It's less about blame and more that I believe the average random probably knows when to plant better than me. Although maybe at this point I do know more than before idk

michele cant take the bomb xd
she p.u.s

[Afangun]

I prefer to give the bomb to meredith because the sooner she gets the ult the better
if you see that your teammates are doing stupid and incomprehensible things (by type plant too early or not plant at all or go alone and give the bomb to the enemy for free), then it’s better to take the bomb from them even while playing as ming

[Afangun]

Originally posted by Afangun:

Originally posted by Flariz:

I am using either Michele or Celestia on demo should I take the bomb? 💣

And for the record I rather not take the bomb and leave it to someone else everytime. The only times I DO take the bomb is precisely when none of the other 4 randoms do it (sometimes)/ or if I am somehow significantly ahead in skill vs the other team overall (which is rare because I still kinda suck myself)


It's less about blame and more that I believe the average random probably knows when to plant better than me. Although maybe at this point I do know more than before idk

michele cant take the bomb xd
she p.u.s

if you meant defuse then give the bomb to someone who needs points for ult

[Afangun]

not all people know this, but those who plant the bomb get extra point for ult
the same for those who defuse

[Afangun]

celestia good with bomb
because for example you can go A with 3 mates and someone else lurk B
you force the enemies to rotate A and then you use celestia ult and teleport to the teammate on B

[ROTBLOOD RAIDING PARTIES]

I'd rather have no one picking the bomb so I do it anyway. compared to when stupid Kanami takes it and doesn't give it back.

[Malamasala]

I tend to avoid picking up the bomb, but I will do it if nobody else does.

I've had a game though where someone who didn't know much about bombs picked it up, and the game didn't end until we had killed all defenders. Ironically if that last Michelle had just run and hid, they would have won. But you are never sure the other team has a stupid bomb carrier that don't know how to plant.

I've also had two rounds where the losing team failed a vote to give up, and some sour player decided to just grab the bomb and idle in spawn. Pretty petty if you ask me, as surely the guy wouldn't be trying hard to win anyway but preventing your teammates from doing a try is bad behaviour.