Does the EX 1+ grenade actually do anything special?

[StormRangerX]

I never got this before as I never got my fatigue high enough to reach the requirement for it, but have now managed to get them on Very Hard. I've tried using them on regular BTs and Giant BTs, but I've not noticed any effect. It seems to make BTs run away, just like the regular EX 1 grenade, and doesn't seem to have any effect on Giant BTs. I was under the impression it would serve as some kind of special Hematic grenade, but it doesn't seem to do anything?

[torqueblue]

It's like both a Hematic grenade and Number 1 Grenade in one. Just not a damaging as Hematic grenade with Charging.

Personally used one or two before and wasn't really that impressed with it. EX grenades are something i've never really used entirely. Mostly cause Hematic grenades do a good job of just shoeing or killing off BTs that needing to fear them or cluster them together doesn't seem that useful. I'm sure there are some creative methods to using them. LIke tossing your pee at the grabbers after you've been caught.

Then again tossing a Hema grenade to stagger you forward and warding off the grabbers is a much better solution but eaches own.

[StormRangerX]

Hadn't really thought of using EX 1 grenades like that, I rarely ever get into a situation where I'm sneaking through a BT zone rather than just fighting the Giant BT right away so I'm not often trying to escape being grabbed.
I searched around a bit and other people were claiming that the 1+ serves as an insta-kill for BTs, but I haven't observed that at all. It didn't do any damage as far as I could tell.

[torqueblue]

I does damage, but insta kill? Those players must've been playing on a lower difficulty. I guess I should've mentioned that I'm playing on Very Hard. So there might be a Difference in use. But the amount of effort to get 1+ is not really worth the time and trouble. Even still, the cap on getting them is probably 10 just like every other EX grenade.

I'm sure EX grenades can be used very creatively, I just haven't seen a creative use is all I guess.

[StormRangerX]

Yeah, I remember toying around with them more in the East map the first time I played, but really as soon as you unlock Hematics they just become an unnecessary novelty. Haven't used them at all in this replay, but I tried out the 1+ since I never got it before and just don't even see why it exists

[torqueblue]

It's better to just not ask why it exist. Just better to say "Okie doke!" and move on. Been working for me.