What does Berserker EMP grenade do?

[beeboob]

Hi.

I've been wondering for quite some time now, what does the Berserker EMP grenade do? It doesn't seem to do much to ZED's from my expirience.

[[MM] Cpt_Mustard]

They disable enemy special attacks and gives them a headache, so they walk all slow n stuff. It used to derage Fp's, but not anymore... atleast i think so, from my experience

[beeboob]

Originally posted by King Krimson:

They disable enemy special attacks and gives them a headache, so they walk all slow n stuff. It used to derage Fp's, but not anymore... atleast i think so, from my experience

Does it affect any other Zed's? Does it stop Siren's scream? Gorefiend spin? and special attacks like that?

[[MM] Cpt_Mustard]

Originally posted by Fox:

Originally posted by King Krimson:

They disable enemy special attacks and gives them a headache, so they walk all slow n stuff. It used to derage Fp's, but not anymore... atleast i think so, from my experience

Does it affect any other Zed's? Does it stop Siren's scream? Gorefiend spin? and special attacks like that?

Yes, something like that. it's useful when you go full melee on a husk, you disable him and kill him, since his flamethrower can basically kill you

[Thegoodman]

Also makes the Patricarch unable to heal, that's pretty valuable.

[Bindal]

Originally posted by Thegoodman:

Also makes the Patricarch unable to heal, that's pretty valuable.

He still can and in fact will run regardless of EMP or not (while otherwise he can't)

[Thegoodman]

Originally posted by Bindal:

Originally posted by Thegoodman:

Also makes the Patricarch unable to heal, that's pretty valuable.

He still can and in fact will run regardless of EMP or not (while otherwise he can't)

He does run but can't heal, (maybe excluding the emergency heal he does in the middle of a team, haven't tested that) I've stopped his heal while his syringe is in his hands many times.

Edit: added "in" to the last sentence. His hands aren't syringes, that's stupid.

[Bindal]

Originally posted by Thegoodman:

Originally posted by Bindal:

He still can and in fact will run regardless of EMP or not (while otherwise he can't)

He does run but can't heal, (maybe excluding the emergency heal he does in the middle of a team, haven't tested that) I've stopped his heal while his syringe is in his hands many times.

Edit: added "in" to the last sentence. His hands aren't syringes, that's stupid.

No, that's not stupid, that's Hans Volter.

[Sikobae]

Temporarily stuns monsters, temporarily unrages scrakes, disables stalkers and Pattys cloak.

[Lynfinity]

Originally posted by Fox:

Originally posted by King Krimson:

They disable enemy special attacks and gives them a headache, so they walk all slow n stuff. It used to derage Fp's, but not anymore... atleast i think so, from my experience

Does it affect any other Zed's? Does it stop Siren's scream? Gorefiend spin? and special attacks like that?

If you mean "while Siren is already screaming" - no. Otherwise, yes, grenade will disable her ability to scream for around 5 seconds.

[A New Player]

The EMP removes all special attacks/abilities from zeds. It does little damage to the actual zed. All disabled zeds can still perform normal melee attacks.

2 grenades will unrage a FP.
1 should disable Patty
2 disables Hans
1 prevents unraged FP from raging

1 disables all other zeds.

[mharti]

the EMP is extremley handy against husks and every zed

[Spidey]

Sod all really, it used to do something. Not much any more. Since we have out of control giant zeds it doesn't really matter.

[manpotionTTV]

The three most ideal situations to use EMPs:

1. Disabling husk flamethrower and fireball attacks so you can melee them without being crispified.
2. Calming down a spazzed out scrake so your team has an easier time killing it.
3. Slowing/de-cloaking the Patriarch when he runs off to heal.

[Zeeve]

Originally posted by A New Player:

The EMP removes all special attacks/abilities from zeds. It does little damage to the actual zed. All disabled zeds can still perform normal melee attacks.

2 grenades will unrage a FP.
1 should disable Patty
2 disables Hans
1 prevents unraged FP from raging

1 disables all other zeds.

It does not unrage a FP. Tried and tested on SomeTestMap with 5 EMP on 5 different raged FP.

[beeboob]

Appreciate the information all! Will help in the future =)