Grenade launchers Damage against chargers.

[WTFłłVIPΣR]

it needs a buff. a massive buff. it took 3 mags in the but to kill one but a stupid volt weapon can take it out in 2-3 shots.... i can kill a bile titan faster than that.

[BaconX]

It's not meant to be great against the chargers because weapons in HD2 have their specific role.

A lot of people still don't understand how weapons function in this game.

[Babyfaced Beauty]

Genade launchers are not meant to kill chargers face on, only their butts. Grenade launchers have far more uses than EAT/Recoiless/Spear. To buff them anymore against chargers would be to effectively nerf these other weapons into the ground.

Grenade launchers can also close bug holes with ease and take out spore spewer mushrooms. And they take out grouped enemies far more reliably than the EAT/recoiless, the spear doesn't fire at any non-massive enemies.

The grenade launcher is also a low level unlock, it isn't meant to do every single thing in the game.

If anything, i'd say it is too effective in certain bug missions like the close bughole mission (it allows you to hold a backpack, compared to the autocannon, an easy solo run on helldive difficulty), that it probably needs a nerf.

[JuX]

You can bounce the grenades off the ground on to their belly.

[Slavbringer57]

Originally posted by WTFłłVIPΣR:

Originally posted by Slavbringer57:

I mean yeah, I just find complaining about GL's damage against a heavily armored target about as inteligent as doing the inverse for RR and EAT.

Especially considering people seem to be pointing this out as a skill issue, which'd make sense with how few slugger shells I spend for a charger butt.

Your name is slavbringer. I won’t take tips of intelligence from you……

I offer my deepest apologies for attacking your idea, instead of how you choose to present yourself on the internet. Truly, I need to grow up and learn proper debate etiquette.

[Anarchy]

Originally posted by WTFłłVIPΣR:

Originally posted by Anarchy:

I kill chargers with 2 impact nades pretty frequently

Same with GL when I do use it

I've killed wounded titans with impacts of all things.

Skill issue.

yea.... in a group.... where others are shooting it. TRY IT SOLO! my complaints only stem from being impossible to kill multiple in SOLO.

Actually, no

I let my team mates kill the trash while I kite them and dodge them if we don't have any AT solutions up.

They don't put a single round into it, and even if they did they'd be doing 10% damage anyways.

You can also do this with the plasma rifle and shotgun btw. Much harder with the shotgun, though.

[WTFłłVIPΣR]

Originally posted by Chubby Cox:

Originally posted by WTFłłVIPΣR:

look jack-ass all im saying is it should not take almost 3 mags to kill a charge in its butt-hole.

>Tries to use a screwdriver to hammer a nail
"sCrEWdRiVeRs ShOuLD bE BeTtEr aT hAmMEriNg nAiLs!"

That's not what I'm saying. It should just have a tweaked multiplier I can kill the charger with 1 cluster strike?. why not a bunch of grenades? its the same thing. all I'm saying is it should be less grenades to take it down in the butt. why is this so out of this world for people? it wouldn't ruin the damn game. it would just make solo play with it BETTER it wouldn't make it better against other bugs JUST the charger and IN THE BUTT! Giggity.

[Chaos]

You need like 6 grenades exploding near/on their ass to make it bleed out.
That's very generous consider it's wasn't an AT gun.

[[₵Ð₲] Amon Gus]

Originally posted by WTFłłVIPΣR:

it needs a buff. a massive buff. it took 3 mags in the but to kill one but a stupid volt weapon can take it out in 2-3 shots.... i can kill a bile titan faster than that.

I kill chargers with one mag top...
Shoot UNDER chargers

[WTFłłVIPΣR]

Originally posted by RCBlazer:

While I don't rely on it for killing Chargers, I like the Grenade Launcher for a number of other uses it has. You can take out bug holes from long range with it if you aim carefully, and it can take out large groups of Nursing Spewers and Bile Spewers easily.

I love it too, Even for automatons. Its not the best weapon, but it makes sense for the robots for it to be a little poo.

[WTFłłVIPΣR]

Originally posted by Chaos:

You need like 6 grenades exploding near/on their ass to make it bleed out.
That's very generous consider it's wasn't an AT gun.

did they just tweak this or something? because it was absolutely 2 mags 3 if in a panic and you hit some armor.

[WTFłłVIPΣR]

Originally posted by Bazuzeus:

Originally posted by WTFłłVIPΣR:

it needs a buff. a massive buff. it took 3 mags in the but to kill one but a stupid volt weapon can take it out in 2-3 shots.... i can kill a bile titan faster than that.

I kill chargers with one mag top...
Shoot UNDER chargers

Ill for-sure give this a try. but would it not be conditional? because of damage falloff from the center of the explosion? what i mean is the butt moves and if i shoot the ground it wouldn't always be doing max damage would it not? how on earth are you only using 1 mag?

[Chaos]

Originally posted by WTFłłVIPΣR:

did they just tweak this or something? because it was absolutely 2 mags 3 if in a panic and you hit some armor.

I did that like last week, so it's unlikely they change anything yet.
I got this number by try stun nade a fresh charger then shoot it in the ass to test.

In the usual play I just to ran past it's charge a couple of time and shoot 2-3 nades in their ass each time to bleed it out, since the "shoot under the charger" trick, while work, is a bit too tricky for me and it may bounce toward the armored "underside" instead.

[ijones72(ninja08)]

Originally posted by WTFłłVIPΣR:

it needs a buff. a massive buff. it took 3 mags in the but to kill one but a stupid volt weapon can take it out in 2-3 shots.... i can kill a bile titan faster than that.

GL isnt for chargers, its for groups of enemies and bug holes. Nuking patrols and stuff.

[Hobbes]

Originally posted by WTFłłVIPΣR:

it needs a buff. a massive buff. it took 3 mags in the but to kill one but a stupid volt weapon can take it out in 2-3 shots.... i can kill a bile titan faster than that.

You're using a hammer to drive a screw.
Eventually it will work, but it's the wrong tool for the job.

[WTFłłVIPΣR]

Originally posted by ijones72(ninja08):

Originally posted by WTFłłVIPΣR:

it needs a buff. a massive buff. it took 3 mags in the but to kill one but a stupid volt weapon can take it out in 2-3 shots.... i can kill a bile titan faster than that.

GL isnt for chargers, its for groups of enemies and bug holes. Nuking patrols and stuff.

well yeah i was just saying the scales are a bit off. either buff how much it takes to kill the bile titan or nerf how many shots it takes to kill a charger.