Using the Airburst Rocket Launcher effectively.

[Dain_Ironfoot]

I've seen people making wild assumptions about this, but It's not aiming down sight or the ground that sets it off... it's other people, certain objects you can destroy, or enemies that you might not notice. If a team mate is slightly in front of you to the left or right, it may go off... but it's really not that hard to use safely and effectively once you understand how it works. Easiest way to use it is just to make sure everything is clear in a cone in front of you about 50m and fire at targets that are at least 100m away since the blast radius is 50m I believe. I've been using it with very little trouble keeping those things in mind. You also want to shoot it underneath things like drop ships so it will explode upward into the enemies on the ship or below on the others that have dropped already. It explodes when it nears something like within 25m or less, so that's why when you shoot it over the head of something you don't see that is close to you then it will go off right there with you in the kill zone. For gunships, you also want to shoot underneath to do more damage to their exposed central "belly". I have one shot a gunship by getting it at just the right spot underneath it up into it's central body from below. That's what I've learned from my experience anyway, hope this helps. I'm sure some people can add to this or correct my estimates a bit on how it works, but I've done fine with it now that I've tested it more extensively with no accidents most of the time.

[Chocbomb]

Try using it when youre not the Host.

[Zaidah]

I can add that the rocket will trigger whenever it gets close to metal, even from the environnment (tried it with metal fences for instance)

[LegendaryThunder]

Originally posted by Chocbomb:

Try using it when youre not the Host.

What a Super Post.

[Chaos]

Understand what?
There is no way in hell this is an intended mechanic, we should ask for fix not for cope.

[Voldo]

so basically fire when there is at least 50m space without allies, supply drops, sentry tower, closing enemies, metal objects, destroyed automaton factory bases, fences. then fire the weapon, and RNG gods decide if the cluster shrapnel hits all or none of the enemies.

pretty much can think every other stratagem more worthwhile. fire quasar cannon into drop ship motor and drop the ♥♥♥♥♥♥, no need to worry accidental teamwipe just because devs made super sensitive prox fuse to new weapon

[Aid of Healer]

this one of those dudes that thinks he's above everyone else when the weapons is clearly jank

[LegendaryThunder]

Originally posted by Aid of Healer:

this one of those dudes that thinks he's above everyone else when the weapons is clearly jank

It's a teenager who bought the wrong car despite his friends telling him otherwise, but instead of doing the rational thing like being upset he's going to pretend that he isn't to save face.

[Dain_Ironfoot]

Lol, nah... An old vet just trying to help. It could surely use some adjustments, but what I posted stands.

Originally posted by Chocbomb:

Try using it when youre not the Host.

That's where I've done all the testing, when not host. Doesn't matter.

[Hand's Hermit Permit]

The only effective way to use it is to trick noobs into dropping their support weapon so you can steal it from them.

When they realize they've been bamboozled, they've either already forgotten about their old weapon or you're too far away for them to kill you to get it back.

[Nihil]

it is not assumption.
When you aim at a distance enemy while there is nothing around you, just a single bush almost outside of your periferal view, and the rocket explodes all the time because of that, is is hardly an assumption at that point

[JuX]

Most effective way to use air-burst launcher is to pick cluster eagle strike instead.

[Funky Koval]

No, this laucncher sucks sweaty balls. They really need to buff weapons so the are fun to use.

[Dain_Ironfoot]

Hopefully the adjustment in this patch helps also.

"RL-77 Airburst Rocket Launcher
Airburst Rocket Launcher will no longer detonate when shot near stratagems (HMG turret, Sentries, Resupplies) and other Helldivers.
Reduced proximity radius."