Grenade Pistol Aiming Wonky?

[Solomon]

I can't seem to get the hang of using the grenade pistol, especially when it comes to bot fabricators. Feels like I need to be higher up and straight on to nail the shot. I have better luck throwing grenades or using the eruptor or autocannon oddly enough... Thoughts? Advice?

[New To This]

It shoots VERY slowly, and the grenade is heavy.
It drops off a LOT.

[Plagen]

The grenade fires in an arc. So unless your target is pretty close, you need to aim a good deal above your target. The further away your target is, the higher you need to aim.

[Midas]

The grenade pistol's arc isn't as steep as a grenade, so it makes sense that you'd have an easier time lobbing grenades than using the pistol. You'd need to be able to hit it from straight on and be far enough away. Too close or too low and you'll never actually be able to hit the sweet spot.

[Aid of Healer]

The replies got it wrong, I know exactly what you mean, its not the arc or the drop, it just has terrible sway and accuracy from third person, to close a bug sometimes its almost like you have to stand still.

[Eightball]

@AidofHealer Interesting as I find using the grenade pistol far easier in 3rd person than in 1st. Perhaps I am just use to it and can adjust the aim on the fly.

[Solomon]

Yea... I dunno... I'm not in love with it, but I hate having to use something else to close holes/fabricators...

[LoveTruffle]

I think its absurd levels of sway and slow ammo recovery is for balance, but it still remains a solid utility secondary.

[Mosey]

Take a knee if you want accuracy with pretty much any gun.

Doubly so if it's a gun that can outright kill you if you shoot the wrong thing.

Thrown grenades don't have any accuracy stat and have a short curve. Fired grenades do have accuracy and have a long curve.

You're not really meant to 'run and gun' with explosives that will kill both yourself and your team. Trying will mean, at best, you kill yourself.

Accounting for both drop and a target lead is not as easy as shooting someone with a laser rifle, for fairly obvious reasons I think.

The grenade pistol is almost a must-have against bugs simply for the extra 8 holes you can shut. As an actual sidearm there are better choices, but as a utility it has no match.

[Solomon]

No problem closing bug holes with the grenade pistol. It's automaton factories that seems wonky with the grenade pistol - you almost need to be above the factory...

[Enforcer]

Funny enough i had some amazing shots the last few days against bot fabricators from a distance.

[SexualChocolate]

It's fine, just stand still for a sec to fire it. I know the game isn't super realistic but there's no way anyone can accurately fire a grenade launcher while running around like a maniac. It's more of a utility weapon anyway. I just take out the bugholes from a reasonable distance with it rather than get up close and have to dodge bugs.

[Five]

Originally posted by Solomon:

No problem closing bug holes with the grenade pistol. It's automaton factories that seems wonky with the grenade pistol - you almost need to be above the factory...

Yea I shot like 3 grenades DIRECTLY into the hole of a bot factory before it finally decided to count one and blow up.

[Solomon]

Originally posted by Five:

Originally posted by Solomon:

No problem closing bug holes with the grenade pistol. It's automaton factories that seems wonky with the grenade pistol - you almost need to be above the factory...

Yea I shot like 3 grenades DIRECTLY into the hole of a bot factory before it finally decided to count one and blow up.

My experiences exactly! Rarely happens with bug holes, but bots... Sheesh...