Jetpack Bot Explosions

[Imnuktam]

I was testing out the ballistic shield backpack and wearing the heaviest 200 rating armor playing vs the bots today. After shooting one of the bots with jetpacks while it was near me, it blew up killing me from full health. This happened multiple times that game, is this normal?

I have never had one of these kill me from full health before but I usually use the energy shield and explosive armor. Tested a couple more times holding the shield up and both times it just instakilled from full health.

[Belyth]

Explosions have a splash damage, which is guaranteed to hit your head, making it a critical hit.

[XOLiD]

I'd recommend you wear an armor with explosive resistance. The 200 rating THICC armor is better for bugs.

[Imnuktam]

Originally posted by XOLiD:

I'd recommend you wear an armor with explosive resistance. The 200 rating THICC armor is better for bugs.

That is all I have ever really worn for the bots but was getting tired of always using same thing of explosive resistant armor and energy shield so wanted to change it up to try something new for fun.

Apparently there is no point to anything else vs the bots if these things one shot you from full health with ballistic shield in front of you and 200 armor rating.

[Zaidah]

Without shield backpack, a bot explosion at melee range will indeed one shot (didn't test with the armor with explosive resistance, but it may prevent the one shot).

[Baelog]

Might be the burn killing you.

[IIpocTo urpok]

Fortified prevents you from dying right away (even with light armor) but you might die to fire afterwards since it was buffed last patch.

[Eagle_of_Fire]

Originally posted by Imnuktam:

I was testing out the ballistic shield backpack and wearing the heaviest 200 rating armor playing vs the bots today. After shooting one of the bots with jetpacks while it was near me, it blew up killing me from full health. This happened multiple times that game, is this normal?

I have never had one of these kill me from full health before but I usually use the energy shield and explosive armor. Tested a couple more times holding the shield up and both times it just instakilled from full health.

Yes. Nothing new under the sun.

What is new tho is the amount of such jetpack enemies all bunched together recently. They are certainly what you could consider the "elite" of small robot enemies tho. Their jetpack count as armor and of course they get just in your face like that on purpose, the jetpack blowing up being a secondary way to try to get you.

The best way to handle those jetpack robots is to wait until they are in flight and dive backward. They can't change trajectory while in flight so it give you the minimal amount of distance required not to die to the explosion and you also know exactly where they are going to land - exactly in front of where you were previously.

[Cimyr]

I really feel like these jumpy toasters need some sort of adjustment. They have too many advantages it feels like.

Can jump for miles
Run like Usain Bolt
Swarm in groups
Explode if you kill them

I feel like their sprint/run speed should be toned down just a tad. Considering they already have the benefit of leaping toward you.

[Eagle_of_Fire]

Originally posted by Cimyr:

I really feel like these jumpy toasters need some sort of adjustment. They have too many advantages it feels like.

Can jump for miles
Run like Usain Bolt
Swarm in groups
Explode if you kill them

I feel like their sprint/run speed should be toned down just a tad. Considering they already have the benefit of leaping toward you.

None of the robots we face today were that hard a few weeks ago. It is because we are nearing the end of their campaign that they're tuned to 11.

[Shy]

What it is is the explosion is setting you on fire, which currently is an instant kill due to a glitch where fire does crit damage. You die faster than you can stim or dive so being set on fire currently is a death sentence, making jetpack bots an absolute PITA.