Hive bomb.

[MediumPlayer]

When you throw it you get two results:

1. The hive just stays there, doesn't attack the enemy
2. The hive attacks you

When enemies throw the hive bomb it almost always immediately targets you and half of the times it does target you it either finishes you off during cancelling bleeding or makes your vision obscured and gives the enemy an option to push and kill you before you deal with the hive.

Do with it the same as with flashbang - remove it from supply crates.

[Cr3ePi0]

You might want to try and throw it further. Also not rushing into the hive helps.

[Friloweye]

Weird way to say you don't know how to use consommables but okay

[MediumPlayer]

Originally posted by CompanionCube:

You might want to try and throw it further. Also not rushing into the hive helps.

You might be surprised to hear that I tried. Never works out anyway.

[Bacon Dog[DK]]

I'd recommend just trying the hivebomb out more. Personally I tend to just avoid it but it is poggers with Pitcher

[Caesar]

Originally posted by Friloweye:

Weird way to say you don't know how to use consommables but okay

@OP;
If you're struggling against the Hive Bomb I suggest using Antidote Shot (20 mins effect, basically lasting for the whole match).

Also if you throw one make sure the range/throw indicator isn't red, then you won't get attacked by your own Hive Bomb.

No offence, but Hive Bomb works fine/as intended.
Seems like a skill issue to me (& I do not mean that as an insult).

[MediumPlayer]

Originally posted by Caesar:

Originally posted by Friloweye:

Weird way to say you don't know how to use consommables but okay

:100:

@OP;
If you're struggling against the Hive Bomb I suggest using Antidote Shot (20 mins effect, basically lasting for the whole match).

Also if you throw one make sure the range/throw indicator isn't red, then you won't get attacked by your own Hive Bomb.

No offence, but Hive Bomb works fine/as intended.
Seems like a skill issue to me (& I do not mean that as an insult).

I never start a game without an antidote. It is mandatory against poison ammo losers. My problem with hive bomb is how the bugs obscure your vision and chip away at your health in the pinch. Watched my teammate down two dudes with onetaps and then throw a hive bomb at a third guy. It didn't aggro and when he had to push they suddenly aggro'ed on him instead. Distance between him and enemy was 4m. He lost the fight as he didn't see ♥♥♥♥ because of the hive.

[uboras]

Originally posted by MediumPlayer:

...It didn't aggro and when he had to push they suddenly aggro'ed on him instead. Distance between him and enemy was 4m. He lost the fight as he didn't see ♥♥♥♥ because of the hive.

With the new (adopted from Tide of Shadows) "Shadow" burn trait added, the bomb's swarm only does damage if you're exactly inside of it, at the spot it has spawned. A small step back or to the front and the swarm does not aggro/follow you but any other player it can set its sights on. That may explain what happened to your teammate.

[KATAMARAN]

How to say you do not know how to use bees without saying you do not know how to use bees.

[Antpile]

You can use it when the dotted throw line is red. I do it all the time. You just have to use the time it is in the air to either sprint in the opposite direction or get behind some cover. It aggros based on line of sight. So stay out of sight of it and it won't aggro you. If you can see the bees, they can see you.

On the flipside, it aggros enemies the same way. They need line of sight. So try throwing it places where it will have a lot of clear sight lines, effectively blocking your enemies from moving anywhere in that area. If you get a lucky throw with it, they might not have the option and get aggro'd right away, which is your time to apply some pressure.

The bees do damage even if they have antidote, they just won't poison them. Sometimes throwing two hives onto the same enemy is enough to kill him outright. The only way to live at that point is to stop anything else he is doing and start meleeing the bees. That means you are free to just roll up and shoot him because he won't even have his gun out.

[Antpile]

Originally posted by uboras:

Originally posted by MediumPlayer:

...It didn't aggro and when he had to push they suddenly aggro'ed on him instead. Distance between him and enemy was 4m. He lost the fight as he didn't see ♥♥♥♥ because of the hive.

With the new (adopted from Tide of Shadows) "Shadow" burn trait added, the bomb's swarm only does damage if you're exactly inside of it, at the spot it has spawned. A small step back or to the front and the swarm does not aggro/follow you but any other player it can set its sights on. That may explain what happened to your teammate.

It's possible this was shadow, but shadow is pretty rare. It is more likely they didn't realize that the bees aggroing is based on line of sight, not distance. They will chase whoever walks into their sight first. They don't care who threw the bomb. Once they have chosen a victim it doesn't matter who comes around the corner next.

Basically, once you throw a hive bomb, make sure you CAN'T SEE IT until you hear someone else getting bitten by them.

[Poofy]

Do note that bees have something like a 5 second timer after being thrown where the thrower is immune to being targeted