Idea for those sticky flares

[ZombiesByte]

Hi guys, here's a silly idea I'm not sure if it is supposed to work or not but can I throw a sticky flare at a mob and expect the other mobs to shoot at it or does it just go through them when you try to stick it to them?

I'd try myself but I'm low level with low experience and I'd just get messed up trying... however if I knew it worked, I might employ the tactic.

Also what is the point of the sticky exactly as I can't see any difference in just throwing a regular flare down?

[Prej]

Yes, you're right, if you sticky a robot, the other ones will shoot it.

[flick]

Regular flares bounce. Stickies stop as soon as they touch something, so you can stick them to trees, the top of those big gas cylinder, other robots...
Before the recent patch, harvesters used to go beserk at flares, so tossing a sticky onto a dog or whatnot would cause the harvester to shell the group!

Edit: stickies do not stick to other players.

[ZombiesByte]

Thanks guys, I now have an {evil grin}

flick - I love that you tried to stick a sticky flare to another player haha

[Nordblut]

If you stick it to a Harvester or Tank it will try to shoot itself, it´s actually not shooting but running in circles, like a dog chasing it´s tail.

[flick]

Tanks ignore flares. They used to fall for fireworks. Not sure with the current patch.

[Nordblut]

Originally posted by flick:

Tanks ignore flares. They used to fall for fireworks. Not sure with the current patch.

I sticked it to a tank, and he clearly doesn´t ignored it. I also have thrown alot of flares in Tankfights and except a few cases they allways turned around to it.

[BastardSword]

Enemies almost always ignore flares if they have spotted you. They will just chase you and shoot you as if you had done nothing. If you are hiding in a house and are out of their sight but they know you're there and are bombarding the area, and you throw a flare out the door or window, it seems like a 50/50 chance that they will change focus to the flare and shoot at it, but they'll shoot you again after a few seconds. Pretty lame that the AI is so basic that you can't fool them, they just home in on you no matter what.

[Nordblut]

Originally posted by BastardSword:

Enemies almost always ignore flares if they have spotted you. They will just chase you and shoot you as if you had done nothing. If you are hiding in a house and are out of their sight but they know you're there and are bombarding the area, and you throw a flare out the door or window, it seems like a 50/50 chance that they will change focus to the flare and shoot at it, but they'll shoot you again after a few seconds. Pretty lame that the AI is so basic that you can't fool them, they just home in on you no matter what.

I think it has something to do with if they see you throwing it and the effective range of the flare, but they saved my live and made fights easier countless times.