A question involving Dazzler

(Reddeadcap) #1

In early alpha a Merc by the name of Dazzler has been shown, carrying a rifle as a secondary and lmg as a primary, he was equipped with flashbangs and looked like a cross between Fragger and Thunder, only with a more exposed head than thunder, glasses and a larger beard than Fragger, has this Merc been removed to accommodate the other two or will he be a possible later Assault Mercenary option?

(DB Genome editor) #2

Dazzler was an earlier version of Fragger. He’s been through many changes to get to what he’s now like, including a new model and new name. So I guess you can say that Dazzler was not removed, he evolved into Fragger :wink:

(Reddeadcap) #3

I have to admit, I really liked the old Sawbonez and Dazzler character model, maybe if they changed the backpack it could be reused, or maybe available as new characters all together.
That said, it seems a bit of a shame, even if they have similar uses Dazzler’s flashbangs and Thunder’s concussion grenades would serve two different function but with the rather similar concept of incapacitating enemy players rather than killing them outright.

(birdhorse) #4

Dazzler could still work, equip smoke or flash bangs, (preferably flash bangs as Redeye does smoke) and limit the weap loadout to either a LMG or Rifle. No ammo drop. Just another variant of the assault class.

(ludicrousBlast) #5

Thunder. He has flashbangs.

(DeezNutz) #6

is there a dazzler gameplay on youtube

(VincentRJaeger) #7

Don’t think there is, as far as I have heard he was split up fairly early in the development process, good riddance I say!

I can’t really imagine a merc with an LMG and AR and two different kinds of grenades.

(Reddeadcap) #8

Don’t think there is, as far as I have heard he was split up fairly early in the development process, good riddance I say!

I can’t really imagine a merc with an LMG and AR and two different kinds of grenades.[/quote]
Actually there is from old Pre-Alpha footage, Early/Late Alpha footage shows Thunder would’ve used the Hochfir as a secondary weapon, but they obviously changed that and in early alpha everyone had frag grenades, just not on cooldown like Fragger/Dazzler, That’s what raises my question, why are there still Dazzler Flashbangs if he was removed so early in development, then again there still is Nader’s actual weapon grenade launcher that requiered ammo and reloading and actually held 6 shots, but at the same time theres Thunder Concussion Grenades that seem to be swapping between 2 effects.

(Sorotia) #9

Don’t think there is, as far as I have heard he was split up fairly early in the development process, good riddance I say!

I can’t really imagine a merc with an LMG and AR and two different kinds of grenades.[/quote]

Yeah…that sounds very OP…get a Fire Supporter behind you handing you ammo and damn…force to be reckoned with!

(VincentRJaeger) #10

Don’t think there is, as far as I have heard he was split up fairly early in the development process, good riddance I say!

I can’t really imagine a merc with an LMG and AR and two different kinds of grenades.[/quote]
Actually there is from old Pre-Alpha footage, Early/Late Alpha footage shows Thunder would’ve used the Hochfir as a secondary weapon, but they obviously changed that and in early alpha everyone had frag grenades, just not on cooldown like Fragger/Dazzler, That’s what raises my question, why are there still Dazzler Flashbangs if he was removed so early in development, then again there still is Nader’s actual weapon grenade launcher that requiered ammo and reloading and actually held 6 shots, but at the same time theres Thunder Concussion Grenades that seem to be swapping between 2 effects.[/quote]

Huh, that’s new to me : D as for everyone having Frags, that I do recall.

(Reddeadcap) #11

Don’t think there is, as far as I have heard he was split up fairly early in the development process, good riddance I say!

I can’t really imagine a merc with an LMG and AR and two different kinds of grenades.[/quote]
Actually there is from old Pre-Alpha footage, Early/Late Alpha footage shows Thunder would’ve used the Hochfir as a secondary weapon, but they obviously changed that and in early alpha everyone had frag grenades, just not on cooldown like Fragger/Dazzler, That’s what raises my question, why are there still Dazzler Flashbangs if he was removed so early in development, then again there still is Nader’s actual weapon grenade launcher that requiered ammo and reloading and actually held 6 shots, but at the same time theres Thunder Concussion Grenades that seem to be swapping between 2 effects.[/quote]

Huh, that’s new to me : D as for everyone having Frags, that I do recall.[/quote]

Heres a pair of showcases of [url=“https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcm4qFVEfSo”]missing abilities