anyone else tired of thunders flash grenades?

(enigmaplatypus) #1

so this might be a just me thing/issue…but, is anyone tired of thunders flash grenades? I don’t enjoy the feeling of nearly perpetual snowblindness (like 30s breaks in between). the concussion part of the grenade is fine, in fact its genius, well done developers. but the bright #ffffff white is painful :frowning: :’( couldn’t they just dim it a little bit or slightly change the color (maybe light grey)? so tell me what you guys think?

(watsyurdeal) #2

My niece does a better job disorienting and distracting me, and I am dead serious.

(Drac0rion) #3

I’d rather get hit by the concussion part every time, limits movement, but doesn’t bother aiming too much for me at least. In fact I feel like the stun should deal some damage so I don’t end up killing them instead most of the times while stunned.
The flash feels really long and it’s still bugged, I get flashed through so many walls quite often and even when I turn 180 degrees I might still get flashed sometimes. Extremely inconsistent from my experience.

(maizeEmpire) #4

Right now this grenade feels more like a flashbang than a conc. They should have kept the sensitivity reduction. I think the current blurred/greyish effect resulting from a “lighter” concuss as opposed to the full-blown screen blind is exactly where it should be at. Except…at its current state I can still aim while concussed. Perhaps a tad longer time of effect, and I wouldn’t mind small damage (10-20 damage), keep the movement speed reduction, and for God’s sake remove hitmarkers and health bars when concussed… A better idea would be to remove the HUD save for health altogether.

(CCP115) #5

The reduced movement speed definitely makes you far more susceptible to enemy attacks, as anyone who has played against a Proxy will know.

But damn, Thunder in general is lame and sucks.

(Reddeadcap) #6

Greyed, Blurred vision and moused/movement speed debuff should’ve been the way to go for concussion grenades.

(bizarreRectangle) #7

As of now it barely reduces movement speed. You can also use the minimap and your hud to navigate yourself while blinded. Old conc was so much better. Now it can be called the worst ability in the game.

(gg2ez) #8

You’re kidding right? How could I get tired of weak sh*t like Concunades. I haven’t been flashed in weeks.

(Amerika) #9

I use them as a distraction and to gain a slight advantage. I don’t throw one and assume that a person won’t be able to see one. With that expectation set I tend to succeed fairly well with thunder. I do agree with @Redcap’s assessment in that the concussion grenade should have remained a concussion grenade and not a flash as well. The effectiveness of just the concussion could have been scaled up a bit easier to buff it if it was needed.

(Reddeadcap) #10

I’ve flashed actually flashed myself and successfully killed 2 people who werent even affected by it since they were in a different room entirely, managing to hit enemies while blind every now and then still lets you see health bars and enemy health if you damage them.

(Misterpigs) #11

Tired of it being absolute sh*t, yes.