Are they any good? Do you throw them or plant them? If you plant them, how long does it take to plant each charge?
Without knowing much about how they work, I want to say that they probably aren’t worth spending a point on, but it would be nice to hear from someone who has experience with them.
I’m in the same boat debating wether or not to throw a point towards satchel charges. I believe they can be thrown and thought it would be perfect for putting on an objective when defending for that oh **** moment.
I tried 'em out last night, and unless I’m doing something wrong, they’re not throwable.
You place them like you place mines as an engineer.
You can place up to 3 at once.
To detonate, you either look at the one you want to detonate and then hit your “action” button, or you can select the equipment (3,4,5) and then hit the “action” button and detonate them all.
They’re kind of large box-like things, can be destroyed by gunfire/nades, and are visible.
They’re pretty decent as ambush/defense if you’re camping a position, but they don’t seem to have much offensive use. Think of it as C4 from CoD4/BF2, except you can’t throw them.
Also you can put them on walls. AND ceilings if you’ve got skills. Any flat surface. I like to put them around corners and blow people away.
looks very much like explosive CE (the “boomer”) from Planetside, looks good that way, forces you to plant it smartly
my review of rank 5 abilities
universal downed fire:
okay when you are heavy/medium, less accuracy/health. Usually players kill your body before you are able to use your gun, and sometimes by the time you are able to use your gun you respawn/revive/die
soldier satchel charge:
it plants very quickly, but the way you detonate it is cheesy. you have to press the ability button and G to explode your charge. You should be able to throw a charge/explode it remote instead. i think the point can be spent better elsewhere
medic revive grenade:
worth the point, revive teammates in groups, and from range
engineer lvl 3 turrent:
turrents in brink are weak sauce. the best use you will get out of turrents is on defense, their line of sight is very small
operative emp grenade:
worth the point, not really much to say, helps on mines/turrents/he charges/hack boxes/ etc
overall my next build shall only have the medic/operative lvl 5 abilities, and i may pick out downed fire if i have a extra point
[QUOTE=xdc;311579]my review of rank 5 abilities
universal downed fire:
okay when you are heavy/medium, less accuracy/health. Usually players kill your body before you are able to use your gun, and sometimes by the time you are able to use your gun you respawn/revive/die
soldier satchel charge:
it plants very quickly, but the way you detonate it is cheesy. you have to press the ability button and G to explode your charge. You should be able to throw a charge/explode it remote instead. i think the point can be spent better elsewhere
medic revive grenade:
worth the point, revive teammates in groups, and from range
engineer lvl 3 turrent:
turrents in brink are weak sauce. the best use you will get out of turrents is on defense, their line of sight is very small
operative emp grenade:
worth the point, not really much to say, helps on mines/turrents/he charges/hack boxes/ etc
overall my next build shall only have the medic/operative lvl 5 abilities, and i may pick out downed fire if i have a extra point[/QUOTE]
Please never say turrent ever again. There is no N in “Turret”.
But anyway, i have found the turrets to be a bit more useful after last update, if placed properly. You definitely need to babysit them though. At the very least, they are a good distraction/assistance if you are standing next to them/
Played with satchel charge in container city- planted them in the crane, as well as the serum chamber. Both places have good spots to hide them, and I hung back with a sniper rifle and watched them so I knew when to hit it.
I didn’t have spectacular luck with it, but it did drop the serum carrier a couple times. I could see it being good for keeping plants off the bridge in resort, lots of vantage points to watch it, and generally enough time to plant it before they get there.
Not throwable.
My best tips I could give, is plan ahead, example, on Aquarium, Resistance loves using the MG looking the staircase where the escort walks by, before they get to the turret, take time to lay 2, and wait for them to mount it while doing other objectives, then set them off. From what I’ve experienced, they don’t go away after you die. However there was a time they disappear, but I might of accidentally set them off, or someone may have taken them out.
[QUOTE=Shadowcat;311582]Please never say turrent ever again. There is no N in “Turret”.
But anyway, i have found the turrets to be a bit more useful after last update, if placed properly. You definitely need to babysit them though. At the very least, they are a good distraction/assistance if you are standing next to them/[/QUOTE]
ok mister forum police, i wont type it with a n next time. i don’t think i ever said anything, btw.
wtf, lol. i hate posters like you, srsly do u gotta point something out, do you think it makes ur post more worthwhile or something?
[QUOTE=xdc;311607]ok mister forum police, i wont type it with a n next time. i don’t think i ever said anything, btw.
lol, wtf i hate posters like you, srsly do u gotta point something out, do you think it makes ur post more worthwhile or something? [/QUOTE]
Its just a pet peeve of mine, seeing it gets on my nerves, so i tell people so i wont see it again. Not so much the forum police as the turret police. And since you are being a smart-ass about “not saying” it, I will point out that its not a typing issue, its a spelling issue (you did it 3 out of 3 times) 
thats cool. anything that can make a thread go off topic, or end up in having 10 posts being irrelevant to the topic, ill ask u for advice sometime
Youre the one who had a post with nothing relevant to the topic first, I’m just responding to you.
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I miss third eye. That **** was beast. Way overpowered, imho, but no one knew it but me.
[QUOTE=xdc;311607]ok mister forum police, i wont type it with a n next time. i don’t think i ever said anything, btw.
wtf, lol. i hate posters like you, srsly do u gotta point something out, do you think it makes ur post more worthwhile or something?[/QUOTE]
When people like Shadowcat correct you, you should be grateful that someone is taking the time to educate you so you don’t continue to walk around saying things like “turrent” for the rest of your life, confirming to all who hear your voice that you are uneducated.
Instead, you berrate him for helping you. Why? Because as they say, ignorance is bliss. Go ahead, walk around regurgitating incorrect words and phrases that you hear or read from the clueless 11 year olds…but if you don’t think that people will judge you by your monosyllabic drivel, think about Mohammed Ali and Mike Tyson. Both were heavyweight champions, but only one of them was respected.
Knowledge is power. Don’t condemn yourself to being a mental 90 pound weakling for life.
Satchel Charges are too slow for my playstyle, not gonna spend point on.
[QUOTE=Dubya Rules;329338]When people like Shadowcat correct you, you should be grateful that someone is taking the time to educate you so you don’t continue to walk around saying things like “turrent” for the rest of your life, confirming to all who hear your voice that you are uneducated.
Instead, you berrate him for helping you. Why? Because as they say, ignorance is bliss. Go ahead, walk around regurgitating incorrect words and phrases that you hear or read from the clueless 11 year olds…but if you don’t think that people will judge you by your monosyllabic drivel, think about Mohammed Ali and Mike Tyson. Both were heavyweight champions, but only one of them was respected.
Knowledge is power. Don’t condemn yourself to being a mental 90 pound weakling for life.[/QUOTE]
‘Quoted For Truth’
Yeah, I hit 20 with my soldier last night and purchased Stachel Charges, but now that I have the achievement, I’m going to reset my points. Losing level 20 is annoying, but I tried Satchel Charges, and the time it takes to plant them keeps getting me killed.