Sonic Mine Spike

(Grave_Knight) #1

Don’t really have a full merc idea planned out, but I was thinking it would be cool to have a CQC merc, either equipped with assault rifles or sub-machine gun, that has sonic mine spikes that they can throw into near by walls or the floor. When they’re trip they release a sonic pulse, dealing about the same damage as Fletcher’s stick bomb, marking all near-by enemies. Sort of a cross between Proxy’s mines and Vassili’s sensor (could even add the debilitating effect or maybe a constant damage effect instead of one powerful blast, less than molly damage though).

(Your worst knifemare.) #2

I was expecting a spike grenade that shoots spikes.

(Pinchiiy48) #3

this idea could work. Maybe if it detects mercs within the radius for 3 seconds. But the idea seems kinda op. Im guessing it doesnt stick to surfaces?

(Grave_Knight) #4

[quote=“Pinchiiy48;167624”]this idea could work. Maybe if it detects mercs within the radius for 3 seconds. But the idea seems kinda op. Im guessing it doesnt stick to surfaces?
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Yes. I did say “throw into near by walls”. It wouldn’t stick to players though, instead it’d probably do flat damage with no sonic pulse.

The original idea is a more offensive version of the Heartbeat Sensor or SNITCH Device on a CQC-type Recon.

(Naonna) #5

so wait… it’s a Fletcher throwing explosive snitch devices? ‘-’ … no pls. Phantom already has 3 Spotting mercs to deal with. (Also anyone with ears or who sees him moving.)

(Grave_Knight) #6

Closer to a Proxy Mine and the Heartbeat Sensor, only it does less damage than the mines (does about as much damage as Fletcher’s bomb with the same AoE size) and only pings once (but has a significantly longer spot time).

(HunterAssassin5) #7

so its a fletcher nade, with proxy mine auto-detonate applied to it, with a dash of a very long spot time.

(Grave_Knight) #8

Something like that.

(Naonna) #9

…gee, i wonder how this could be seen as broken… hm… (there’s a reason that abilities in dirty bomb focus on only ONE aspect to excel in, and not more than 2 - balance. If something like this existed, it would de-value some of the other mercs.)

(Grave_Knight) #10

The SNITCH Device does three things. Spots, weakens enemies, prevents regeneration.

(Dysfnal) #11

But it’s almost useless in cqc because of Aimee’s weapons, and very easily countered, I could go on

(Grave_Knight) #12

Is this an argument against sonic mine or just an observation about Aimee?