Twisted Oracle Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Is it just me or does anyone else think that this grenade is a waste of spartan points For me it just does not pack a punch, the aoe drain is cool but shooting someone with a plasma pistol will kill them faster Im not trying to complain or anything just starting a community discussion about roles that the grenade plays in the battlefield post what you guys think 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelegendofJohn117 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 The animation looks really cool, but I've never found them to be that effective Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandiBunni Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 I think they work best for keeping the enemy from pursuing you or for defending an objective. If your shields are popped and you head down a narrow enough pathway, toss one behind you to keep them from chasing you down. If you're trying to defend your flag in CTF or prevent them from entering one of your bases in Dominion, these grenades can come in handy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted Oracle Posted December 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 I think they work best for keeping the enemy from pursuing you or for defending an objective. If your shields are popped and you head down a narrow enough pathway, toss one behind you to keep them from chasing you down. If you're trying to defend your flag in CTF or prevent them from entering one of your bases in Dominion, these grenades can come in handy. i find that any grenade works just as well in this situation, but thanks for your input 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SykoWolf Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 This thing is a beast in Single player Legendary, i got killed by them in like 2 seconds when a Knight threw them.... why cant it be liek this is MM XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioniablackbird Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 there good for clearing out a hill, the orange seens to scare everyone out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBango513 Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 there good for clearing out a hill, the orange seens to scare everyone out That seems to be about the only use for it. I once got an overkill by just chucking 2 Pulse Grenades into a hill. Then again, i probably could've used Frags and have the same results. All in all, the Pulse Grenade just doesn't stand out as a grenade. It has about the same shield drain as a Frag, can't kill in one hit like a Plasma grenade, and you only start with one. Not very useful if you ask me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hᴜᴍᴘsᴛʏʟᴇs Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 You'll notice the difference if you play with Explosives on...it actually kills players with it equipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiQuid BioniX Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 It always seems like people just avoid them when I throw them. I still try and use them as much as I can though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 The hardest commendation ever: Pulse grenades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Andino Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 I was sorta pissed when i bought them and only got 1 grenape.. i was like wha? i already used one.. kept playing... respawned was like wai wai.. i only get one of these ****ty things?!!? the trick with them is if you can get a person in there while its closing > then they are fudged xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cocoa Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 The hardest commendation ever: Pulse grenades. Im a quarter of the way to Pulse grenade master. Plasma pistol is the hardest commendation by far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Treason Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 I think they have a use I just havent found it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishy Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 Pulse grenades are distractions, they are very useful against Mantis. It lasts longer and will damage the mantis, thus the mantis is slow; therefore, if you get a good throw; it could probably destroy a mantis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboose The Ace Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 plasma 4 the win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01-171 Abased Eidolon Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 I love the Pulse! True, it does have a learning curve, but when you get a kill with it it's oh so satisfying. My favorite is to throw it behind someone during a firefight and then making them back up into the aoe just in time for the implosion! It's also best on close quarters maps. Kinda useless on maps like Ragnarok and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryu♥Hayabusa Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 The Pulse is badly weak against a spartan. It needs to do a bit more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vendetta Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 It's handy when someones in a tank/turret. Plus the explosion is handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overdriive_on_Xbl Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 wow im so dissapointed to read all these posts as i love these grenades. They work great in small corridors and against multiple enemies. the trick is to make the grenade unavoidable lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatanicBagels Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 They are a very situation dependent tool. They are incredibly effective at specific tasks (some listed in above posts) but pretty weak at most others. This is in contrast to the other two choices which are effective in all situations but not utterly dominants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiing 0f Coffe Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 I think they could use an AOE buff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sportan Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 What really sucks is that you only get one. When you get 2, and you throw both, you usually get a kill. but with 1, it really is hard to get a kill because it is easy to avoid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaulting♥Frog Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 I like it when playing on maps with choke points. Stick one of those in the hallway so it blocks it and it gives you enough time to recharge or for buddies to show up and hold them off. Its more of a delaying grenade than anything, not great for damage as its just too slow to go boom and its AoE just after you toss it is very weak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi1176 Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 I like trowing them next to each other on a wall and the look like a butt lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1AK Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Glad to see that I'm not the only person struggling to see the point of these in multi-player They don't seem to have an obvious advantage unlike plasma (stick) and frag (bounce). If they let you have the same number as frag then they'd at least make good choke point control weapons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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