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Boomer
2004-08-21, 10:25 AM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/TuckerSE/536c49a4.jpg

Notice the three "Canisters" At the bottom right. What are those? Were they a good idea? Why arent they in the game now?

EDIT: These are screens from beta on this site.
Hezzy
2004-08-21, 10:43 AM
They look like some kind of grenade.
Boomer
2004-08-21, 10:48 AM
maybe a flashbang?
ChewyLSB
2004-08-21, 10:53 AM
I don't think Flashbangs/Smoke Grenades would work in PlanetSide. Flashbangs would be easily usable to grief friendlies (like the pre-fix Jammer Grenades), and Smoke Grenades would cause a lot of lag.
Boomer
2004-08-21, 10:54 AM
so what is it?
Lartnev
2004-08-21, 11:37 AM
Right, I reckon it's half a jammer grenade.

Now I say half because I believe there was a time when the jammer grenade didn't do everything that it does now. In other words the original jammer grenade was merged with the canister you see there to create the all-round jammer grenade we know today. Unfortunately I don't remember what actually got merged so I can't tell you what the canister actually did, if it's what I suspect it is.
Rbstr
2004-08-21, 12:03 PM
that there is the old anit-mine thiny, forget wahts it's called, search a an Ps site that hasn't been updated for a bit it may be there
Lartnev
2004-08-21, 12:06 PM
Yeah I thought it might have had something to do with either mines or implants.
NinjaBob
2004-08-21, 01:22 PM
its called a mine sweeper
Dharkbayne
2004-08-21, 02:14 PM
Yup. Mine sweeper, it used to only take out mines (And CE, I think?) and they just merged it with the jammer.
Boomer
2004-08-21, 02:42 PM
ah.. well it looks wierd
BUGGER
2004-08-21, 05:22 PM
Screw minesweeper, Its a spray can!! maybe you can grafitti enmy walls with your empire logo!!!
Boomer
2004-08-21, 05:23 PM
that would be awesome
Rbstr
2004-08-21, 09:15 PM
too laggy
EarlyDawn
2004-08-21, 09:17 PM
Speaking of cut beta stuff, didn't REKs originally use ammo?
Rbstr
2004-08-21, 09:19 PM
i think so and teh sweeper uses to be a flechet rifle instead, and a whole bunch of other things
Cauldron Borne
2004-08-22, 01:15 AM
Yes it did...it really annoyed the crap outta cloakers because of their inventory space....


And the mine sweeper it is. I remember screwing up which was which and nailing Spits w/ those...only to get plastered because i nailed it w/ a jammer instead....