C-4 the real way/Boomers

[Kashis]

Can someone ask higby if we can attach explosives to vehicles.

Attach boomers to enemy vehicles/Maxes and detonate.

VBEDs, Vehicle borne explosive devices. basically place boomers on a friendly vehicle and drive them up to a vehicle (galaxy) and bail out then detonate the explosives.

Attach boomers to aircraft and kamikaze for increased ramming damage.

Run with a Boomer and detonate (Homicide bomber).

[Stardouser]

Sometimes in Battlefield 2, you can set your C4 on a humvee, and catch an enemy chopper while it's on the ground with a full load of 6 guys. Boom.

[JHendy]

Sometimes in Battlefield 2, you can set your C4 on a humvee, and catch an enemy chopper while it's on the ground with a full load of 6 guys. Boom.

Few things in BF2 are more satisfying than sneaking into an enemy airfield and planting c4 on their newly spawned jets, waiting for someone to hop in and take off, and then detonating the payload when they're at altitude.

[PlaceboCyanide]

seeing as how players spawn the vehicles I dont know how much of that we'll be seeing... In either case I love the idea of sticky-boomers and would love to see them as well

[GreatMazinkaise]

Hopefully they'll restrict boomer placement to the ground/interiors like they did in the original... sticky weapons don't allow targets to react to their placement.

[Soothsayer]

If you are wondering, I do have Combat Arms Military experience. Retired now.


I don't think this is true, there's no such thing as an experienced suicide bomber. :p

[kaffis]

We've already seen explosives planted on a vehicle.

It was in the first of Total Biscuit's videos, IIRC.

[Mechzz]

We've already seen explosives planted on a vehicle.

It was in the first of Total Biscuit's videos, IIRC.

I nearly posted that too, but actually we didn't. They were on the ground, not the vehicle when he exploded them.
#toolazytofindvid

[Soothsayer]

I nearly posted that too, but actually we didn't. They were on the ground, not the vehicle when he exploded them.
#toolazytofindvid

That was the night ops video near the beginning.

[Kashis]

Hopefully they'll restrict boomer placement to the ground/interiors like they did in the original... sticky weapons don't allow targets to react to their placement.

You could hear a thud in the interior as if someone placed a really heavy magnet on a fridge.

There now you have reaction time.

[Kashis]

I don't think this is true, there's no such thing as an experienced suicide bomber. :p

You can see it happen and have that experience.

[CommandoCarl]

In the night ops video they were on the ground. I can see them doing certs for the boomers where you can attach it to a wall, vehicle, etc.

[Shade Millith]

It would work as a double edged sword. Balanced like so -

While a suicide bomber vehicle would be a very dangerous weapon, it would also be mince meat if someone hits one of the bombs with a bullet.

[Kashis]

In the night ops video they were on the ground. I can see them doing certs for the boomers where you can attach it to a wall, vehicle, etc.

Did they specify that it had to be an enemy vehicle or ANY vehicle?

[Galapogos]

If nothing else they could have a sidegrade or upgrade that warns when a remote explosive has been put on a vehicle or when someone is about to put one on the vehicle.

[Death2All]

Am I the only one who doesn't want C4/Boomers sticking to vehicles/people?

That sort of mechanic forsakes the ideal of setting up a minefield or predicting your enemies movements and turns it into bum-rushing your enemies and hopefully getting that C4/Boomer planted to get a kill.

[KTNApollo]

I forget where (maybe the PCGamer US article) but I read that you can strap C4/Boomers to the Flash.

[SpcFarlen]

Am I the only one who doesn't want C4/Boomers sticking to vehicles/people?

That sort of mechanic forsakes the ideal of setting up a minefield or predicting your enemies movements and turns it into bum-rushing your enemies and hopefully getting that C4/Boomer planted to get a kill.

Then c4 are just glorified mines that can be detonated by remote. Nothing is stoping you from using it as a mine like asset. People use it in BF3 for that too on rush mode. So i see no reason why you can stick it to other objects but not tanks.

[Koenside]

I really don't want to see galaxies loaded with 50 boomer charges crashing into courtyards, either. Just sayin'.

[Virulence]

I would rather not have to worry about jihad jeeps in Planetside 2.

[Saintlycow]

Jihad jeeps are awesome.

They can be balanced by making c-4 cost ressources, and letting it get blown up by shots.
Anyhow, whats the secondary gunner supposed to do without a big gun?

[SpcFarlen]

Jihad jeeps are awesome.

They can be balanced by making c-4 cost ressources, and letting it get blown up by shots.
Anyhow, whats the secondary gunner supposed to do without a big gun?

Grenades cost resources, and Boomers take place of a grenade slot. So they will cost resources. Or should.

[Hamma]

I'm sure they will.

[NewSith]

Don't forget it'll be quite expensive to spam jihad vehicles, that's a good balancing factor.

You'll be basically throwing 40 alloy away (assuming c4 costs 10 alloy, just like grenades).

10Alloy for the ATV + (10Alloy x 3 C4 charges)*

[Antivide]

This is how Battlefield does it.

BF3 Jeep Jihad - YouTube

You can also do it with aircraft.

I dunno how effective jihad jeeping in PS2 would be, considering vehicles cost resources.

[Kashis]

so higby gameplay overview said he could strap explosives to his vehicle instead of a cannon.

[bpostal]

At around the 2:53 mark of one of the gamespot videos (http://e3.gamespot.com/video/6381290/the-growing-battlefield-in-planetside-2/index.html) he mentions that one of his favorite tactics was something along the lines of loading a atv up with boomers, running them into people and blowing it up.

[Verruna]

I dont mind kamikaze vehicles tbh. Its actual effectiveness in the PS universe would be very minimal. (and would just be costing the person resources) kamekazi max suits on the other hand... that could be somewhat exploited..

[Bravix]

It would work as a double edged sword. Balanced like so -

While a suicide bomber vehicle would be a very dangerous weapon, it would also be mince meat if someone hits one of the bombs with a bullet.

Pretty much this.

Make it a cert (sticky C4/Boomer, less boom). Make it so that if a bullet hits it, it goes boom. Seems balanced to me.

[DayOne]

Jihad jeeps are both ineffective and highly hilarious.

Just because of the few that do this does not mean that infiltrators should be denied the satisfaction of cloaking up and planting C4 on an enemy vehicle then running to a safe distance and blowing it SKY FUCKING HIIIGH!!!!!!! *epic rock music*

Sticky C4 is fine and not something that needs to be removed because of the few situations where you are going to get rammed by a flash coated in the stuff.

[NoKitty]

It would work as a double edged sword. Balanced like so -

While a suicide bomber vehicle would be a very dangerous weapon, it would also be mince meat if someone hits one of the bombs with a bullet.

or splash from an explosion