C4 vs Boomer

[Spoof]

The original boomer had a characteristic name and an aesthetically pleasing, futuristic shape.

Now the concept art for the new version is posted and it's... a WiFi router... no wait, it's.... a grey brick with an aerial... which looks uncannily like my WiFi router.



Actually what depresses me most is the name. The decade we spent fighting on Auraxis was set in a distant future where "boomer" was affectionate slang for the successor to "something like C4". Truth be told the real reason it's called C4 is because other gaming communities wouldn't recognise it unless it came with a proper washing label so they can seperate their high-explosives from their non-colour fast socks and underwear.

Bring back the boomer!
(Preferably without an aerial and washing instructions)

[CrystalViolet]

I was going to make a Linksys joke before I read your post.

[SKYeXile]

yea, in the distant future we still need a 10cm aerial to receive a close by remote signal.

BRING BACK THE BOOMER!...shape too.

[Gandhi]

I like "Boomer", it sounds like a nickname soldiers gave it that just stuck.

[Tactical Pony]

Originally Posted by SKYeXile

yea, in the distant future we still need a 10cm aerial to receive a close by remote signal.

BRING BACK THE BOOMER!...shape too.

yeah, even c4 from MODERN warfare is more technologically advanced...

nice avatar, btw!

[Tactical Pony]

Originally Posted by DjEclipse

The new trailer by, CoD Black Ops 2 Multiplayer, looks like the future.

cause it is.

idk if youve noticed but skynet isnt out yet...

[Coreldan]

I think it looks good, but I wouldnt want it to be called C4. I dunno if Boomer is any better, perhaps as a nickname sorta thing. Sorta like "NS E30 'Boomer'". The E30 is just a random thing I came up, but yeah, I'd like if it was something other than C4 and still had the "official nickname" Boomer.

And the argument that it's C4 cos non-PS players wouldnt know what it is is not good. With that logic the guns couldnt be named what they are, but they would just be AR-15s and AK-47s Weapons/gadgets are gonna have a description anyways, so it doesnt matter even if new players wouldnt know what the thing is at a first glance at the name.

[Kran De Loy]

Heh, I was looking for images of the Boomer from planetside one and stumbled on this, I forgot about this..

Gone with the Blast Wave
http://www.blastwave-comic.com/index.php

It only updates once every 5 years or something, but I still laugh when I read it. I kinda want to make a new thread for it.

[Coreldan]

If it doesnt get the nickname of Boomer somehow, we PS1 make sure it will spread as an in-game slang

[ringring]

It has got to be "boomer". If the devs don't want to call it that officially we'll do it unofficially.

[Bags]

Guys, the boomer in PS1 wasn't called that originally, IIRC.*

Boomer is a nick name. Get over it.


*If someone can correct me or verify this, that'd be great.

[Nalan]

Originally Posted by Bags

Guys, the boomer in PS1 wasn't called that originally, IIRC.*

Boomer is a nick name. Get over it.


*If someone can correct me or verify this, that'd be great.

It was originally called a "Remote-Detonated Charge"

[NCLynx]

Originally Posted by Bags

Guys, the boomer in PS1 wasn't called that originally, IIRC.*

Boomer is a nick name. Get over it.


*If someone can correct me or verify this, that'd be great.

I saw someone "corrected" you but he only put the description of what the item actually was. While it was described as a remote detonation charge, it was in fact called the boomer.

[Death2All]

Originally Posted by Bags

Guys, the boomer in PS1 wasn't called that originally, IIRC.*

Boomer is a nick name. Get over it.


*If someone can correct me or verify this, that'd be great.

BOOMERS

[deltase]

Boomer sounds better than C4. It's like BOOOOOOOOOM maker