So, does the explosives support upgrade affect pulse grenades or not? Judging solely from the description of Explosives, it should not affect them. It only increases a grenade explosion radius and not the damage, yet the pulse grenade’s radius - or at least the size of the orange sphere - is the same regardless of whether you use Explosives or not.
That I’ve read differing opinions on that matter also doesn’t help. So, what’s the deal? Any knowledgable people out there who want to clarify this for me?
The orange death ball is definitely bigger with Explosives.
It does not affect the radius. I have been looking for some good video evidence to show exactly how it affects PG’s, and this is all I found. Grenades Tips & Analysis: Breaking Halo 4 Episode 7 by Nak3dHalo
Jump to 17:24, and he mentions that it only affects the radius of Frags and Plasma and not Pulse. The rest of the video has examples of how a player is damaged while using the upgrade as opposed to how it affects the radius when you throw a grenade.
I wish I had found something better. I always like to see proof of what someone is claiming, however this guys information is pretty accurate from what I have seen. Also he took the time to make this video so it seems logical that he would have the right information.