Is the pulse grenade useful?

Games Other Halo
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I didn’t see anyone in the PAX videos get any kills with it. It doesn’t have an EMP effect so basically it is a stationary grenade that releases an explosion that is much easier to escape from? It has a large radius and as far as I know, only when it collapses it does damage.

So what’s the use of it? Does it draw in enemies, drain shields? Also how does it detonate? Is an an automatic detonation and if it is, can it detonate in mid air without something else triggering it? It just seems pretty flashy at this point. I’d like any information on it that I can get.

I’d also like to see the Covie Weapons vid already. I hope they show it soon.

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SO is it a stationary Power drain then?

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  1. Has EMP to disable Vehicles/take player’s shields down
  2. Explodes after a few seconds which damage players
  3. Can be used to block off passage ways for a few seconds/slow down chasers

definitely going to be my primary grenade.

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I haven’t seen much regarding it but it might resemble the powerdrain from Halo 3?

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> I didn’t see anyone in the PAX videos get any kills with it. It doesn’t have an EMP effect so basically it is a stationary grenade that releases an explosion that is much easier to escape from? It has a large radius and as far as I know, only when it collapses it does damage.
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> So what’s the use of it? Does it draw in enemies, drain shields? Also how does it detonate? Is an an automatic detonation and if it is, can it detonate in mid air without something else triggering it? It just seems pretty flashy at this point. I’d like any information on it that I can get.
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> I’d also like to see the Covie Weapons vid already. I hope they show it soon.

21 minutes of CTF.

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> 1) Has EMP to disable Vehicles/take player’s shields down
> 2) Explodes after a few seconds which damage players
> 3) Can be used to block off passage ways for a few seconds/slow down chasers
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> definitely going to be my primary grenade.

The 3rd use sounds pretty creative, but I’m sure good players will be able to time when it’ll explode and still walk through, unless like you said it has a shield draining effect.

Also I heard someone say that it doesn’t EMP Vehicles. If it does then that may be the best use for it considering that stickies barely scratch vehicles now.

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> > 1) Has EMP to disable Vehicles/take player’s shields down
> > 2) Explodes after a few seconds which damage players
> > 3) Can be used to block off passage ways for a few seconds/slow down chasers
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> > definitely going to be my primary grenade.
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> The 3rd use sounds pretty creative, but I’m sure good players will be able to time when it’ll explode and still walk through, unless like you said it has a shield draining effect.
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> Also I heard someone say that it doesn’t EMP Vehicles. If it does then that may be the best use for it considering that stickies barely scratch vehicles now.

I saw NakedEli’s video, and a Warthog drove through a Pulse grenade, and the Warthog stopped and it had blue electricity over it. looked like an EMP to me.

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Anyone think the EMP should short circuit the AA as well?

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this is the way it will most likely be used:

the emp grenade is not really a weapon designed to kill(IMO), it is designed more or less as a deterrent weapon. Its not meant to kill anyone(It can though), its just meant to slow people down or hold a choke point for a brief amount of time. will people be using this weapon? doubtful. the proximity detonator is a much better weapon, it is better for holding choke points, no one will see it coming. bottom line is that both of these weapons are defensive weapons, they’re meant to slow people down, not to kill.