There should be an option to make Plasma Grenades only detonate if they are stuck to a player. If they hit the floor, walls, et cetera they will just disappear and not explode.
lol isnt that just called lag if they dont explode
could make for some interesting custom games but i think plasma grenades should stick to walls instead of dropping to the floor.
…why? it’s a grenade. it’s supposed to detonate at some point. just because you miss your target, doesn’t mean it magically doesn’t detonate. plus, what if i don’t WANT it to stick to the person? what if i want it to land on the floor in front of the corner they’re running around?
> …why? it’s a grenade. it’s supposed to detonate at some point. just because you miss your target, doesn’t mean it magically doesn’t detonate. plus, what if i don’t WANT it to stick to the person? what if i want it to land on the floor in front of the corner they’re running around?
That is why I said it should be an OPTION. Slayer Pro focuses more on accuracy by spawning you with a precision weapon. This idea could be extended to Stick-Only-Plasmas as well because they would be a precision weapon too now (if you don’t hit an enemy directly they do nothing).
> > …why? it’s a grenade. it’s supposed to detonate at some point. just because you miss your target, doesn’t mean it magically doesn’t detonate. plus, what if i don’t WANT it to stick to the person? what if i want it to land on the floor in front of the corner they’re running around?
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> That is why I said it should be an OPTION. Slayer Pro focuses more on accuracy by spawning you with a precision weapon. This idea could be extended to Stick-Only-Plasmas as well because they would be a precision weapon too now (if you don’t hit an enemy directly they do nothing).
I am all for options. If you want the option in customs or whatever that’d be fine. However I wouldn’t really like it if my Plasma Grenades didn’t explode…(I like the colors. lol)
On a more serious note: I think it would be a little strange after all these years of them exploding for them to suddenly stop.
That’s a fun-sounding idea. Mechanics that encourage actual skill development are always good. However, just like the million other fun ideas that people have, it will probably never see fruition.
i’m curious, how exactly would you enable the option? are you talking the whole variant is like that or each individual grenade?
> i’m curious, how exactly would you enable the option? are you talking the whole variant is like that or each individual grenade?
There would be an option in the menus like how there is an option for your Starting AA or your ability to pick up weapons on the map.
Stick-Only-Plasmas: Disabled [Enabled]
I’m really not in favor of changing some core mechanics that have been in place since day 1. I completely see your point, but sometimes precision grenade placement, specifically stickies, is not just limited to getting the grenade on the player. Sometimes placing a grenade where a player will be, not where they are, requires more skill. Stickies have an advantage in the respect that they do not bounce like frags, making precision placement possible.
I like options but no offense this is one of those never gonna happen dreams. We all have little specific things we want in games and this request is way to specific, unusual, Not very beneficial and complicated to make happen.
Maybe in future Halo’s there will be a “throwing knife” kind of weapon. 
> Maybe in future Halo’s there will be a “throwing knife” kind of weapon.
I would rather shoot a Spartan Laser beam out of my face.
how about this, team stickies was a gametype in h3 action sack:
default settings, regenerating sticky grenades:
bonus points:
0 points suicide
0 points betrayal
0 points kills
1 point sticks
0 points headshot ect.ect.ect.
> how about this, team stickies was a gametype in h3 action sack:
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> default settings, regenerating sticky grenades:
> bonus points:
> 0 points suicide
> 0 points betrayal
> 0 points kills
> 1 point sticks
> 0 points headshot ect.ect.ect.
No you are missing the point. WWWilliam got it right. A Plasma Grenade that disappears if not stuck to an enemy is essentially a Throwing Knife.
> > …why? it’s a grenade. it’s supposed to detonate at some point. just because you miss your target, doesn’t mean it magically doesn’t detonate. plus, what if i don’t WANT it to stick to the person? what if i want it to land on the floor in front of the corner they’re running around?
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> That is why I said it should be an OPTION. Slayer Pro focuses more on accuracy by spawning you with a precision weapon. This idea could be extended to Stick-Only-Plasmas as well because they would be a precision weapon too now (if you don’t hit an enemy directly they do nothing).
Ahh, okay then sure. Just not standard.
This won’t happen for Reach though, there are just too many ongoing issues which take precedence. I think you’d have better luck posting in the Halo 4 section.
When you throw a grenade, either regular or sticky, your Spartan detonates the 'nade as he throws it. If a sticky doesn’t stick to someone, it shouldn’t just disappear, that doesn’t make any sense. That’s like pulling a pin on a regular grenade, throwing it, and if it doesn’t land near anyone, it just goes back to normal.
It doesn’t make sense, and its a dumb idea. Not to mention I get plenty of kills from sticky grenades without actually sticking them to people.
> When you throw a grenade, either regular or sticky, your Spartan detonates the 'nade as he throws it. If a sticky doesn’t stick to someone, it shouldn’t just disappear, that doesn’t make any sense. That’s like pulling a pin on a regular grenade, throwing it, and if it doesn’t land near anyone, it just goes back to normal.
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> It doesn’t make sense, and its a dumb idea. Not to mention I get plenty of kills from sticky grenades without actually sticking them to people.
This is me snapping. Re read the thread. Realize that I want this as an option for use in certain game types. Realize that NONE OF MULTIPLAYER MAKES SENSE. No one is arguing that you can get kills from a Plasma Grenade without actually sticking someone.
Stick-Only-Plasmas = Throwing Knife
…then why not have the option be to throw a knife instead of a magically disappearing/dud of a plasma grenade?
> …then why not have the option be to throw a knife instead of a magically disappearing/dud of a plasma grenade?
It would certainly serve the same purpose… and you can’t retrieve a grenade to use again.