-BOUNCING GRENADES-
This is a very little known tactic that almost no one on the game uses often other than myself. The great majority of players never touch hand grenades and if they do, they simply lob them at their opponents feet in clear sight and that's it.
However, hand grenades can be one of the best weapons in the game if you know how to use them properly. Hand Grenades fly a set distance when tossed from certain angles. So tossing a grenade at a nearby opponent is often futile since it will fly to far. Or tossing a grenade from a roof at an opponent directly below will result in you throwing it too far and missing.
However, bouncing the grenades is how to get around that. If you're standing on a rooftop for example and opponent is directly below you, simply throw the grenade at the edge of the roof and it will bounce off the edge and fall directly below you onto the opponent rather than fly across the level.
If an opponent is around the corner and are waiting for you with heavy firepower to come into their trap, simply toss a grenade against the wall on a slight angle of that corner and it will land on top of them and send them flying, giving you ample time to run around that corner now and blast them as they get up, making them pay for trying to camp.
Also keep in mind Grenades fly farther based on the angle thrown, so if you want to hit someone far away, aim 'up' towards the sky before you toss it and the grenade will fly farther. Just remember that grenades detonate at a set time after being thrown. So if you throw it 'too' high it will explode in mid-air and miss your opponent.
But, also remember you can use that to your advantage if an opponent is at an elevated position, you can explode the grenade in their face before it ever lands, making it a stealth kill since they never hear or see the grenade coming.
Another fun tactic is if an opponent is chasing you down a corridor or alleyway and they have a shotgun and you don't. A quick way to turn the tables on them is to run towards a wall and toss a grenade at the wall in front of you then continue running to the left or right. This will bounce the grenade off the wall and back towards the person chasing after you and stun them long enough to let you gain a lead in running away or often times will explode on them and send them flying, allowing you even better time to gain a lead in avoiding them or giving you a chance to potshot them as they stand up to dwindle their health and level the playing field.
Yet, another easy way to use Hand Grenades to your advantage is to toss them from a distance. As mentioned, most players who even bother to use them will simply stand in front of you and toss them at your feet. This makes it obvious and very easy to run away and avoid the impact from them.
However, we'll use Public Assembly as an example. If you're down in the main area near the main transformer let's say, and your opponents are in the back alleyway near the exit of the level, they can't see what you're doing. So you can easily toss grenades into the sky over the wall and land them on top of your unsuspecting opponents and gain easy points from them and often easy kills.
Lastly, if your opponent is camping above you for example on a higher platform on Experimental Facility. If you stand at the bottom of a ladder and throw the grenade up at them, it will often not make the elevation and hit the top of the ladder then bounce down at your feet and blow 'you' up.
So instead you need to find the specific spot that will give you the perfect incline throw. This is usually a few feet back from the ladder itself. You'll make the elevation and land it upstairs at your opponents feet if they're standing near the ladder trying to camp you out.
This is invaluable if someone is camping at the highest platform of Experimental Facility. Even if it doesn't hurt/kill them, grenades cause splash damage and splash points. So you can easily use this to your advantage to get 600 points a pop (thanks to double points for last place) on the campers and retake the lead, then force the campers to come down from their spot and come after you if they wish to retake the lead.
Remember, Hand Grenades are one of the best weapons on the game if you understand the physics behind them and how to bounce them properly. If everyone else continues to ignore them, that's their loss. I've scored some crazy kills in matches using them that no one ever saw coming, so be clever with them, they're amazing when used correctly.
This is a very little known tactic that almost no one on the game uses often other than myself. The great majority of players never touch hand grenades and if they do, they simply lob them at their opponents feet in clear sight and that's it.
However, hand grenades can be one of the best weapons in the game if you know how to use them properly. Hand Grenades fly a set distance when tossed from certain angles. So tossing a grenade at a nearby opponent is often futile since it will fly to far. Or tossing a grenade from a roof at an opponent directly below will result in you throwing it too far and missing.
However, bouncing the grenades is how to get around that. If you're standing on a rooftop for example and opponent is directly below you, simply throw the grenade at the edge of the roof and it will bounce off the edge and fall directly below you onto the opponent rather than fly across the level.
If an opponent is around the corner and are waiting for you with heavy firepower to come into their trap, simply toss a grenade against the wall on a slight angle of that corner and it will land on top of them and send them flying, giving you ample time to run around that corner now and blast them as they get up, making them pay for trying to camp.
Also keep in mind Grenades fly farther based on the angle thrown, so if you want to hit someone far away, aim 'up' towards the sky before you toss it and the grenade will fly farther. Just remember that grenades detonate at a set time after being thrown. So if you throw it 'too' high it will explode in mid-air and miss your opponent.
But, also remember you can use that to your advantage if an opponent is at an elevated position, you can explode the grenade in their face before it ever lands, making it a stealth kill since they never hear or see the grenade coming.
Another fun tactic is if an opponent is chasing you down a corridor or alleyway and they have a shotgun and you don't. A quick way to turn the tables on them is to run towards a wall and toss a grenade at the wall in front of you then continue running to the left or right. This will bounce the grenade off the wall and back towards the person chasing after you and stun them long enough to let you gain a lead in running away or often times will explode on them and send them flying, allowing you even better time to gain a lead in avoiding them or giving you a chance to potshot them as they stand up to dwindle their health and level the playing field.
Yet, another easy way to use Hand Grenades to your advantage is to toss them from a distance. As mentioned, most players who even bother to use them will simply stand in front of you and toss them at your feet. This makes it obvious and very easy to run away and avoid the impact from them.
However, we'll use Public Assembly as an example. If you're down in the main area near the main transformer let's say, and your opponents are in the back alleyway near the exit of the level, they can't see what you're doing. So you can easily toss grenades into the sky over the wall and land them on top of your unsuspecting opponents and gain easy points from them and often easy kills.
Lastly, if your opponent is camping above you for example on a higher platform on Experimental Facility. If you stand at the bottom of a ladder and throw the grenade up at them, it will often not make the elevation and hit the top of the ladder then bounce down at your feet and blow 'you' up.
So instead you need to find the specific spot that will give you the perfect incline throw. This is usually a few feet back from the ladder itself. You'll make the elevation and land it upstairs at your opponents feet if they're standing near the ladder trying to camp you out.
This is invaluable if someone is camping at the highest platform of Experimental Facility. Even if it doesn't hurt/kill them, grenades cause splash damage and splash points. So you can easily use this to your advantage to get 600 points a pop (thanks to double points for last place) on the campers and retake the lead, then force the campers to come down from their spot and come after you if they wish to retake the lead.
Remember, Hand Grenades are one of the best weapons on the game if you understand the physics behind them and how to bounce them properly. If everyone else continues to ignore them, that's their loss. I've scored some crazy kills in matches using them that no one ever saw coming, so be clever with them, they're amazing when used correctly.
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