Maniaplanet Forum

Hello everybody,

One of my favorite things, coming from a counter-strike gaming background, was the ability to push people out of positions with grenades. It was required on top teams to have great grenade control and awareness in order to win matches. We had the options of smoke, flash and HE grenade. It will bring another dynamic to the game as well, having the ability to toss arc-like projectiles takes skill in longer distances.

How do I think this would transfer over to shootmania?

If you look at the top teams at cybsum, they were very defense oriented in terms of positioning, similar to how it was in counter-strike. It is very hard to make the defense move from their flag spot once they get situated. What is one way you could have a little boost in offense but not be considered to be too overpowered?

Bounce-up grenade - doesn't do any damage but will bounce the defender up and away, creating a shot for the offense player or push him from a specific spot (pole camping)

Sticky/net grenade - will trap or slow down a defender in the sticky goo xD

These are the only grenades I have thought about so far, but if anyone has suggestions on something else for offense, lets talk about it.

It seems like an interesting addition, but it depends on how its used so we cant entirely be sure yet. Although with me having no competitive FPS experience i cant really say much

The ideas you've thought up are pretty intriguing too, especially the bouncing grenade, but if thrown wrong you might just help an enemy reach a higher area of the map, (unless of course the knockback isnt that great)

I've also heard there is a 4th weapon type: the 'bow' which are arced projectile arrows that you have an unlimited amount of, but they are only accessible on wooden-bridge blocks, This weapon has been mentioned in a few previews of the game so this might be somewhat close. However its not something you can have around you a lot, and of since Shootmania seems to push the idea of certain weapons in certain areas/blocks, its really how the map is designed.

Grenades have no place in shootmania. As offence you have a rail gun and the defence has rockets, you do not need to "flash bang" or 'grenade' a area before moving forward, you can similar poke the corner and check and you are able to move back behind the corner before any rockets can hit you.