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Subject: What is "grenade spam"?
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Seems to me people only call grenade use "spam" when the enemy is doing it.

  • 01.16.2012 12:03 PM PDT

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  • 01.16.2012 12:06 PM PDT
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Posted by: Destiny 7
Never-ending trail of 'nades.

People only have two.
As far as I can tell there is no definition of "spam", just skillful use that people on the receiving end can't cope with.

  • 01.16.2012 12:08 PM PDT


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Seems to me people only call grenade use "spam" when the enemy is doing it.
very true. its cauase alot of ppl are hypocrites.

  • 01.16.2012 12:11 PM PDT

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Seems to me people only call grenade use "spam" when the enemy is doing it.
very true. its cauase alot of ppl are hypocrites.


Not me, I hardly ever use grenades

  • 01.16.2012 12:14 PM PDT

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  • 01.16.2012 12:18 PM PDT

Hi.

There is no such thing.

  • 01.16.2012 12:20 PM PDT

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Posted by: Zomechin
There is no such thing.


As grenade spam?

Wut?

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Posted by: Destiny 7
Never-ending trail of 'nades.

People only have two.
As far as I can tell there is no definition of "spam", just skillful use that people on the receiving end can't cope with.


That was true in Halo 3, but in Reach the grenades are broken.

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  • 01.16.2012 12:25 PM PDT
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Posted by: Destiny 7
Never-ending trail of 'nades.

People only have two.
As far as I can tell there is no definition of "spam", just skillful use that people on the receiving end can't cope with.


That was true in Halo 3, but in Reach the grenades are broken.


They're more powerful, but they're not more plentiful. How is it "spam"?

  • 01.16.2012 12:26 PM PDT

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Posted by: Zomechin
There is no such thing.


As grenade spam?

Wut?
The word "spam" implies some loss of effect with repetition. So the only way one could "spam grenades" would be if there was some speed limitation on grenade throwing, and once you pass that limitation your grenades lose damage, accuracy, or some other positive aspect.

It's the same concept of newer Halo fans saying "In Halo 3 people just spammed the BR." There is no way to spam a BR.

[Edited on 01.16.2012 12:27 PM PST]

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I suppose it's a legitimate tactic, but it annoys me when somebody decides to empty their pockets and try to wipe me and everything within fifty feet of me out of existence with every grenade they have. Even worse when they seem to be able to pull explosives out of hammerspace and never run out.

  • 01.16.2012 12:28 PM PDT

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I would consider it "nade spam" if one were to throw grenades across the map as soon as they spawn (like CoD) or if one's first reaction upon seeing an enemy is to throw all they're grenades in the enemie's general direction.

  • 01.16.2012 12:32 PM PDT
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Posted by: beastage1458
I would consider it "nade spam" if one were to throw grenades across the map as soon as they spawn (like CoD) or if one's first reaction upon seeing an enemy is to throw all they're grenades in the enemie's general direction.

There's really no Reach map where throwing grenades off spawn is helpful (unlike in Standoff).

If you can kill quicker with a frag and a headshot than with five shots, isn't this just good strategy?

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Posted by: beastage1458
I would consider it "nade spam" if one were to throw grenades across the map as soon as they spawn (like CoD) or if one's first reaction upon seeing an enemy is to throw all they're grenades in the enemie's general direction.[/quote]
There's really no Reach map where throwing grenades off spawn is helpful (unlike in Standoff).


If you can kill quicker with a frag and a headshot than with five shots, isn't this just good strategy?


The thing is this isn't what happens most times. A lot times in derpfault Reach kids will just start tossing grenades and closing in for melees without even trying to fire their weapons, and most times it ends up getting them killed and just annoying the good player who decided to shoot them instead of laying on the left trigger.
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Posted by: the pib

They're more powerful, but they're not more plentiful. How is it "spam"?


They're so powerful, one, maybe two, is all you ever need. You die from grenades that shouldn't even hurt you, let alone kill you. It really isn't meant to be taken literally. The retarded movement speeds coupled with the mechanic of unused grenades still being active on death creates an extremely hostile environment. Most people just call it spam even though it really shouldn't called that.

Since they're so powerful it makes it seem like there's more.

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  • 01.16.2012 12:48 PM PDT

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there is a difference between placing and spamming nades

spamming is just throwing them and hoping they hit their mark

placing is putting a grenade in a certain place to either kill or injure the enemy (or team mate)

you can tell when someone is placing grenades or just throwing them for the sake of throwing them

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You know when you've practically bunkered down around a wall and fear for your life when merely looking around the corner because two people at the end of the hallway have invisible self replenishing boxes of grenades.

That's one example of grenade spam.

Another one would be a player who, on the slightest sign of any danger whatsoever, empties in their possession, all of their grenades.

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Mindlessly spamming every grenade you have and find on the ground crossing your fingers for a kill.

  • 01.16.2012 1:10 PM PDT
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Did I play you recently? Your name is familiar. Do you play Halo Wars at all?

I play mostly BTB and Anniversary nowadays. I don't play Halo Wars.



Posted by: SUPER MOOSE93
there is a difference between placing and spamming nades

spamming is just throwing them and hoping they hit their mark

placing is putting a grenade in a certain place to either kill or injure the enemy (or team mate)

you can tell when someone is placing grenades or just throwing them for the sake of throwing them


Sounds like you're defining spam as throwing blindly without a plan. If someone's really throwing blindly, they're either wasteful or paranoid. If you get blown up by a grenade you think was thrown blindly, it's more likely the other guy tried to frag you and succeeded, rather than he was just randomly spamming, although it might feel good to blame it on chance.

  • 01.16.2012 1:14 PM PDT

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