Small rant about Pox Bursters. If they are killed before they can detonate why should they explode? I like the inherent danger of them on the field, I don’t like the bullet spongy nature of a sad sack of pox lunging at the team getting blasted several times sporting a bomb bra. Recommendation: 2-3 …

I think they’re fine as they are. The best way to deal with them is actually just one block push and dodge backward. What causes issues for the team is people panicking and shooting them. You should only ever shoot them if they’re knocked over with no teammates nearby or they’re miles away. Never sh…

[image] Pox Bursters are randomly non-pushable Bugs I don’t know what you mean. Poxbursters are completely fine. And don’t worry, shoving them is totally safe. Real talk: Poxbursters and 360 no scope snipers are absolutely killjoys. They don’t even have to ruin the run,…

In the first clip, the guy obviously has a bug. That’s never happened to me personally, and that’s not the normal or intended behaviour. Second clip, the guy did it correctly and successfully and then proceeded to walk back towards it before it blew up. They don’t explode instantly.

[image] WaaaghZag: The best way to deal with them is actually just one block push and dodge backward. Yes, this is the best way to deal with them if the server actually pick up your push. I don’t trust the servers enough and its safer for me to shoot them in the face when they are safely awa…

[image] WaaaghZag: In the first clip, the guy obviously has a bug. That’s never happened to me personally, and that’s not the normal or intended behaviour. It happens a lot once you hit damnation, bonus points if it’s high intensity. There’s a combination of bugs, lag, and just overall poor s…

Happy for you if you have a smooth experience. This happens to me about 25% of the time.

[image] Zoralink: What version of the game are you playing? They explode as soon as they splat back onto the ground 99% of the time. You’re telling me a 3-4 second delay is normal? (It is not) If you think it’s a bug you should definitely report it, but I see this happen quite often. [ima…

Happens to me every once in a while. Happened basically every time for a few weeks after launch I think, then got better. Servers seem to wax and wane on how awful they are. In any case poxbursters are like 50% too tanky for a suicide bomber enemy, and they should also deal friendly fire to surroun…

Had a poxburster fall sideways when pushed away on stairs. Had a poxburster lie on the ground not exploding after pushing it. Had poxbursters ignore Psykinetic’s Wrath about 50% of the time. Had poxbursters ignore multiple pushes or staggers. Had poxbursters stagger reset after being knocked dow…

Pox Bursters volatility

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Pox Bursters volatility

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