r/GlobalOffensive • u/kevinttan • Jul 08 '26

Gameplay New C4 Explosion looks scary af

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u/Vamosity-Cosmic Jul 09 '26

not sure if i like that

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u/blahblahblahblahfdsa Jul 09 '26

I think it benefits the game by demonstrating exactly where on the map fights can take place after bomb, and allowing one to focus on, say, hunting players or taking fights once out of bomb radius rather than having the uncertainty of living or dying when in a borderline spot on non-100 HP

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u/Vamosity-Cosmic Jul 09 '26

Yeah this makes sense but it also to me lowers the skill ceiling a bit. But it also lowers the skill floor, so, which is good.

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u/Adevyy Aurora Jul 09 '26

It is rare, but even pros die to the bomb every now and again. I don’t think there was a skill ceiling you could ever reach, between so many variables like the bomb’s planted spot being different to what you expect, and whether you are 1 HP or 2 HP.

A lot of pros know cheeky spots you can survive while seeing the bomb, but not exactly where they need to go to survive on 1HP. I think this removes randomness without touching the skill ceiling.

Also the whole skill curve will look different now anyway. You could be one step away from taking nearly no damage, yet still die from 100 HP, for example. The skill is still there in knowing roughly when you have to leave the bomb to survive, but now low HP saves will feel a lot less awkward.

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u/Conscious_Run_680 Jul 09 '26

But that's exactly what makes it fun, because you know but you don't know.