kamikaze change poll

[Bobbo]

[Jfault]

The cook wouldn't do anything, I would just jump in while cooking and suicide.

[Bobbo]

That's why there's the kamikazedelay variable, suiciding with that set wouldn't be ineffective, unless you timed it right.

[shirepirate]

suiciding at any time also presents a huge point penalty, though this doesn't mean much in CTF

[swooboo]

I know it's probably too late, but I'd still want to voice my opinion.

1. I like the kamikaze mechanic as it is now. Call me noob, or 'legitimate strategist', but I think it brings some chaotic fun into the game.
2. I understand it has already been nerfed, so why not nerf more?
3. I had another idea which is not listed here - suicide bombing. Hear me out, one cooks the grenade, but it doesn't explode until it's released. So, one can't exploit it to insta kill, but it can still be used as a defensive strategy in CTF. (Which is my fav mode, and kami is my fav 'legitimate strategy', so...)

I do understand though that the train is probably already gone, because I hear all the time from kamikaze haters that it'll be soon gone.

[IQrate]

Why not like this: when u have bomb and somebody kills u your bomb fall down and after 3 secs it explode?

[swooboo]

I think that's one of the options - "holding grenade -> delayed explosion". What I meant was - I want to be able to explode at will instantly. It should come with a price of course, for example a time to 'fiddle with the wires', after which you can explode whenever you want.

[Bobbo]

[swooboo]

My 'fiddle with the wires' option or the one @IQrate suggested?

[IQrate]

wut why cant i wote ?

[swooboo]

[SniperGoth]

I dont think there's any problem with the kamikaze these days.
Personally i dont see it anymore, as the grenade from 1.5 onwards uses the same settings as the 1.3.1 one.
This poll was made with 1.4/1.4.5's OPNADE in mind (IIRC), and it was a very serious issue on that time.

[swooboo]

Hm, somehow I've really missed the date, even though I actually copy & pasted it into the quote... Anyways, I've heard many times online that the default is going to be changed in the next version. Is this false?

[Bobbo]

[swooboo]

I think the 'fiddle with the wires' might not require a new keybind, for example, it could be triggered upon releasing K and not by pressing it. So K -> fiddle with the wires for the delay -> release -> explosion. If you didn't release it on time - regular suicide (or maybe the cancelation of the cooking). I think this will need a little less skill than the new intended behavior because it won't let me explode at will. I predict that kamikaze won't be used at all because of the drawback of not being able to trigger the explosion instantly.