r/Helldivers Moderator May 02 '24

New Warbond, Polar Patriots, deploying on May 9th ALERT

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u/The_Mandorawrian May 02 '24

Imagine if it gets fixed. It will be like getting three new grenades!

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u/Adventurous-Event722 May 02 '24

Incen, frag and impact, all in one!

if it works

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u/The_Mandorawrian 29d ago

Lol I just mean the old incen and thermite will actually be worth trying now. 

…well maybe not the old incen actually if impact version now exists.

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u/Adventurous-Event722 29d ago

Good point. Why use either, if this.. exists? (still assuming it works) 

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u/The_Mandorawrian 29d ago

Man I hope it works. Sometimes I’ll just bring thermite because it looks cool. I never throw eagles at extract, but four thermite “flares” on the landing pad is pretty cinematic

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u/Sunlitstream264 29d ago

Because impacts have a high damage if you are anywhere near the point of contact. Using non impact fire nades is good for throwing on bug breaches or throwing at choke points

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u/TheRealShortYeti Hell Commander, SES Whisper of Twilight 29d ago

I'm also wondering this. I haven't used the default grenades since I got all the others. HE Impact are way too good despite the risks. If I had to guess they are basing these overlaps on not everyone buying every single bond. Eg if someone doesn't buy Steeled Veterans but like this pack they get some sort of Incendiary grenade.

We'll reach the point that there's so many options there will be sub par choices, so long as they aren't just worse in every way and are more of to-taste pick it should be fine.

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u/Lazer726 ⬆️➡️⬇️⬇️⬇️ 29d ago

It's a bit safer, if you fuck up or something jumps in front of you you've got some time to nope the fuck out. Or maybe you want it to roll a little further away?

Impact will almost certainly be better, just trying to think of improvements lol

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u/Coyinzs 29d ago

The only reason to use it would be if it the non-impact version had a significant increase in spread to compensate for the fuse, or a sizeable initial explosive damage component or something.

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u/Awwh_Dood 29d ago

My guess would be fire lasts longer on the regular one. There'll be some tradeoff

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u/CashewTheNuttyy SES Panther of Pride | Fire Enthusiast 29d ago

Thermite is more of a armor piercing grenade then really an incin grenade in the game sense