Throwing ammo bags.

[jaythreee]

why do 99% of people throw an ammobag out whenever they can? (usually in respawn) who iz ksharpos?

[Edy]

lol


its so that if someone kills you, they cant get ammo from you.

also it prevents damage from emps if an engy emps you.

[Rapt]

I do it out of habit now. Then when an engy is like, "gimme bags" I feel guilty.

[crosby]

Im so used to it when I play engy I throw away all my precious metal ;[

[Edy]

Im so used to it when I play engy I throw away all my precious metal ;[


i just did that in a gather today like 4 times

[Cann]

wow.. haven't heard that question in like 3years...

damn you rapt I was gonna make a tribute to Hedberg sig
you beat me to it.

"if you find yourself lost in a woods, fuckit - build a house...."
"I was lost but now I live here... I have greatly improved my predicament!"

[defjux]

its so that if someone kills you, they cant get ammo from you.

also it prevents damage from emps if an engy emps you.

^

[beast]

when i play engy, i have my normal discard key bound to build/det dispenser. yeah i've detted that thing more than a few times b/c i'm so used to discarding.

[[GoW]HK]

it helps the sevrer not lAG!!!!!

[decap]

i hate it when i play engy and my team discards by the spawn, it's so pointless, unless of course they're gay and are running o engy

[rabidkevin]

bind the discard with your forward key in your medic,spy,scout configs. set it and forget it!

[[RiCE]Doc.JF]

i bound mine to the flag toss key

[Thrash]

bind "tab" "+showscore; +discard; +reload; timeleft" most useful thing ever

[Nomad]

bind x "discard ; flaginfo ; timeleft"

I discard bags on offense because it makes me lighter when I don't have to carry around all that extra weight. This allows me to get more distance on each jump, which improves my bhop. It also allows for more height when concussion jumping, or when launching off miscellaneous explosions that I encounter on my trips toward the enemy flag.
The reverse is true on defense, I try not to discard my bag so that I am more sturdy and less susceptible to being bounced around by enemy concs and grenades. Also, sometimes I will throw my bags at incoming enemy offense, to try and trip them up.

(actually edy had it right, it's to minimize EMP damage and so they can't pick up ammo after killing you)

[Tr0uBl3m4k3r^]

^

[[RiCE]Doc.JF]

i have this:

bind "TAB" "timeleft; stopsound; flaginfo; room_type 0"
bind mwheelup "dropitems; discard"

added the stopsound and room_type 0 for those weird things that happen in maps like vidar2 & darkness

Doc

[Jarek]

bind "\" "discard; timeleft"

u can really see how much i honestly hit that shit if you watch one of my demos on demogarage, some people have asked me if i had a script that showed timeleft every 5 seconds or something.

[Edy]

I discard bags on offense because it makes me lighter when I don't have to carry around all that extra weight. This allows me to get more distance on each jump, which improves my bhop. It also allows for more height when concussion jumping, or when launching off miscellaneous explosions that I encounter on my trips toward the enemy flag.
The reverse is true on defense, I try not to discard my bag so that I am more sturdy and less susceptible to being bounced around by enemy concs and grenades. Also, sometimes I will throw my bags at incoming enemy offense, to try and trip them up.



I used to think that was true lol

[EspionageDB7]

You throw ammo bags so you won't sink when you go in the water, HAVENT YOU EVER SEEN SAVING PRIVATE RYAN?? Or was it Saving Ryan's Private? *ponders* Hey look a penny!

[Solo]

emps react to rockets and metal primarily. Forget so the other team gets ammo you discard it to stay alive.

[colin]

emps react to rockets and metal primarily. Forget so the other team gets ammo you discard it to stay alive.

which is why emp + pyro = goodbye

[dylan]

the best is having your d discard at a clench point and emping it to all hell when the O comes :D

[Zogo]

why can you shoot through the bags?

and why can't you have more than 3 at a time? I want to drop like 300 bags and drop an EMP on it.

[bergenhell]

why can you shoot through the bags?

and why can't you have more than 3 at a time? I want to drop like 300 bags and drop an EMP on it.

it's best to drop 4 bags. the first two aren't all the powerful but the second two are rockets, so they make the best emp bomb.





the more you know

[Zogo]

I want 32 players to drop 3 bags

32players * 3bags = 96 bags + 1 emp = cool.

[[RiCE]Doc.JF]

taht sounds fun...

i'm bored & have a server, anyone wanna try? (may not get 32 but whatever we get should be worth the watch)

Doc

p.s. you can shoot through the bags because in RL bullets can go through... i dunno... car doors? i think they could handle a green backpack. :D

[ODAY]

holy shit //end thread

the winners are esp for his "hey looka penny" and nomad for being so damn cute ... oh hot damn look at that butt

[EspionageDB7]

WIN!!!!!!!

By the way I dont think you can drop that many bags lol - the server will start clearing em out before you reach that amount, dont know that for a fact, thats just what I think

[mugs]

or set the pyro limit to unlimited and have them all cramp in 1 room then throw an emp or 2 in.

[Quattro]

does throwing a bag & an emp really do more damage?

[Split]

i do it out of habit except for adl when you get yelled at for dropping it at spawn.

[Corsair]

holy shit //end thread

Posts like this are the kind that make me post on a thread that I otherwise have nothing else to add to, just to keep it going.

[bergenhell]

does throwing a bag & an emp really do more damage?

uhhh yeah? the first two you throw out as an engi are cells, the next two are rockets. 1 bag of cells and 2 bags of rockets make for a much bigger emp.

[Zogo]

Doc.JF']taht sounds fun...

i'm bored & have a server, anyone wanna try? (may not get 32 but whatever we get should be worth the watch)

Doc

p.s. you can shoot through the bags because in RL bullets can go through... i dunno... car doors? i think they could handle a green backpack. :D

some gump would probably steal all the bags before we reached 96.

rockets go through the bags too.

[Doug]

"room_off 1" is superior to room_type, it stops it from ever happening

[CONCite]

It's really about the EMP 0wn4g3 you will recieve if you DON'T throw your ammo bag.

Throw the damn thing near to the spot that the engi needs it too. FFS, it's the little things that can go a long way in teamwork.