Bounce nades off walls

AL GIORDINO · 10-25-2004

This is a good tip I'd like to share with everyone. Often you can't get a nade to go exactly where you want.

The line goes too far, you overthrow it.

The guy is behind a wall or ledge, and you can't get it to land right there by throwing it straight.

Etc.

Well, bounce it off the wall! It makes the nade lose some momentum, and you can generally guess where it will richocet to, especially once you get some experience at doing this.

I'll share a few places I like to use this trick. The best place is probably Fishhook, near the left breach (as Seal). Everyone always gets naded by those damn terrorists up on the balcony or behind it, throwing nades. Nobody seems to be able to get those guys, except for me! Stand in front of, and below the balcony. You can also get some cover on either side, just make sure you have a good angle. Then look up, and lob it at the wall to the left or right of the balcony. You can often get it to land right on the balcony, or on the stairs, or just below the balcony on the opposite side. I get guys ALL THE TIME with this!! Its so easy, but I just dont think most people realize it, and instead they go throwing nades over the balcony, and try and get the line perfect so it lands on the terrorists. That just don't work well enough, but using the wall to bounce the nade will allow you to place it perfectly where you want.

Same spot as a terrorist, if you have some Seals camping below the balcony, in the little tunnel to the breach to the right, or under the balcony to the left. You can actually get a nade right up in both these places! How? By throwing the nade at the wall and watch it bounce off at an angle you just cant throw it at. I can only picture those Seals "How did he get me with that nade?? I was a million miles away in the tunnela!!" Hahah, no you werent!

Another of my favorite places is on Blizzard, if your a Seal, and you have a guy camping the top of the terrorist base. On the right stairs, aim it up, and bounce it off the far wall. You can reach the far right corner with this, get a bunch of mines to blow up, and cause a distraction while you run around and up the left stairs, to blow away the camper wherever he is.. He probably will be looking at the other stairs..

Remember, practice makes perfect and theres too many places to list using this trick. If anyone else uses this tactic and has some good places to do it, please post them here.

Erg · 10-25-2004

i totally agree AL, bouncing nades off walls is a good way to chuck the nade without exposing urself. its a skill i mastered in S1 which i continue to use in S2!

Wand3rer · 10-26-2004

Gaming Ingenuity at it's best.

Good job you world war 2 Soldier guy holding a radio, you!

LuFeng · 10-30-2004

yes it is rule now to bounce them off walls.atleast most ppl have figured this out now but you run into those guys who think they can only throw them strait

lol. also another good tactic is when you throw a grenade down an alley or when you get to throw one near an enemy to where they didnt see you throw it, immediatly fire a few bursts in that direction. you would be suprised how many kills you get from someone popping out tryin to fire back some and BOOM they get that azz blown tha fuk up

Erg · 10-30-2004

also when ur sniping and they know ur there, they try to pop out chuck a nade and pop back into cover, for that brief moment they must stand absolutely still, use this to ur advantage. :D

Jamesdagreat · 10-31-2004

X-Roads:Another great place to do this is if you are SEALs, go into the restaurant and look over the left balcony bit, then chuck a nade off the wall down the bottom and you'll surely get a camper waiting round the corner.

And if you master the height of it, they wont even see it on their screen, but for an arrow in the top left which could mean anything :)

Poke · 11-01-2004

I got to reply to this.......If you haven't figured out to throw grenades off walls you shouldn't be playing, BUT a few things I have learned that may help some guys...

In Fish Hooked as a TERR.....Everyone throws nades over the balcony etc.... Well I have learned if you go to the middle breach.. (The little fence by the seals jump wall) Hope you guys know where I am talking about....Anyways seals will run up by the tree by the jump wall/ half wall and camp sometimes, waiting for the 200 nades to blow up...Most Terr I have seen run to the fence then just chunk them at the beach...take a second and aim at the corner of the building just past the breach.....If you aim it right, and hit the corner of the building you can make the Nade do a 90 degree turn and land right by the tree on the seals side by the half wall......Test it out, it works....

Another thing I have seen work, and learned.... Alot of guys when they know someone is probably chasing them will round a corner, turn, pitch a nade back, then try to move, by then they are dead.....Well try this.... A few examples.....If you are going to breach the left gate in fish hooked and you think someone is going to jump behind you, you don't have to stop and wait behind the wall etc... as you run in the breach area, just at the stairs going up throw a nade off the back wall, and keep running, it will hit the wall, and bounce behind you.....you never have to stop running......Same in many maps...Another example Frost fire...How many times have you seen guys get shot at running under the terr spawn, stop and camp behind the wall then get owned??? Well I had someone pop a few shots at me from back around the Green water tower, I knew they where back a ways cause the sound of the gun etc.... I ran under the terr spawn, but right before going under I bounced a Nade off the wall above me, watched it bounce off the wall behind me, never lost a step, Grenade blew, and WOW, I killed the guy chasing me....LOL He never even seen it coming....You can use this in the tunnels on FF, you can use this in alot of places, on alot of maps....Just be creative and relize Nades don't always have to go in front of you..............

Erg · 11-01-2004

buddy u can do plenty of killin without bouncin nade off walls! it takes practice to aim it right

Wand3rer · 11-03-2004

Quote:

Originally Posted by timberwolf

also when your sniping and they know your there, they try to pop out chuck a nade and pop back into cover, for that brief moment they must stand absolutely still, use this to your advantage. :D

They only do that if you are far enough away that they can't toss it at you without turning the corner b/c ricochet will shorten the distance. (assuming they are smart).

Slappy MCHappy · 09-21-2005

I tell you......I'm a master at throwing grenades. Any map, any spot (darn near) I can put a grenade anywhere I want it. My favorite is standing outside the middle breach on the dune in sandstorm and throwing a peffect strike through the upstairs window of the terrorist bomb room. I love nailing that guy calling in the airstrikes. You feel so safe up there when you know for a fact that no-one has breached yet.