The Grenade Quest

[Pirate Rose]

I've trained my grenades up to level 17 so far, and I'm liking them much more now than I did before. Like Wizardhawk stated, they are great weapons for non moving targets. I trained them on gypsies and grenadiers on the padres beach. They work great on Molusks, Brinescum, and other targets. I also use them sometimes as my first shot on Raiders or Seabeards.

As far as aiming them, the best thing to do is not to use your long volley to it's max. Most of the enemies, I don't go past the 2nd line. I adjust the angle of the screen. After lots of practice and leveling, I now have a feel for how far to throw and at what angle my screen should be at, that I can pretty much hit the target right away.

[WizardHawk]

The height of your view is what determines how far the throw goes. This goes for long volley or standard throw. You need to tilt your head up to get the most distance and tilt it down to shorten it, but of course you need to be careful since you can hurt yourself with your own grenades.

As to training on groups:
When you hit any of the group in kingshead they all light up and turn toward you. Get them to group and walk backwards while you throw your grenades fairly high (look quit a bit up while walking backwards) and they will take the hits. Just practice.

Do know that every enemy had a limited range they can fight in. You should turn around and head the other way if you go any distance from where they start or they will disengage and reset to full health (you lose all the exp you put into it).

Also on aiming, you need to practice on where it lands as it does not go exactly in the direction you think it should. Once you know how far it goes off from where you think it should it isn't hard to make the adjustment.

I'm at level 18 on nades now and my basic grenade does about the same/bit more damage than my maxxed out flameskull. What makes the grenade so much more powerful then is that you can move while using it! The staff makes you frozen while you charge up which leaves you open to taking on massive damage.

[Shhlatkinz]

Originally Posted by WizardHawk

The height of your view is what determines how far the throw goes. This goes for long volley or standard throw. You need to tilt your head up to get the most distance and tilt it down to shorten it, but of course you need to be careful since you can hurt yourself with your own grenades.

As to training on groups:
When you hit any of the group in kingshead they all light up and turn toward you. Get them to group and walk backwards while you throw your grenades fairly high (look quit a bit up while walking backwards) and they will take the hits. Just practice.

Do know that every enemy had a limited range they can fight in. You should turn around and head the other way if you go any distance from where they start or they will disengage and reset to full health (you lose all the exp you put into it).

Also on aiming, you need to practice on where it lands as it does not go exactly in the direction you think it should. Once you know how far it goes off from where you think it should it isn't hard to make the adjustment.

I'm at level 18 on nades now and my basic grenade does about the same/bit more damage than my maxxed out flameskull. What makes the grenade so much more powerful then is that you can move while using it! The staff makes you frozen while you charge up which leaves you open to taking on massive damage.

Wow, didn't know that part about the view and bomb distance.

Okay, so lemme get this straight. If I put an overhead view on my pirate (by right clicking and moving mouse down) the bomb will go higher and a shorter distance? And if I put my view facing up on my character the bombs will be lower and further? Is that how it works? Or is it the other way around.... Mind explaining a tiny bit more . I'm interested in learning the advanced skills

Thanks!

[OutlawZ]

How do you fire your cannons?

Its the same method of aiming.
Use your right mouse button to actually control your "view" or your aim.
If you want to achieve a greater distance with your cannon fire, you aim higher to gather more air time and distance.

Its the same with the grenades...
you can't just look at the target and expect your toss to reach.
You have to compensate for the distance by adding more airtime.
You get more airtime by sending the grenade higher into the air.

Lob the grenade, rather than pitch it.

[WizardHawk]

Originally Posted by Shhlatkinz

Wow, didn't know that part about the view and bomb distance.

Okay, so lemme get this straight. If I put an overhead view on my pirate (by right clicking and moving mouse down) the bomb will go higher and a shorter distance? And if I put my view facing up on my character the bombs will be lower and further? Is that how it works? Or is it the other way around.... Mind explaining a tiny bit more . I'm interested in learning the advanced skills

Thanks!

You had it backwards, but that's ok. Best thing to do to learn it is to try it out and test it for yourself. As the other poster said it is kind of like cannon in that as you view higher the grenade will be thrown higher in the air and go a farther distance. Just remember that even while just testing in an area with no enemy that looking too far down will cause you take on the damage of the grenade. You can even kill yourself in one hit if your HP isn't high enough.

Once you get to level 4 and get the long volley you will be able to use both the view and volley to combine for very long distance shots. Just know that you can alter either one to get closer to your target. For example, if 50% on the volley meter was just a touch short you can raise your view a bit and do 50% again OR just try the same view and 55% or 60%. The combination allows you to throw very far away. Much farther than any other weapon in the game.

[OutlawZ]

wow....I just started with Grenades
(using the basic ones)
only at level 4 now.

but man oh man! these things are great.

I can throw them near or far!
I can hit targets dead on!
Aiming is simple.
I have seen 1000 damage with direct hits!
I can back up, and keep tossing them at an advancing target with ease!
I wear them down with grenades, then finish them off with sword or gun.

I do not understand anyone's complaint about Grenades being a waste of time.
I wouldn't necessarily put them above any other weapon, they all can be fun,
but it definately is an asset to have in certain situations.

[Nickpf]

i am done with the quest sorry i forgot to post that am done

[Eliza Shipwrecker]

Thanks for all the additional input - I won't give up on the grenades. Now that I'm level 31, and most of my weapons are level 17-25, I'll try working on the greandes and really fine tune my aim. It's good to know that it's worth spending the time on. And since I don't have much to do but level everything til the Boss Battle gets fixed, maybe it'll keep me interested for a while. If they take much longer fixing the battle (and quests to follow it), I may rethink my subscription. Leveling up makes you feel like you've accomplished something, but I'd like to also be progressing in the game.