Sensor Grenade - Cod247

**codfish** · 12-07-2012

I feel like this tactical equipment has been written off and underused. This is probably due to the nature of the pick 10 system and that it isn't as good as the portable radar in the past. With that being said, it is something that people should try out. There was recently a patch on the PS3 and will be going through 360 tomorrow I believe. One of the parts of the patch was a buff to the sensor grenade. While I don't think the patch has gone through, I gave it a shot. I can really see the benefit of running this with something like scavenger. Especially if you're running and gunning. For those who haven't tried it, basically it is in between the UAV and Orbital VSAT. It doesn't stay for very long but gives you more than a good indication if the person is standing still or which direction they are moving. I only tried it for a few games but in each game I went positive and that was with non try hard experiment classes. One thing I'm unsure of is if points for assists are given with it, which is always a big plus. Every time I used it I was able to kill the person or he got away so I'm unsure. If you know please tell me.

**codfish** · 12-07-2012

For those interested, here are the details to the improvements made through the patch.

Sensor Grenade: increased the range (now 1000 units), frequency (now 800ms between pings), and amount of time (now 6s) that players appear after explosion.

Everything that made the Sensor Grenade not worth a slot has been fixed. It is now a very practical and useful grenade to equip.

TomOnDuty · 12-07-2012

You say it's like vstat do you mean it pins them to the radar like a recon drone . Cause i know it doesn't have the arrows . But that's good info I may give em another shot especially since the radius is bigger now .

**codfish** · 12-07-2012

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Originally Posted by TomOnDuty

You say it's like vstat do you mean it pins them to the radar like a recon drone . Cause i know it doesn't have the arrows . But that's good info I may give em another shot especially since the radius is bigger now .

Yea I believe that's how the recon drone worked but I forget. Basically it pings like the UAV but shows the person in the form of the VSAT; as a triangle showing the direction their pointing. The big complaint was the ping was too slow, so with that being improved it I'm sure more people will try it out. I don't believe there's a counter to it but I could be wrong.

TomOnDuty · 12-07-2012

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Originally Posted by codfish

Yea I believe that's how the recon drone worked but I forget. Basically it pings like the UAV but shows the person in the form of the VSAT; as a triangle showing the direction their pointing. The big complaint was the ping was too slow, so with that being improved it I'm sure more people will try it out. I don't believe there's a counter to it but I could be wrong.

The few times I used it I didn't get a triangle just the red dot maybe that was in the buff . So it's more like the recon perk then .

**codfish** · 12-07-2012

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Originally Posted by TomOnDuty

The few times I used it I didn't get a triangle just the red dot maybe that was in the buff . So it's more like the recon perk then .

I believe the recon perk was in real time though. Where you would see the person moving and their direction. It's pretty much a nerfed recon perk when you hit them with a grenade. The big benefit from the Sensor Grenade is that people don't seem to know when they have been hit. With more grenades people will get defensive but I with this I've always seemed to have been able to catch others off guard.

danx1610xvaler · 12-07-2012

i see where you are comin from but in all honesty for me rushin i use flash i cant wait to throw that look at the minimap to rush in and get done anyway i no they are there so would rather flash or sun as it takes ages to recover from.

i however could see a use for them on sniper class staying stationary and placing them behind you givin u time to adjust

mikek · 12-07-2012

Nooby question, but does your whole team see them on the minimap once hit with one of these, or just you?

**codfish** · 12-07-2012

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Originally Posted by mikek

Nooby question, but does your whole team see them on the minimap once hit with one of these, or just you?

almost positive the entire team can see.

**codfish** · 12-07-2012

just checked. It can be seen by the entire team and I was incorrect about the counter. It can be countered by Cold Blooded which does hurt it a good amount but still worth trying out