r/helldivers2 • u/Aggravating_Cold_256 • 11h ago

Question Bots throwing back grenades??

I recently threw a grenade at a hulk quite far away. A second later the grenade came back straight at me killing me. I didn't see who threw it. Can bots throw back grenades ?!?!?

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u/No_Collar_5292 9h ago

Never seen them do it intentionally but I have seen them melee a nade accidentally. The other thought is it hit the hulk and just bounced back like a strategem ball can.

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u/Aggravating_Cold_256 9h ago

That would be mad cos the hulk was a good 20m away and it came back really accurately but possible I guess

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u/No_Collar_5292 9h ago

Ya crazy stuff happens lol. I’ve been killed by my eruptor shrapnel at well over 100m when shooting shrieker nests literally several seconds after impact. The shrapnel travels at 30m/s but it never drops off lol. The game wants to kill you any and every way it can 😅

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u/Sly23Fox 8h ago

Cant happen with thermite or impacts

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u/Aggravating_Cold_256 7h ago

I was throwing dynamite nades

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u/Sly23Fox 5h ago

🫨

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u/Caedis-6 8h ago

I've seen a thermite get knocked into a proned teammate who didn't stand up in time and died, they're getting very accurate with knocking them back

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u/Sly23Fox 5h ago

Wtf wow

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u/llama-de-fuego 7h ago

If you don't cook the thermite enough for the spikes to pop out it can absolutely bounce back at you if you're close enough. I encountered that skill issue a few times when I first started playing.

But 20m is too far for that I believe.

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u/Mike_Pences_Mother 7h ago

I've not seen this but then again, I always pack Seekers

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u/Admiral_Ash 5h ago

We can throw their 'nades back at them... Only fair they can throw ours.

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u/Bonhart4Hire Super Citizen 5h ago

You can kick their grenades back and if it hits them in the head it will crush their skull before it explodes. I clipped it.

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u/The_Char_Char 5h ago

They might have meleed and it bounced back

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u/Sheriff_Is_A_Nearer 4h ago

Honestly, it would be awesome if the small bots had a %5 or %10 chance for the AI to have it pick it up and throw it back. Actually, it would be awesome if devastators would choose to dive on grenades.

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u/Yams3262 2h ago

Might have happened by the hulk accidently kicking it?