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Grenadier
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Named after the famous 17th and 18th century British siege/assault troops that gained a reputation of being courageous and fearsome soldiers, the Grenadier is a tactical support weapon that is commonly employed by the Templar. While other types of ammunition have been created, the Holy Fire round is standard issue.
Name: Grenadier
Type: Pistol weapon
Damage Type: Physical (direct), Fire (splash)
Max Mod Slots: 1 Fuel, 1 Relic, 1 Rocket
Critical Hit: 2% chance of 2x damage
Firing Rate: 40 shots per minute
Game Quote: Named after the famous 17th and 18th century British siege/assault troops that gained a reputation of being courageous and fearsome soldiers, the Grenadier lobs grenades filled with "Greek Fire.
We have a lot of stats for the Grenadier thanks to this hover image of it from an old gameplay movie. It's hard to read, and most of the values are likely changed by now, but have some fun considering the possible variables. Every projectile weapon in Hellgate: London has a firing rate, damage type and value, range, requirements to equip, and more. Those nitty gritty stats are going to be what matters when it comes to choosing equipment; not just how the gun looks. However, since those values are not released in advance and are subject to a lot of play test balancing, we have to go more by looks and concepts in these pre-beta days.
The Grenadier was originally called "the peacemaker," a name since given to another pistol weapon. ([Early promotional artwork].
The grenadier hurls fire grenades. They do not have a great deal of range (though that might be improved by mods) but they blow up real good upon impact, dealing physical damage (shrapnel?) and fire splash damage. You do not need to hit your target directly to hurt them with this gun. You don't even need a target; it's fun simply to shoot it and watch the bangs, as this Templar demonstrates.
Grenadiers kick when fired; bouncing up to head height. This motion slows their firing rate and causes the blast plate to flap up. This is very obvious in gameplay movies or when playing the game, but harder to notice in screenshots. Look at the gun on the left in this image, for example.
Grenadier shots are slow, arcing upwards before dropping to earth. It's important to lead the target a bit, or fast-moving enemies will zip under the bomb before it lands, as the Winged Imp has done in the image below.
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