Reapers: Grenades or Mines?

[ArcherofAiur]

That's because your entire argument is word-play. That is, what things are called. Hell, some of it isn't even that; the OP clearly is written under the impression that D-8 Charges are somehow mines, when they're called D-8 Charges. So this thread is founded on a semantic error.

This thread is founded on how the D-8 look. If the words are getting people all hung up then the D-8 look like mines. Its funny how many times ive had to remind people of that but they keep ignoring it to try and twist words around.

[MattII]

This thread is founded on how the D-8 look. If the words are getting people all hung up then the D-8 look like mines. Its funny how many times ive had to remind people of that but they keep ignoring it to try and twist words around.

Actually, the thread was founded on every aspect of the D-8 BUT how it looks, and if you don't believe me read the OP, the design is mentioned only in the last point.

[ArcherofAiur]

The mine model factors into lore (them carrying a bunch of those around) and how there are already mines in the game (all though Gradius had a good point about vulture also having grenades).

[Nicol Bolas]

This thread is founded on how the D-8 look. If the words are getting people all hung up then the D-8 look like mines.

The only connection one can make between D-8 Charges and mines is if you think "disk-shaped explosive == mine". In which case, you've been watching SC1 too much.

[ArcherofAiur]

Sigh, So obviously people still want to argue over what a mine looks like....


Very well guys here is the first google image for the search landmine

You guys can post pictures of landmines that look like fruit baskets and ill post pictures of disk-shaped explosives and we can see who runs out of pictures first.




By the way on the subject (and just looking through the google images) landmines are a horendous, disgusting facet of human history. Seriously its just sad...

[MattII]

Sigh, So obviously people still want to argue over what a mine looks like....


Very well guys here is the first google image for the search landmine

You guys can post pictures of landmines that look like fruit baskets and ill post pictures of disk-shaped explosives and we can see who runs out of pictures first.

That's an anti-tank mine, anti-personnel mines are shaped more like cans.

[ArcherofAiur]

That's an anti-tank mine, anti-personnel mines are shaped more like cans.

So we are in agreement that the D-8 charge looks like a mine and not a grenade? Or do we have to argue this some more?

[MattII]

So we are in agreement that the D-8 charge looks like a mine and not a grenade? Or do we have to argue this some more?

Function =/= Form, the D-8 is closer functionally to Grenades than mines, ergo, the logical answer is C - neither of the above followed by A - Grenades.

[Norfindel]

So we are in agreement that the D-8 charge looks like a mine and not a grenade? Or do we have to argue this some more?

Grenades are anti-infantry. D8 charges are anti-building.

/thread

[Zahar]

Really? I was never aware the animation changed, and I also was never aware that it was no longer called a concussion grenade or something.

And really, everything shoots rockets? Marines don't, neither do Hellions, battlecruisers, ghosts, tanks, firebats, wraiths, goliaths, vultures, or Thors. I'm probably missing some units as well.

Wraiths do, and so do Goliaths and Valkyries (since you talked about SC1 with wraiths).

Also, the Marauder could use a ROCKET propelled granade, AKA RPGs (can you IMAGINE some futuristic soldier in heavy armor simply throwing stuff with his hands as his only attack? What is it, a granadier from the 17th century?) - RPGs are a kind of rocket BTW. And the Marauder attack does MORE damage to armored targets - something completely stupid unless we're talking about an explosive device shot at high speed (and manufactured as an anti-armor projectile), not simply lobbed like a nade. Also, you know, the animation.