Sentry Gun flip out?

[XeroCool]

So I think that if you EMP a Sentry gun it should lose its IFF function. It basically wouldnt be able to tell who is friend or foe and shot at the closest thing in its firing arc...
what do you guys think?
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[nutcrackr]

would be hilarious and come to think of it add a bit more depth. I'm thinking of situations in which opposing teams are bunkered up in front of the sentry near a flag. EMP grenade and they start getting mowed down from behind :D

[biff77]

Intriguing idea. That could be pretty fun to do to people :)

[Rogue Warrior]

Those things are ROCK SOLID! Try running into one with an FAV, Nine times out of ten you end up flipping over

[Sillanto]

Who would get the kills? Either way someone could end up wracking up the TK's :/

[MouseNo4]

I agree its a good idea, but personally, i hope it remains so. I havent got it unlocked as you all can see, but i walk in front of so many of the things that having one target me after an emp hit is downright stupid. Esp when attacking it causes team damage = negative points.

[fknlo]

sniper rifles take them out in 2 hits. everything else takes all the ammo you have. making them shoot friendlies when emp'd would be hilarious. you probly wouldn't see them spammed everywhere anymore

[Arcalane]

sniper rifles take them out in 2 hits. everything else takes all the ammo you have. making them shoot friendlies when emp'd would be hilarious. you probly wouldn't see them spammed everywhere anymore

If you can 'distract' them with a teammate, you can take 'em out pretty easy. I've taken 'em down in about 10 shots from the Baur.

[cptgarf]

would be interesting.....but hard to make happen on the scoring side.

[XeroCool]

I think that the person that EMP'd would probably get the kill....although it would probably show up at Xkilled Y instead of A12 Sentry gun. Or maybe no one gets the kill and its just one of those X is no more....
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[Deesies]

as long as it doesn't acredit teamkills

[The_Eliminator]

when up close to the sentry guns it is possible to prone and not get hit, have done it many times, may be a bug but thats wheat i do when i fall down titan vents because 1) dont get killed by the awaiting APM and 2) the sentry gun shave a hard time hitting you.

[DireIce]

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[CarbonFire]

Thats weird, I was just thinking about this last night while attacking an enemy titan which was heavily laden with A-12s. Although it would probably be good enough if the gun just started firing randomly, rather than aquiring new targets (its targeting is fried, how would it target anything, friendly or not?)

as long as it doesn't acredit teamkills
Agreed, and this would be the only reason I could see NOT to have this functionality. Right now, EMP grenades are so rarely used because the other Support tools are far more effective in almost all circumstances. It would be nice to see a bit more usefulness rolled into these and it would be fun to see a different counter to the Sentry guns besides shooting them.

@ DireIce - HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA NICE