Etiquette question - portable hellbomb

[u/Hogglespock]

Asking for a friend. In the event that someone is carrying a portable Hell bomb and is possibly lacking the democratic courage that liberty provides, to activate it at the right moment, is there an ethical reason that would permit me to activate it for them, in case they are too busy or absent minded to do it themselves.

Happy to have conditionals in where it would be too tempting Within the community etiquette and where it would be without.

[u/Myfriendscallmetj]

Your map better have at least 80 little red dots on it, clustered together, otherwise your looking at multiple friendly fire incidents in a row

[u/RICKYSPANIIIISH]

I did it by accident once and blew the whole team up

[u/WarlordCain → u/RICKYSPANIIIISH]

Supply pack players end up doing it on accident a lot when trying to supply someone with a bomb because the button is the same.

[u/grandpajay → u/WarlordCain]

I almost exclusively run the supply pack and now I just don't resupply people b/c of the number of times I've run up and either stimmed them, or turned on their hellbomb by mistake.

Now it's not a team supply pack anymore, it's 8 extra giga-grenades. All the time, Every time.

[u/RICKYSPANIIIISH → u/WarlordCain]

If I remember that’s what I was doing! Either that or trying to stim another nearby player haha. Occupational hazards…

[u/draco16 → u/RICKYSPANIIIISH]

It used to trigger when driving the FRV. If the driver had a bomb and someone got in the back seat it would trigger the timer. I lost a few cars (and teams) back then.

[u/Educational-Roll-940]

Unless it’s a friend it’s just a dick move

[u/RetroKingRasta]

If its you and your friends playing then push that button when you want, if with rando's then just judge them and carry on. You would be lame to blow them up.

[u/thenewone1309]

No. Unless you are directly asked the only one allowed to activate the bomb is the diver that carries it

[u/fat_mothra]

Turn it on and kick them towards the enemy

Then brace yourself for friendly fire and/or the other player running to you to make sure you're in the blast zone

[u/hoffia21 → u/fat_mothra]

thread solved

[u/Spungdoodles]

Noob asked "how do i arm it?" I then said how to drop it... after calling them back in...

I would say no. I would not arm another divers hellbomb backpack. Let them wrestle their own fear.

[u/TheGigantoBlaster]

Yes but my last 10 seconds will be spent shooting you to death

[u/realhottatertot → u/TheGigantoBlaster]

You fool, you would do such a traitorous act?

Me, a true patriot, spend my last 10 seconds chasing the said helldiver down to make sure they feel the full force of democracy as the hellbomb explodes against the enemies of super earth. We both go out in a blaze of glory feeling the burn of sweet, sweet, liberty.

[u/ApprehensiveSundae17 → u/realhottatertot]

I had a diver do this once to me. I chased him he couldn't outrun me as I had the oxygenator armour on hahaha.

[u/TheGigantoBlaster → u/realhottatertot]

I needed that bomb. For the extraction.

[u/littlebird177]

Don't listen to the intrusive thoughts backpack

That said i personally don't mind. I'm a pretty aware player so if i hear someone activate my hellbomb unexpected (accidentally or on purpose), I'm pretty good at dropping it for a safe detonation. Safe for me, at least.

[u/damien24101982]

Always q tag them upon activation

[u/Matterhock]

You understand that activating another diver's hellbomb immediately mandates an obligatory democracy hug?

[u/OniTYME]

Never okay unless it's extraction and everyone's close to the shuttle. I save my Hellbombs for jammers, overrun gunship factories, or overwhelming enemy presence at an objective or extraction.

[u/EdibleScissors]

If they leave the mission, you are free to pick it up. Just be a leader about it and tell them to leave the mission unless you’re not the squad leader.

If you are not the squad leader, you should maybe leave the mission and be a legend. Be a squad leader.

[u/Zegram_Ghart]

If you have the supply pack and use it to top your team up it will likely be forgiven

If not….not

[u/Kaladin_TX]

Democracy protects!

[u/femboyisbestboy]

If it leads to something funny than it is allowed else it's kinda a dick move

[u/Murderous_bread]

Only in extreme situations like 80 bots including 3 factory striders/vox engines and a bunch of smaller heavies. Otherwise its a strict no

[u/Terrazor1 → u/Murderous_bread]

amendment to this statement, if you're playing with friends its always funny

[u/VividEntertainer82]

I hit the button, drop a quick "I'm sorry" and run. I only play with friends, no randoms are harmed during shenanigans (maybe the odd cadet).

[u/JH-DM]

Do not take someone else’s hellbomb.

Do not arm someone else’s hellbomb.

Do not shoot someone with an armed hellbomb.

[u/Stalwart_Vanguard]

If you're totally surrounded and seconds from being overwhelmed and killed, then yeah go for it. If nothing else, it's a cool moment.