Boogie Bomb Update

[EricSW]

We’ve gotten a lot of passionate feedback regarding the Boogie Bomb over the last few days and I wanted to give a quick update. As most of you have mentioned, its effect has been a bit stronger than we expected.

In the short-term, we’re going to reduce the effect of the dance to 5 seconds. We don’t think this is going to be a silver bullet, but it should help alleviate some of the frustrations with its current implementation.

Moving forward we have a few ideas to address the core issue: the person being attacked by a Boogie Bomb needs an opportunity to respond. There are a number of suggestions we’ll be evaluating, including (but not limited to):

• Remove the instant explosion, making it bounce and detonate like a normal grenade
• Have it create a ‘dance zone’, where the effect goes away if you leave the area
• Disable the dance effect when taking damage
• Allow players to build while dancing

Additionally, we’re continuing to work on improvements to our hotfix system. This will allow us to tweak more than just balance numbers without requiring a full client patch, but we’re not quite there yet. Thanks for your patience!

Thanks to everyone who’s provided feedback about this topic. Let us know below how you’d like to see the Boogie Bomb adjusted!

[Dark Magic X]

• Remove the instant explosion, making it bounce and detonate like a normal grenade
• Have it create a ‘dance zone’, where the effect goes away if you leave the area
• Disable the dance effect when taking damage
• Allow players to build while dancing

I think the bomb is fine they way it is currently other than it is a bit too long. If you implement the changes you posted here why even have it? Especially giving players the ability to build? This seems to me a step in the wrong direction.

[stevieb212]

We've just lost all our inventory in STW and your worried about a goofy bomb and how long a character boogies. Please prioritize.

[5amsta]

Yea I just lost all my inventory a few minutes ago. Wth

[TN CRUNKZI]

Have it create a ‘dance zone’, where the effect goes away if you leave the area

Disable the dance effect when taking damage

These two sound legit.

[Triggered_Khed]

Everyone is so salty. I think its fine. I've been hit and survived then killed the guy. Not that big of a deal.
Being able to build would completely defeat the purpose of the item imo.
Why not just make it rare instead. Honestly I already don't see that many of them.

[ShamUK]

Why?Why would you cater to the whiny bi**hes who are f**king stupid and get hit by it?1 thing if person got hit by it and you can't move but you can still run away or touch the person to infect them.Its a fun and useful item to use as is.If you edit to 5seconds its just gonna be useless and not ever used,maybe make it a rarer drop than it is.I'm js people are pu*s*es and wanna nerf anything that isnt a rocket

it is funny you say that, people go nerf jumping or nerf rocket and the crowd go nuts about its wrong fortnite is meant to be different blah blah, then boogie bomb comes out and its nerf it all to hell i agree with what you said, i feel rockets are the worst, to many times im get hit at almost point black range from a rocket only for the guy firing it taking no damage what so ever

[Shaggy_Wolf]

It feels like a PvE item and doesn't belong in PvP.
If it's going to stay there needs to be a better counter to it or have it bounce and detonate like a regular grenade.

[mav789]

If your gonna keep it why not put some actual effort into it instead of just dumbing everything down. You could make it trigger a rythemic mini game. For example, you press the shoot button 3 times in a row at the right moment causing your character to do a new dance move each time eventually breaking free. 3 perfect bottom presses could make it last 3 seconds or if you derp a full 10.

[Jacob Armitage]

I'm a big fan of it being an area of effect that once you leave you stop dancing. Just throw it, have it be a floating disco ball with a clear and identifiable radius that lasts about 15-20 seconds anyone in the radius dances until they get out. I think that could be great fun and more of an interesting addition that it currently is. Useful for assaulting a base but without being too cheap, but also great for throwing off an enemy teams plan who are creeping up into your base.

[Triggered_Khed]

I agree the rockets are garbage currently. Way more of an issue than this infrequent bomb. There needs to be high reflected damage or low player damage/high building damage on rockets.
The bomb is fine fix the rockets first. Maybe look at Halo shotgun issue too......

[Requitox]

We’ve gotten a lot of passionate feedback regarding the Boogie Bomb over the last few days and I wanted to give a quick update. As most of you have mentioned, its effect has been a bit stronger than we expected.

In the short-term, we’re going to reduce the effect of the dance to 5 seconds. We don’t think this is going to be a silver bullet, but it should help alleviate some of the frustrations with its current implementation.

Moving forward we have a few ideas to address the core issue: the person being attacked by a Boogie Bomb needs an opportunity to respond. There are a number of suggestions we’ll be evaluating, including (but not limited to):

• Remove the instant explosion, making it bounce and detonate like a normal grenade
• Have it create a ‘dance zone’, where the effect goes away if you leave the area
• Disable the dance effect when taking damage
• Allow players to build while dancing

Additionally, we’re continuing to work on improvements to our hotfix system. This will allow us to tweak more than just balance numbers without requiring a full client patch, but we’re not quite there yet. Thanks for your patience!

Thanks to everyone who’s provided feedback about this topic. Let us know below how you’d like to see the Boogie Bomb adjusted!

I like the idea of the "dance zone" you could reduce the duration to 5 seconds and when the boogie bomb blows up a disco ball will hover in the area that forces people to dance. This should effect everyone including friendlies and yourself if you run into it. I've never been the biggest fan of the boogie bomb, the idea of having crowd control in a survival shooter is quite punishing if you get hit by it.

[ferrraaa]

Add a way for Xbox players to be able to create their own button setup

[smashy66]

Please don't nerf it anymore! The boogie bomb is exactly what this game is all about, having a laugh and having fun. The reduced dance time I can just about get behind but don't go any further with it. It'll become like smgs first were in the game and people won't bother picking them up if it's made any weaker. Please don't fall for that same trap where a lot of other games fall down, they get obsessed with "balancing", maybe listen a little too much to the complainers, and the game becomes bland and boring!

This game is brilliant, keep up the great work.

[asmoK]

Is fine the way it is, the only thing i'd change is the time... I think 2 seconds would be more than fair

[XOMBIEFREAK]

boogie bomb is like a stun grenade why have anyone to build while they are dancing that's just stupid. 5 seconds would be fine.