Up-Votes Needed Scarecrow power bomb bounces

Discussion in 'Arkham Asylum (Bug Reports)' started by Ultimus Primus, Oct 27, 2025.

  1. Ultimus Primus Well-Known Player

    So, in my testing of the new scarecrow power I am finding the bomb bounces off the target and away from group then explodes away from adds causing only gas damage. I have tried to move closer and further to time the blast, but it seems hit or miss.
    Sometimes when I move too far the gas won't affect the target, but the bomb will.
    Due this these inconsistencies "I" feel this power sucks. or at the very least needs to be looked at.

    I don't want an OP power just one that connects as it should.
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  2. undrline Moderator

    I've changed the thread prefix to "Up-Votes Needed" as an active bug report. People should be leaving upvotes to bug reports if all they have to say is that they are experiencing it as well, to avoid +1 spam.

    If you have any more details on the reproduction, like a video, that may help the QA team.
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  3. BlackGuns Well-Known Player

    Another aspect of the Iconic is how it does like no damage if clipped too soon like by [Weapon Buff]. Not sure if that's intended or could be fixed along with the inconsistent/inaccurate bouncing.
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  4. Ultimus Primus Well-Known Player

    To reproduce, throw bomb at targets and watch where it lands then check damage log to see that it misses everyone or maybe only hits 1 add. The damage over time can hide the main blast damage and make you not see it f it actually hits.
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  5. Trinidad James Loyal Player

    Yeah it's pretty bad it's worse than Quantum's gravity bomb. Not to mention it launches itself further than the intended target I understand they want a gas trail to catch Ads that come in contact but the whole bouncing thing gets away from the main damage purpose of the ability. It would have been nicer if you can only activate it at a certain range from the target all the while being able to directly hit the target when activated.
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  6. Ultimus Primus Well-Known Player

    Thank you. I was hoping it wasn't just me having this issue.
  7. fm0987 Committed Player

    So is this still a thing? Just noticed on spar targets
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  8. Trinidad James Loyal Player

    Oh yeah, it's still a problem. It's not even on the dev's radar to be fixed or changed; as such I've long stopped using it for DPS and only use it for controlling, the stun is actually pretty good.
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  9. fm0987 Committed Player

    Yeah I just checked parse I think you're right, sometimes when it bounces the initial burst damage doesn't register.
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  10. fm0987 Committed Player

    Missing target

    With parse
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  11. fm0987 Committed Player

    It seems like to get it to hit consistently on a single target you have to be standing far away otherwise it bounces off.
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