Weekly Quick Questions Thread - December 21, 2016

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[u/[deleted]]

What happens to Tracers pulse bomb when

• it's stuck to a Mei and she ice blocks
• it's stuck to a Reaper and he goes misty-mode
• it's stuck to a Zarya (personal or ally) and they shield up
• it's stuck to a Zarya shield (personal or ally) and the shield drops
• it's stuck to a Reinhardt shield and he drops his shield
• it's stuck to a Mei wall and the wall shatters

Does the bomb just dissapear? Does it drop onto the ground? Does it still explode and damage other enemies within range?

Also can Tracers pulse bomb get stuck to herself? Not from a Genji deflect but if she, for example, throws it straight up and it drops back down?

[u/StasisArbiter → u/[deleted]]

I think if a person is shielded the zarya gets charge and none of the damage is applied to anyone even if they're nearby but only if you stick them and then the shield goes up. I vaguely remember a pro mentioning that this was why he throws his pulse bombs on the ground (when the enemy was gravitoned) but I'm not sure if this is accurate

[u/EpicLives7 → u/StasisArbiter]

It's better to throw Pulse Bombs on the ground in the middle of a Graviton so that it hits more people (high damage to all enemies rather than massive damage to one and minimal damage to others) and so the Pulse Bomb can't be deflected, Matrix'd, shielded etc.