Fire bomb and auto aim

I've been running into an issue with the fire bomb. Quite a few times I've been set on fire by the fire bomb when I've been outside the blast radius mark and conversely I've not been set on fire when in the blast radius mark. It seems to be if I'm on the outside of the shot arc I'll be hit and if I'm on the inside I won't be. Additionally can we make auto aim an option to turn off because it's a pain when you use torpedos and it's randomly shifting your aim between targets even when you're in manual aiming.

 

You must be new to this game to just find out firebomb lights enemies outside the ring

 

Maybe you should read the entire post. If it was consistent I wouldn't be happy about it but would deal with it. Inconsistency is my issue with it. On the other hand my being new or having been here since the game began doesn't matter if there's a problem that needs to be corrected.

 

https://forum.battlebay.net/threads/firebomb-rant.9928/

Try searching for what you would like to rant about first please

 

If you think this is a rant you must be new to the internet. For me it seems that if the blast radius is behind me (if I'm heading towards the shooter) it won't set me on fire but if I'm heading away it will. I will rant about the auto aim if you want though.

 

There is nothing wrong with being new, everyone here was new once, welcome to the forums.

Your observation about Fire Bomb is correct, but it’s not a bug. Fire Bomb throws out burning ejecta when it lands, which can go beyond the ring, and that’s what sets things on fire. So it doesn’t matter whether you are inside or out, what matters is if you get hit by the ejecta (for lack of a better word).

 

That's an explanation I can accept (even if I'm not happy about it.) but I still hate auto aim.

 

It's because of the waves mate. Circle isn't a completely accurate representation of where it hits the water sadly . But for some reason it seems to happen more with firebomb than other mortars