The Bomb Lance is gruesome and hated...still fun though

[@HomeReel]

Visit Audible: www.audibletrial.com/homereel Seriously, All Systems Red and We Are Legion are great 😊

[@Maxificent]

I already subscribe to Audible, otherwise I would have definitely used your link.

[@stevenreinhart6259]

maybe one for my favorite clutch weapon the bornheim match with fire ammo. its good at all ranges and can easily take a team on by itself in the right range, paired with lemats and your unstoppable in close the medium range. long ammo ranges will give you trouble but thats were the fire ammo kicks in.

[@evanfishsticks8010]

I'm speechless... Finally, Home has graced us with a weapon guide for the Bomb Lance. All my prayers are answered. Edit: thanks for the shout-out! It was amazing seeing all my comments pop up at breakneck speed at the end of the video! ... Kind of like how fast the Avtomat sprays long ammo. Avtomat video when?

[@itszaque]

Now if only he would finally review the bomb lance

[@HomeReel]

The Avto? Please god no

[@vilemzadrobilek583]

@@HomeReel Oh gods yes!

[@Shadownight-zg2pn]

@@HomeReel all hail the Avtomat

[@sawkman2092]

My god he's RELENTLESS!

[@LeuvahkTrigger]

The only thing more terrifying than an enemy with a bomb lance is my friends with a bomb lance. The amount of times they have killed me can no longer be counted on my hands, and I have begun to use my toes as well.

[@ezrazander]

my friend does this at extract

[@hidden_origin_dnb]

Hello, nerd here. You were killed at least 1024 times by a friendly bomb lance? Because using the correct technique you can count to 1023 using both your hands...

[@ezrazander]

@@hidden_origin_dnb yes and hes on to his toes as well

[@oldman1111]

Haha, I've never once killed anyone in my team with a bomblance. Looks like that will change.

[@ezrazander]

@@oldman1111 its very very easy

[@mightystu49]

I love the bomblance and really wish there were more jury-rigged gadget weapons like it in Hunt. It really ought to benefit from bolt thrower though.

[@Samman1236]

I swear it shows up when you search bolt thrower in the armory, could be wrong though

[@jeffreymonsell659]

A lot of the weapon variants have that same jury-rigged feel, but you're right, that is a fun part of the aesthetic and more would be better.

[@pingufan1239]

0:16 that was the most passion and emotion I’ve ever heard from Home

[@Honorboss]

A nice little tip about killing bosses with this, if you heavy melee the boss with the lance and then stick it with the lance's bomb, it will lose half its health, allowing you to only use 2 lances and only go through one rage cycle. Speeding things up alot.

[@lordofthepatrick]

He forgot to mention it can set off barrels instantly on hit despite doing it a few times in the video

[@HomeReel]

I show things with intent

[@sirpineapple2262]

Maybe the player base of hunt showdown isn’t a bunch of blind people

[@lordofthepatrick]

some people only listen to the audio of the videos

[@busterbeast999]

Oh yes I learned this the hard way yesterday. Was guessing that it wouldn't explode until, you know the thing detonated, as why would stabbing a barrel explode it? well I died.

[@algorithmgeneratedanimegir1286]

@@lordofthepatrick Sounds like their problem.

[@ToxicPancake88]

The "dear god I hope this lands" mode is just my continuous mental state in hunt no matter what weapon I'm using..

[@Dobonhonkero42]

honestly the closed casket should've been the name of a bomblance skin

[@Peagaporto]

Hey, homereel , PC bomblance veteran here, lot's of wisdom there. Here's my take on it. Most people get frustrated with the bomblance because it goes against your muscle memory and because they try to play it like a weird crossbow with a melee attachment. The blade is your killer, the dart is there for support. What I mean by this is that a lot of people shoot the dart, miss, which is very easy to do with it, then swich to the secondary and start blasting. When you get good with it 95% of your kills with it are melee with the odd stick here and there, bulwark wont scare you here. I saw 2 moments on the video just like that, people are not used to rely on the melee rush. I pair the bomblance with a hand crossbow with half poison. This may seen like insanity but there is a logic to it. It greatly increases your stealth factor, so you have a bigger chance of getting the drop on someone, it kills easily immolators and the assassin (which the bomblance struggles with) and provides 1hk at range. So when you charge someone and they turn and run, you just switch to the xbow and shoot them in the back. If you miss, then you try with the bomblance bolt. It also clears a tool slot, which is important, more on that later. What about firefights? Well, avoid them. If you get ambush retreat and try to counter ambush when they chase you. Plan ahead and dont get caught in the open. Your goal is to get to the boss lair asap becase that's where you shine. You get the hang of not relying on a pistol after some time, you are not trying to play everyone else game. For tools medkit and all the tripwires (alert, poison, concertina), consumables are vit, antidote, concertina and flash. Bomblance should get you the boss lair very fast due to how little AI slows you down, banish and turn the lair in a hazard zone. Think home alone, but with a serial killer. Concertina bomb the more open area then trap every barrel, walkway, etc. Don't trap the doors, you want them inside and door traps are easier to spot. Put poison clouds everywhere with the hand crossbow. Now, if someone peek inside, shoot them with the the dart or the bolt. When they get inside, listen until they are close enough that you can rush then while giving as little reaction time as possible. If they just camp outside grab a bounty and run, they will probably try to grab one before chasing you and trip all over the place. If someone banishes firt, dart a door to open it, throw a flash inside then rush in. Yes, you can get a shotgun to the face, that's always a risk, you "just" need to be faster and more agressive than them. Or you can trap the exits and hang around to see if they try to leave(only do this if you have poacher). Your hunter levels very fast and gets lots of traits through meatheads. Priority one is as you said, silent killer and light step. Then its frontiersman for more traps, determination, doctor, physician, ghoul, packmule, gator legs, grayhound, yada yada. Dont waste points with adrenaline, you are already dead when you need it. The new conduit is a godsend as well, probably shuld be acquired soon too. Whispersmith is cool but not really necessary, same for poacher. This loadout got me a lot of lvl 50 hunters and its my most consistent bounty extracted. Oh yeah, play this solo, this doesnt do very well on teams, where combined arms are more important than trickery. Works very well until 5 stars, but again, you have to completely rework your playstyle.

[@Entitusschule]

A fun fact about the Bomb Lance would be, that you can rank up very easily (at least on console) when you use the bomb lance. My gf for example hates shooters but she likes the gameplay of HUNT itself. So she decided to main bomb lance and I mean bomb lance only. Well she is a 5 star player with it, even though she barely used any "real" guns in the game.

[@Mercurial_Me]

The only thing bomb lance needs to be introduced to viability is custom ammos. Imagine launching concertina, fire, poison,or flash bombs. (Flash might be op) The big draw of this wouldn't be meta for kills, but it could drastically free up tool and consumable slots for crazy versatility. All that being said, quartermaster bomb lance + Obrez mace is a great build already. I just want to launch a concertina bomb into a bush containing a Cain sweatlord and laugh.

[@ToxicPancake88]

Would love a poison Harpoon option, less damage but faster RoF, more ammo and less drop. Like a super poison arrow.

[@marcelosuarez4595]

Boy you must be happy now

[@stevencolor3389]

This weapon gives me both extreme dread and extreme amusement. I have never used the weapon but have seen my buddy go and cleave down an entire team with it Nothing fills me with more dread than seeing an enemy only a few feet from me when I miss my shot and know there is nothing I can do to save myself, I am getting cut in half with an empty gun in my hands.

[@LordRazer3]

You are never without hope hunter or at least a means. Show them what for by bludgeoning over the head with your gun until one of you stops moving!

[@2hot34]

This reminds me of when my lfg team did bomb lance for the memes and I did a 25 meter dash, jumping and zigzagging at some dude and he ran out of ammo in his revolver and I Ctrl+Alt+Delete him

[@IconoclastAl]

When talking about perks for melee, people seem to overlook vigors usefulness. It doubles your stamina regrn in darksight. Combine it with determination, and you can refill the whole bar almost instantly.

[@jonathanstorms4530]

This is definitely one of those instances where the play styles are different on PC than on console. That thing is an entirely different beast on controller lobbies.

[@Your_Evil_Femboy]

People just use it as a crutch because they can’t aim and it’s annoying.

[@gloomygloomstalker3878]

Charging in gung-ho with the lance is my favourite, I usually go into VOIP and scream "Swaloololololoo" to intimidate hunters as I barrel toward them lance in hand

[@chainsov]

another pro of the bomblance: no other weapon makes you laugh as maniacally after each ranged kill. Although other hunters can pull out the explosive charge I believe, like the sticky bomb, but most are too much in panic mode when it lands.

[@jsizzlesaurusrex]

Yo, in the audible clip, there is a book named "Gideon the Ninth". It's super dope. Its a book about SPACEFARING SWORD FIGHTING NECROMANCER LESBIANS.

[@BraindeadCRY]

That second delay between hit and kill from the harpoon is what makes the bomb lance so legendary. Its just enough time for the target to realize hes fucked. Also that splatter sound is soooooo satisfying

[@NobleNemesis]

It's also just enough time for him to bonsai rush you when he's hit. :P

[@BraindeadCRY]

@@NobleNemesis Acceptable risk :D

[@Yummeosbada]

Nice transition to your sponsor lol. That was clean

[@danchovanes2612]

I killed somebody from 30m with a hail Mary bomblance shot once and I'm still riding that high.

[@endorsedbryce]

Fun fact: The swing of the bomb lance's melee is more of a spiral then a true arc with the longest reach being on the right side at the start of the swing and the shortest being on the left at the end. Aim way to the left to hit targets father away. Done correctly, with a jump backwards you can even light off a immolator without taking damage, then come in with a second swing for the kill.

[@MrPistoleroGun]

The bomb lance has also the best toolkit to make anyone with aiming issue still get high mmr and play at higher level. I can consistantly get high * with it just because of movement and knowledge, where other weapons would require me to still be able to aim. And aiming is not where i spec'd my build, i'm all for guts and nothing in my ability to put a little white dot on a little hunter's hitbox >.> to each their own

[@Fragger-1]

The optimal strategy is playing bomb lance deckhand while blasting Blood And Thunder by Mastodon

[@shotboltstealtharcher6938]

If the strategy involves early Mastodon then count me in. "Break your back and crack your oars men, if you wish to prevail. "

[@xelias124]

I'd love to see a video about the different types of melee/PVE options. I have trouble understanding why I'd ever take the heavy knife rather than the small one. And I don't know the bonus that assaillant gives to the throwing axe, beside the sweeter animation.

[@xObscureMars]

Heavy knife is good for hunters primarily. Any other melee is going to be bettrr for engine.

[@xelias124]

@@xObscureMars but, heavy knife can't one shot a hunter, can it? It does 140 damage, right?

[@Peagaporto]

I'd rather have the heavy knife when solo because light attacks are quieter, and I really want to be quiet, and It conserves stamina, I dont have someone to bail me out if I get mobbed by a hord of grunts, followed by an armored with a screaming immolator behind.

[@Mind-blown2day]

honestly for me a harpoon kill is the most satisfying kill given in hunt. the squish sound is like music to my ears

[@Moshugaani]

I love a Mosin Obrez + Bomblance loadout! Although it's a rare treat for me since it requires you to unlock the Obrez, obtain Quartermaster and shell out a wad of cash. :D

[@HazmatFTW]

I can't decide what I love most.. your videos or the bomb lance ❤️

[@TradePrinceNodnarb]

Truth be told, I was such a terrible shot in the start of my hunt, I got most my kills with barrels and knives. Bomblance carried me for a long time, until I found my groove and started actually hitting my shots. I have a deep love for that big stick. It's a good toy to teach you how to outsmart others lol Also, harpoon will one-shot immolators, and detonate barrels; they make for fun and active target practice

[@ronanobrien88]

Moby Dick is like a whaling manual sandwiched into a novella

[@chuckle5253]

Wait, you got a sponsor that's not Caldwell!? Amazing, you deserve it!

[@Corzappy]

HomeReel, as a regular in the random matchmaking scene, I've noticed that many players have a strong inclination to use sniper variants of weapons and then opt for a nature walk through the bayou rather than assisting inside the compounds. Perhaps you could shed some light on this playstyle in a future video? Sniper guide when?

[@MarvinUllmann]

7:05 I believe that statement is wrong. I know that i have often killed immos with a heavy swing of the bomb lance and then jumped awayy from the explosion. But maybe they changed that.

[@HomeReel]

you CAN, its easier to just bring blunt. No concern with timing

[@MarvinUllmann]

@@HomeReel thx for the acknowledgement, love your videos

[@Jacksonace1]

The worst part of the bomb lance is the bloodlust my friends get when they have it. I'll watch them leave cover and just chase one dude into the sunset never to be seen again

[@nobleradical2158]

He really did it. Bravo, Evan "Purity" Fishsticks.

[@evanfishsticks8010]

Fellow Risk of Rain 2 enjoyer I see

[@stiner2829]

Hey! Nice I remember asking about this a bit back. Glad to see my favorite pokey stick finally got a vid >:)

[@promptedanimal]

This might be my favorite video of yours lmao, freakin hilarious throughout!

[@kidelliott7122]

The sequence at 5:56...that must have been absolutely terrifying for the other guy 😅

[@akaroth7542]

I remember grinding all those crow event points to get that black and red crow skull skin for the bomblance.

[@DamianJoseph661]

Just a tip: it actually IS possible to safely kill an immolator with the BL, it just requires hitting it with the very tip of the heavy swing and turning away just in time taking advantage of the curved swing. It's difficult to pull off though and not reliable.

[@Aztesticals]

Bro this with steel shot ammo is taking my 1 star controler game into 3 star. I have the movement abilities of a controler to spin on dimes with a long bladed lance with a eide arcing attack. And a area of effect style spread of pellets. Oh i love it

[@chainsov]

fastest weapon for assasin boss with stamina shot, the light swings kill his doubles before they run off, so that you mostly can just stand in one place and swing away

[@drifter331]

This i like, as someone who mainly uses the BL its so refreshing to see someone else enjoy it as much as i do

[@pip6852]

"The world is a cruel and cold place, the only constant is suffering." *1 minute later* "Omg, Bomb Lance..."

[@LeviDaManJabroni]

The ranged harpoons can also one shot/explode immolators as well

[@braismartinezalvarez2028]

ah, yes, the boomstick, my favourite weapon, up there with the bow.

[@Top_Nep]

"scream and Swing i always say" ~ friendly neighborhood bomblance main

[@sarnicholas4053]

So just btw I actually did listen to Audible's rendition of Moby Fick, read by William Hootkins, and I give it a 5/5, fantastic narrator

[@sunnymomo927]

When u charge enemies with melee weapons Their accuracy reduced 30% and it’s a fact XD

[@Vagabond671]

Not to brag (okay maybe a little), but I have been cleaning out lobbies with the bomblance consistently this past month. I love it. One thing I think it could benefit from is harpoon variants like a flame harpoon that explodes with fire like a molotov, a frag harpoon that works like a weaker frag grenade and a poison harpoon that releases a poison cloud on impact.

[@undeadmoogle3]

From Hell's heart, Home stabs at thee! Sometimes. When it works.

[@cheeseymoon2848]

Running at people with an axe with my only other item being a flashlight will always be supreme to me

[@bobbyhughes6337]

Yo those Segways to your sponsors are smooth dang!!

[@Cardali]

Time for a new video on the Bomb Lance ammo variants?

[@PeppercornBingBong]

It’s November first, I fully expect your channels profile picture to have a Santa hat on by the end of the business day.

[@HomeReel]

too soon

[@irvinpalacio1955]

Can you do one for Dualies!! Shout out to the "Tallgeese Build" Bomblance and Obrez combo.

[@TheGamingDandy]

I've never experienced the one hit kill being inconsistent in my experience.

[@MynameJeffX]

Shout out to Deven Fishtits. You the real MVP!!!! You have my respect.

[@OverDitch26]

smoothest sponser transition on earth

[@gssarin2765]

Unintuitively, the heavy melee will kill an immolator without ignition, if you land a headshot

[@lostinfernohd3266]

I’ve gotten some long range snipes with it, highly recommended with how fun it is to use.

[@gagreel557]

That transition from the moby dick reference into the ad was just *chefs kiss*

[@KillerShock8]

CRYTEK PLEASE MAKE A SHOTBOLT BOMBLANCE VARIANT

[@brandon-cs7fw]

i feel like there was a time or some sort of trick on killing immolators with the bomb lance and their explosion was delayed or had enough time to not get exploded, maybe hitting it in the head or the very edge of the screen/swing? i feel like i saw it somewhere and used to pull it off myself but i don't have any evidence to show

[@Milbrown_Worker]

What is the music at 3:23 in the background?

[@nukerkid105]

Bruh I thought the thumbnail was describing Winston's taser

[@lopsided6393]

Kinda wish you could poison the tip or get custom ammo with it. I also kinda wish you got it earlier than 80 or whenever now

[@redhawkfour]

Actually, about the bomblance and immolators... I remember if you heavy swing at a certain angle facing above an immolator, it wouldn't actually make them explode. I haven't tested this in a good few months however, so I'm uncertain if it actually still *works*

[@tombrasch3387]

The background song reminds me of some world at war music

[@rat_swarm]

If only he knew how powerful bomblance would become.

[@Legolas936]

The best thing about the bomb lance really is the intimidation... when you come charging at someone with it, you can see the fight or flight instinct kicking in

[@adgamer0113]

A tactic I like doing takes advantage of that. I just run at someone with heavy melee charged. If they run they'll be turned around so you can pull out a nagant officer and shoot them without any retaliation

[@Peagaporto]

I like to see their gun going everywhere, meaning they shook their mouse in fear

[@dakotabarrett5585]

I probably have more game time with the bomb lance than most people. (I have 3k hours and I probably spent 600 of them with the bomblance) In general I likely have more melee kills than I do from shooting. However, I don't think the bomblance is worth running at all right now. Here's why... Bulwark) Same reason I stopped running explosive crossbow. They're great weapons until you run into someone using this perk and it's an absolute shame than even if you manage to somehow land a headshot, you're not killing them. Price) It's $200. For almost half that price I can buy a winfield talon which also one shot melees people but can also headshot people at 193 meters, lever through 3 walls, and there's no perks going to resist the damage you do. Ammo Types) There are none. I could see the bomblance being more viable if it had ammo like a flash bomb or such so that you could avoid the bulwark weakness. Until it gets something like that, just use a talon weapon instead.

[@dutchmisfit]

Trying to make a video about the bomb lance but I suck so bad with it that I went from 5 to 3 stars within 1 game session. The water devil one shot is good to know though, gives a lot of options for unexpected angles to push from.

[@tuomasteivonen6798]

Am i completely wrong about the fact that Bolt thrower trait also shortens the reload of bomblance?

[@CrowePerch]

Homereel spitzer ammo Avtomat review when?

[@pendingrequest]

btw bomb lance range is so huge that you can hit immolator and burst won't reach you

[@wokedog1799]

The Lance on console is the stuff of nightmares

[@eliaquadarella2948]

Indeed my friend, indeed

[@neilburns372]

babe wake up new Homereel video

[@jordanmoyes7883]

I've never once gotten a kill with the harpoon. It's always been the slashy boi

[@Yanlin707]

you should make a video about who is the best weapon and why it is the springfield 1866

[@alucardyork]

The harpoon kills immolators in one hit

[@Trenchfood]

I want to know how the hunter holds it across their body then moves it to their right side to shoot so smoothly.

[@CriticalClub10]

The martini repost has more heavy melee range, I've beat bomb lances swing for swing several times where they didn't hit me at all

[@Hamun002]

If you wanted to land the Moby Dick reference, you would have started out normally, then casually slipped in "you may call me Homereel" Edit: goddammit I thought you were cultured enough to read the first 5 words of the novel!

[@Cheshire9k]

I have a really weird bug where i cant charge a melee attack and sprint with any weapon besides dedicated melee tools, so i avoid all weapons that have melee benefits.

[@quack_stack]

Every hunter with a knife can impose the melee tax, but the bomb lance transforms you into the melee IRS

[@Chainsawwed]

So the cross hair on this thing is decently wide, something I've wondered for a long time is does the bomb lance harpoon have a random spread within that cross hair?

[@GreatWhiteWhale]

I feel personally attacked in this video.

[@TonyRedgrave]

I love the bomb lance cause it appeals to my Monster Hunter brain. You take the bomb lance to cut things in half with ease and then blow up everything else.

[@froggo56]

5:35 The Bomb Lance has enough range to kill Immolators without getting burnt. You can also hit the lanterns above the kennels with the right swing ark; fun facts

[@Spiffyo]

A problem I have with the Bomb Lance is the light attack being too good, and believe it shouldn't one shot due to the wide arch and ability to slinging projectiles for 199 HDs(basically its cheaper then many of the non-one shot long ammo rifles) and makes melee weapons obsolete due to dealing basically the same damage as a Combat Axe.

[@Thegreycomrade]

Bomb lance and 2 stamina shots is my go too Melee Build for just rushing bosses and players.. highly aggressive and so rewarding wiping a team easily with it

[@Hamun002]

The Bomblance is just one of those quintessential weapons for a certain game. Quake has the Rocket Launcher, Rail Gun. Doom has the BFG and SSG. Hunt... well actually hunt has a lot of shit, but the Bomblance is just mwah. perfect fit for the setting. An aggressively utilitarian weapon, born out of necessity, it is the kind of delightfully brutish contraption that you can see forming out of a 20th Century mind faced with the problem at hand, you can practically see the design being born out in the author's head, iteration, smithing, machining, and the first forays of the weapon leading to success! Its not the best gun and that is more than fine: it is the right one.

[@Strykers57]

Hey HomeReel, a new edition with the two new ammo type would be possible my dear Sir? :)

[@sandmaneyes]

Whenever I see someone using a bomb lance I know it's either going to be a phenomenal game or an embarrassingly horrible one. And neither one of those is mutually exclusive to one match at a time.

[@AquaAK723]

Feels like you're missing out on the true best Bomblance loadout, Lemat FMJ/Slugs. You get the clutch factor of slugs, the oh-shit button that is Lemat fanning, insane wallbang potential (I just killed a 3 man through the salter's roof tonight, sorry boys) and the only real compromise you're making is that you're more useless past 50 meters than you already were with a Bomblance.

[@d4dave669]

Even got in my catchphrase!

[@hilariousnickname]

I remember seeing a tips video that said you could remove the bomb lance if it hits you by holding F same way as when you're bleeding, and that it delays the explosion and results in it popping out and landing on the ground to detonate in front of you, but I (thankfully) haven't had an opportunity to test it. Do you know if this is still (or was ever) the case?

[@M4x.1520]

I don’t know about the lance but you can do that with sticky bombs though idk if it delays the explosion. But I don’t think you can with the lance

[@Rationalize_Nuking]

I cant believe they put Gunlance in this game

[@T-REXMACHINEGUN]

The bomblance is my best weapon kill and K/D wise. The centennial is my favorite weapon and probably my best gun or the silenced vetterelli