Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-29781728-20170414153241

On the actual wiki page, I think we might be exaggerating a bit, but I think it would be great if we had a decent counter to Charged Brutes in the form of a highly situational item.

When shot with three bullets/pellets (whatever) in quick succession, the Jerry Can explodes.

All zombies within a 15 stud radius take 400 damage and are set on fire for 7 seconds.

All other Jerry Cans within a 5 stud radius also explode.

Zombies that are already on fire and hit by the explosion take 1.25 times the explosive damage (500 damage) from the Jerry Can and take double damage from fire.

All zombies within a 25 stud radius take 150 damage and are set on fire for 2 seconds.

The person who shot the Jerry Can can also die to these effects.

Jerry Cans cannot be bought from the intermission shop, and can only be found scattered throughout maps and bought from the Live Store for $100 each - only one can be bought. Jerry Cans will be automatically scattered throughout random locations in maps to be relocated or just shot at during useful times. 3-5 Jerry Cans will be scattered throughout the map.

Again, the Jerry Can would remain highly situational with these stats and price - it's just not a good idea to take the time to run away and fire a few shots at it while running away from zombies when you could just throw a grenade. However, this would easily take down Brutes, and put a massive dent in Charged Brutes if used correctly.

The reason for only allowing one to be bought per person from the Live Store is that this could easily become too strong if an entire survivor team purchases them. 