Talk:Tombfinger/@comment-2001:7C7:213A:F600:952D:F88E:7741:8148-20190211203854/@comment-189.103.241.159-20190318163128

the original BFG is.... a bit more complicated than a cone shaped explosion. worth a read - don't remember the exact details, but it's some unholy fuckery of point of impact, lines of sight, and the direction you're looking at when it blows up or something weird like that.

and it's not really an area of effect - it's actually a bunch of invisible rays coming out of the exploding projectile! (which is why it does so much damage at point blank - things get skewered by a ton of rays at once)