

Do not throw a Pipe Bomb when a large number of enemies are climbing a fence, barrier or wall.Let your teammates know when you are going to throw a Pipe Bomb to prevent them from wasting theirs.Common Infected will run towards the first one thrown and ignore the others.

Remember: this weapon's lethality is directly proportional to the number of enemies it can attract.

The Pipe Bomb can be used offensively to clear out an area, defensively against a Horde or to draw off enemies from an incapacitated teammate, and for diversionary purposes such as when disengaging at the end of a finale. Pipe Bombs can be an extremely useful weapon in many situations. Since a Pipe Bomb blast can injure a Survivor, care is needed to ensure that teammates are at a safe distance when one goes off. Its blast radius is relatively small, being confined to little over three to four meters (10 to 13 feet) on the normal difficulty setting however, since a well-deployed Pipe Bomb is usually tightly surrounded by enemies, as many as 20 or more can be killed at once. Pipe Bombs explode five to seven seconds after being deployed. The visual design is stereotypical but with the addition of a bright red LED and loudly beeping smoke detector to attract Common Infected when armed and thrown.

The Pipe Bomb is an IED that can be used offensively, defensively and for diversionary purposes. Single use only " This shit looks real jury-rigged." ― Louis " Chase this, you zombie bastards!" ― Nick
