Why do the explosives move once you light the fuse? What could possibly be the point of that mechanic? It’s just a way to make people waste materials, isn’t it? Tell the truth for once.
Yep that’s a feature for balancing
Oh come on…there is entertainment value with it…‘There, 15 explosives ready to go. Now just light the fuse and…oh $**T! RUN!’
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maybe for fun 
, or maybe the devs eat too much troll 
If you’ve not been playing this game since it’s release then no, you are right… Funcom loves to troll us. Bombs roll away? Build a foundation under or next to the object to be cracked. I like placing a candle next to it and the object so it won’t roll away
This might work if you want to crack star metal ores.
If you are raiding there is no way you can build foundations because of landclaim.
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The best way is to place the bomb and then shoot it with an arrow if you want to avoid the rolling.
Experience from a PvP player.
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That’s what I’m talking about. Trying to get star metal.
Tried that and it didn’t work.
Why m8?
Why you use bombs for it?
Explosive orbs
Explosive arrows (more effective)
Why bombs?
What @Tephra explained to me once in discord is that the star metal ores do not need more than one explosion to break, it is just buggy some times so if it won’t break change your aiming point.
Explosive arrows are better because they help you with aim, plus you can crack very easy the ones they are on edges.
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If you are trying to get star metal, I’d recommend giving explosive arrows a try - I find them far easier. (Alternatively, grease orb, plus goblin fire orb is also popular, or used to be, but I find the bow easier to aim.)
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What I find very annoying in the past is that even when I placed 10 bombs and fired them with one Explosive arrow, some of them didn’t explode 
. Playing in consoles I couldn’t measure the damage outcome, but I could swear that it wasn’t more than the one bomb only.
Probably I am wrong about the damage outcome, but for bombs that didn’t explode I put my right hand in the fire.
I believe this thing needs balance, except it is already fixed, I really don’t know .
I don’t pvp anymore.
Explosive orbs are the most cost effective items for breaking open meteors. It only takes one orb, but there is a bug where some of them won’t break open from certain angles. If one doesn’t bust on the first try then change the angle and try again. If it still doesn’t bust then I just leave it and go find another one.
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Explosive arrows are easiest to get and don’t require T3 or T4 alchemists thralls.
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Demon-fire Orbs don’t require t3 or t4 alchemists. They are unlocked with any tier alchemist according to the wiki. I agree though that the arrows are probably easier overall. They’re also easier to aim and they weigh less.
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Building damage must be turned on. This is only on a PvP server.
Explosive arrows are your friends here. Way more convenient + you get 10 arrows out of 1 powder.
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While I totally agree with this, there was a time when explosive arrows did not exist. I used to build a cheap “corral” fence around the meteor and place a bomb in it, that guaranteed even if the bomb fell over it would not roll away.
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I used to do this too, until I realized demon fire orbs were way easier. I tried explosive arrows once but came away feeling like orbs were more effective.
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I find it amusing… personally my little star metal farming base, is just full of vases… So its out of habit, and its funny to try and get them to stay on a slope…then run like a nutt as its about to go off.
Arrows work better… Urn is more amusing.
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