I'm not sure if I agree with this. At least have some fire. For example:



Also. If there was some sort of way to randomize the elements of the explosion: Fire, Smoke, Violence, Billowing Clouds, Dirt/Debris, I'd totally support that to get a healthy mix of Hollywood and realism that's never the same twice.

A lot of the fire in that video that was coming from seemingly nothing was because they were thermobaric weapons, or fuel-air bombs. Basically what they do is, when they impact a target, a huge cloud of vapor or accelerant is released into the air and then immediately erupted by the primary detonation of the bomb, creating a massive, fiery explosion. They work particularly well in enclosed spaces. There's also willy-pete and various other incendiary-type artillery used, which burns by nature. So, of course, when the type of ammunition is right, there will be fire. In most cases, there will be very little.

Also, when something else is blowing up because of the explosion (like a tank or vehicle), there will be a lot more fire since those things tend to forcibly engulf in flames when their ammunition racks, fuel, and whatever else explodes.

So, basically, fire when it realistically should be there, not a Michael Bay-fest of huge, flaming explosions coming out of the ground for no apparent reason like it's some kind of Rammstein concert.

The kind of explosion depends on what it is that is exploding.
So basicly when i shoot the tank of an ork splash burna i expect fireball
When i destroy an enemy tank with explosives i expect it to explode with litle fire and a lot of secondary explosions from amunition cooking of. If i destroy it with non explosive weapon i dont want it to spontainuously explod (ok maybe explode some times but not all time)

Beat me to it. On a related note: Torgue would clearly play Orks.

Torgue Corporation-- arming the WAAAGH! since 2012.

I agree with Savji explosions should mostly be mud and whatever the ground happens to be made of just going up in a cloud. I also agree with demetri there should be at least a little bit of fire maybe just at the center.