How good are these? I'm trying to get some abilities for my operative but nothing is very appealing to me and I want to know if this will help

caltrops are area-denial weapons. throw it and it spreads spikes that hurt people. i have not used them or been the victim, so i do not know their effectiviness, but ido know that they are supposed t obe visible to everyone (which defeats the purpose imho) and do not have any effect if you move slowly (which will making you a target, still defeats the purpose of the caltrops).

iknow that probably didn't help very much, but it is all i know.

they do alot of damage to lights, they actually can slow the process of escort missions fairly well since they do damage to things in it, and cannot be destroyed, they're a useful ability if you know what your doing with them

Been seeing them more and more over the last few hours. Actually they are decent for what they are, area denial. With support it can almost completely halt a forward moving enemy as with gunfire, a turret, and caltrops everyone is pretty dead by the time they move past it. I believe they only last a certain time period though so gotta know when to use them. Its not an I win weapon at all... but it helps hold the defense easier.

sounds very tactical to me.

They are nice. Especially if you though them in a hall way, as it covers the entire width of the walk way.

I like to use them when i'm doing an objective. So it slows everyone down, while i do it.

They do amazing amounts of damage and carpet the ground