Riot shield instead of Deploy-able shield for Turtle viability.

(DatAssparagus) #1

Hey,

I feel that the deploy-able shield as cool as it looks is too niche, this guy needs more kick to stand out from the other engineers.

  • Wield the shield as a riot shield.
  • Deploy the shield.

Also, it would only cover the top half of your body so to fully protect yourself you’d have to crouch. Just like a certain animal whose name rhymes with Squirtle.

So the shield instead of opening horizontally on the ground would bend around your characters model instead.

Also he should be protected from the back if hasn’t deployed it yet.

A riot shield to protect defuse, escorts, EV would be much more enjoyable to use. A “Time Crisis” mechanic might be neato too.

Thoughts?

(watsyurdeal) #2

I feel like ability 2 can be used to hold the shield, and ability 1 can delpoy it.

(darlingClaymore) #3

That should be a different merc, DB should have lots of mercs to ensure nobodies playstyle is left out.

(DatAssparagus) #4

Yea this was my afterthought as well, I put it up in a different post.

1 - Wield the shield (covers front/sides but not back and there’s a small pocket for you to see out of and get shot through as a counter
2 - Deploy the shield

I disagree, each merc needs to feel differen’t but this shield idea is definitely for Turtle to have.

(Telzen) #5

Yea this was my afterthought as well, I put it up in a different post.

1 - Wield the shield (covers front/sides but not back and there’s a small pocket for you to see out of and get shot through as a counter
2 - Deploy the shield

I disagree, each merc needs to feel differen’t but this shield idea is definitely for Turtle to have.[/quote]

Yeah this would be good. Blacklight has a riot shield like this and it works really well.