Weapon shield any good?

(Smokeskin) #1

How much does these things protect you? How large an angle, and how much damage is mitigated? Are they any good?

:smiley:

(BiigDaddyDellta) #2

I haven’t seen them do anything really yet, I use it but can’t tell how well it works.

(KnollDark) #3

If I remember correctly they make you immune to headshots or something like that

(iezza) #4

Anyone on xbox care to pop on in 1v1 with me to try it out?

(SinDonor) #5

Yeah, I had it equipped yesterday for about 4 hours. Shield on my Euston and Bayonet on my Tampa.

The bayonet was obvious, but the shield, eh, not so much.

I didn’t notice if there are any spark-like effects if enemies hit the shield. Is it only active when I’m in ADS mode, or is it always active?

(BiigDaddyDellta) #6

I was sad there were no animations for bullets hitting the shield too, maybe it was too much? I think it would have made it more obviously useful though.

(Hot-Wire) #7

I haven’t noticed any benefits from it. But then again I haven’t shot at anyone with the shield up yet.

(QUIK420) #8

I tried it for like 2 mins on a game last night. I put it on my Rhett along with everything else I could because, after the shield, the equip speed cant get any lower so you might as well deck out your gun lol. Let me say that it makes the equip speed ridiculously slow to the nth degree. So i slapped a drum mag on it so I dont have to switch often haha. Seemed to protect me from bullets when hip firing also but ll have to practice more with it 2nite before I can tell how useful it is.

(Affe_mit_Waffe) #9

i think it sucks massiv where before the patch i could kill ppl with carefully aimed headshots with my richis now i have to spray or i will die instant to a noob just because i cant headshoot anymore its a campers best friend and makes the game feel rewarding skill and aiming even less in fact its punising u for aiming at the heads

(Hot-Wire) #10

I think the best way to use a gun shield is first be medium body (Since that’s the skinniest you can be to have access to it)

And then hide your lower body behind some cover, while your upper body is covered by the shield.

(Nexolate) #11

I figured this would be the best way to utilise the shield, haven’t had a change to properly test the functionality of it yet though. If someone feels they have a good understanding of the attachment, please feel free to make edits to the relevant page on the Brink Wiki.

Regards,
Nexo

(Hot-Wire) #12

It is also great for peaking around corners, because guess what’s the only thing the enemy can see when you do that? Your head and your arms. 1 of them is covered.

(Affe_mit_Waffe) #13

[QUOTE=Hot-Wire;365114]I think the best way to use a gun shield is first be medium body (Since that’s the skinniest you can be to have access to it)

And then hide your lower body behind some cover, while your upper body is covered by the shield.[/QUOTE]

as i sayed camper haven no way to kill them because everything u can shoot is behind the shileld or cover while they can still shoot u

what idiot did come up with this stupid idea it will be banned in competition anyway and creates frustration on publics for the ppl that can acctualy aim at heads :frowning:

(RabidAnubis) #14

I think it is an interesting thing, but should have a bigger hit on stability.

(wolfnemesis75) #15

Shield protects your head from gun fire when you Iron Site. Good for a sniper? Or not? Bayonet is waaaaay more fun. No noticeable downside to strapping on the Bayonet. And plenty of upside. Te he he. :slight_smile:

(thesuzukimethod) #16

SD or whomever…(we) would love to get clarification on the stats impact of the weapons shield. it would make logical sense if it negated headshot bonus from facing shots while ADS…and then perhaps limited body damage when hip firing…but not sure how complicated coding such a thing would be.

if it’s simply a headshot bonus nullifier regardless of hip/ADS…well, then i predict a lot of weapons shields…lol

(Hot-Wire) #17

[QUOTE=Affe_mit_Waffe;365223]as i sayed camper haven no way to kill them because everything u can shoot is behind the shileld or cover while they can still shoot u

what idiot did come up with this stupid idea it will be banned in competition anyway and creates frustration on publics for the ppl that can acctualy aim at heads :([/QUOTE]

Grenades are a way to kill them…

Then as they retreat you move in. Problem solved.

(Affe_mit_Waffe) #18

its not like i cant kill them,
it just sucks if u get punished for having a good aim

and on the more open maps sometimes they are to far away for a nade and u just cant kill the campers without runing half into the enemy base

(iezza) #19

Practiced with lago coach, hew OHK me with a sniper lol, it blockled hte bullets going towards it, simple as. it is not a hedhsot nullifir

(thesuzukimethod) #20

if it blocked them, how did they hit you? (just curious)