What's the point in a knockdown shield, if a player can 1 mag it, or flat out shoot competely through it, as if it never even existed? My knockdown shield always takes damage when this happens, but players are just doing bleed through damage. At this point, I don't know if its a cheat or a bug. I've also posted about this before, but that thread got buried by so many others.

@Midnight9746 I actually had a similar experience and was wondering exactly the same.Another thing I see players do is to run into your face and also somehow manage to shoot straight through shield, like they are on my screen right in front of me.Also, I am sure I am not getting shot from the sides.It used to be much better in the previous season(s), but now indeed picking up purple or gold is in many cases useless.

I think knockdown shields should be changed to knockdown bubbles.

@Godisbullen Behind me is all rocks, and this player only had one teammate who ran after the teammate in the gif.Also they had a car or something like that, which can easily do over 100 damage in 9 hits. So yes, that explains dying quickly. The problem is after putting up the shield, I was still taking damage, had a delay, the shield got damaged, then back to it hitting me.

@Godisbullen @EREGDS @PsyhiX69A follow up to this, from another perspective, where it let me hit someone through a knockdown shield. Come on EA/Respawn, please fix this! Also for context, I had shot Ash prior to punching, so that's why she dies in two hits. I also looked to my right, because she had just respawned her teammate, so I quickly looked to see where he was when I heard him running (an Octane).Second punch in solo-motionI expected to hit the knockdown shield, not her. Yet it went right through... like what? The game keeps doing this to every player's knockdown shield, and I don't know why.

Knockdown shields are even more useless now - Mad Maggie can just tactical you through it. What's the point in protecting yourself, when you're screwed from all angles? Useless items is useless.

Knockdown Shields Are Useless | EA Forums

11 Replies

Godisbullen
4 years ago
@Midnight9746 Are you sure you weren't shot from the side and/or back in this clip? It seams you died a little too quickly.
EREGDS
4 years ago
@Midnight9746 I actually had a similar experience and was wondering exactly the same.

Another thing I see players do is to run into your face and also somehow manage to shoot straight through shield, like they are on my screen right in front of me.

Also, I am sure I am not getting shot from the sides.

It used to be much better in the previous season(s), but now indeed picking up purple or gold is in many cases useless.
Midnight9746
Hero+
4 years ago
@Godisbullen Behind me is all rocks, and this player only had one teammate who ran after the teammate in the gif.

Also they had a car or something like that, which can easily do over 100 damage in 9 hits. So yes, that explains dying quickly. The problem is after putting up the shield, I was still taking damage, had a delay, the shield got damaged, then back to it hitting me.
PsyhiX69
Seasoned Ace
4 years ago
I think knockdown shields should be changed to knockdown bubbles.
Midnight9746
Hero+
4 years ago
@Godisbullen @EREGDS @PsyhiX69

A follow up to this, from another perspective, where it let me hit someone through a knockdown shield. Come on EA/Respawn, please fix this! Also for context, I had shot Ash prior to punching, so that's why she dies in two hits. I also looked to my right, because she had just respawned her teammate, so I quickly looked to see where he was when I heard him running (an Octane).

Second punch in solo-motion

I expected to hit the knockdown shield, not her. Yet it went right through... like what? The game keeps doing this to every player's knockdown shield, and I don't know why.
Midnight9746
Hero+
4 years ago
Knockdown shields are even more useless now - Mad Maggie can just tactical you through it. What's the point in protecting yourself, when you're screwed from all angles? Useless items is useless.
Ohnlee2Jenders
4 years ago
A few things need to be done in order for this game to be even playable.
Knockdown shields
Shields in General are worth nothing
PC Only Lobbies or controller aim assist removed.
Ranked needs to stop rewarding players who do nothing.
other than that this game is just not worth playing in its current state.. its pretty sad when even big esports orgs moved on from it and they are lost some of their big investors.
Danskermand
4 years ago
low lvl problems HAHA
LeeNomLexx33
4 years ago
knockdown bubbles would be too annoying, and it would take too long for the devs to get it together for us. a better solution would be to just use the knockdown shields as regular shields, that way the devs won't have to do much, and another game breaking mechanic can be avoided. simple problems ned simple fixes
-LeeMonLexx
XBOX_EireBartek
4 years ago
You can clearly see she put down her knockdown in the slow Mo clip then puts it back up