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Moab23's avatar
3 years ago

Dozer/Irish Ballistic Shields

Okay, so why am I frequently getting shot through my shields? Countless times I watched enemies pull/deploy these shields and the moment they appear, they're safe. Might get shots at Dozer's feet to kill as they run, but if they crouch, forget it. I, on the other hand, am getting shot in the head through my shield while crouched, from the front. One player did this twice in a row. Shield clearly deployed, crouched, facing them, shoots me in the head. Irish shield as well, shot in the head through the shield. Someone tells me the upper third doesn't protect, so I test it. Takes all shots. Not even AP penetrates it. Speaking of the Irish shield, killed by rocket impacts to it countless times. Shoot at an enemy right behind the shield, might take their armour, but won't kill them. I'm killed outright. 

These discrepancies feel painfully one-sided and its making the game feel like a chore to play. Feels like I play hard mode and they play easy mode. Multiple times I'm being shot through my shield when it is clearly deployed. Then again, I'm also being shot and killed while I'm being revived (not after I've been revived, where I'm unable to rocket off to cover like enemy players do and I'm lying their for a split second before I can move), I mean I'm being revived into a death, because I'm shot while I'm downed. 

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  • @Moab23 I have the same issues with the Dozer shield.
    I even had a couple of duels with another Dozer. I could not damage him past his shield but he could.
    I wonder if high FoV gives my Dozer a mistaken perception of how much the shield protects me.
  • Moab23's avatar
    Moab23
    3 years ago

    @UP_Hawxxeye I've had that happen as well, getting slammed by another Dozer through my shield. I got killed by a Dozer with the shield from at least three feet away recently as well, whilst I wasn't getting hits at point blank. 

  • @Moab23 i gave up trying to use the shield. i get shot in the face with it up all the time (through the shield). idk what i was doing wrong so i just gave up on dozer
  • You clearly have a huge clown head--there is no other plausible explanation.

  • @Moab23 For the dozer shield

    On your screen it looks like you are protected but the enemy just needs a few sidesteps to see your foot to shoot it.
    Another issue is that your hitbox is rendered infront of the shield if you stutterstep forwards, it is the same issue I had back in bf4 with the ballistic shield, I even made a video about it so the CTE guys could fix it but they never did.
    https://youtu.be/1NSmPonFAqY

    As for the Irish shield: if your enemy is slightly upwards and you are behind your cover he can shoot the very end of your head hitbox, this is also the reason why you get killed behind cover when someone shoots an m5 Recoiless at it, the splashdamage reaches the head hitbox

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