how do shields actually work

['za]

i assumed they were basically extra health that simply absorbed whatever value of damage the enemy did until they were depleted, but i watched some gameplay of a guy with bulletshield and he only had 200 but he was right in a mcginnis' face and she didn't damage his hp at all even though she was pumping him full of lead. it was definitely way more than 200 damage worth of bullets. so does it have it's own resistance? because he only had 7% bullet resist, so that wouldn't make much of a difference.

[LordFarQuaid]

mcginnis may have been missing, or built incorrectly, there are 2 many factors, if you can link the video we may be able to deconstruct it.

['za]

Originally posted by LordFarQuaid:

mcginnis may have been missing, or built incorrectly, there are 2 many factors, if you can link the video we may be able to deconstruct it.

you could see her bullets getting stopped by the shield, it did the little orange impact animations
skip to 9:20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVpVe5Ofgvs

[The Phili-Piano]

If you look carefully during the time you suggested, his Bullet Shield (Orange Number to the right of his health bar) does go down with McGinnis' shots, which is why after the fight the number goes red to indicate it has to recharge. There is also a brief loss of health too, life steal from Soul Shredding Bullets (Spirit Damage Amp + Life steal) activating alongside Kinetic Carbine dealing large amounts of spirit damage to recover said missing health. I hope this has been helpful!

['za]

Originally posted by The Phili-Piano:

If you look carefully during the time you suggested, his Bullet Shield (Orange Number to the right of his health bar) does go down with McGinnis' shots, which is why after the fight the number goes red to indicate it has to recharge. There is also a brief loss of health too, life steal from Soul Shredding Bullets (Spirit Damage Amp + Life steal) activating alongside Kinetic Carbine dealing large amounts of spirit damage to recover said missing health. I hope this has been helpful! :happy_creep:

i know he lost shield. but it didn't look like the damage he took was very substantial at all, compared to how much he was shot. even with lifesteal, i would expect the bar to go down more and then spike back up, rather than just staying pretty high. so does the bullet shield actually behave like an extra health bar?

[The Phili-Piano]

Originally posted by 'zza:

Originally posted by The Phili-Piano:

If you look carefully during the time you suggested, his Bullet Shield (Orange Number to the right of his health bar) does go down with McGinnis' shots, which is why after the fight the number goes red to indicate it has to recharge. There is also a brief loss of health too, life steal from Soul Shredding Bullets (Spirit Damage Amp + Life steal) activating alongside Kinetic Carbine dealing large amounts of spirit damage to recover said missing health. I hope this has been helpful!

i know he lost shield. but it didn't look like the damage he took was very substantial at all, compared to how much he was shot. even with lifesteal, i would expect the bar to go down more and then spike back up, rather than just staying pretty high. so does the bullet shield actually behave like an extra health bar?

Yes, think of it more as a buffer to your health as I do not believe any resistances you have to the same damage applies to the shield. Also McGinnis' damage tends to ramp up, and she wasn't at her peak' in terms of damage to shred someone like she is capable of.

[Troysdownfall]

Originally posted by The Phili-Piano:

If you look carefully during the time you suggested, his Bullet Shield (Orange Number to the right of his health bar) does go down with McGinnis' shots, which is why after the fight the number goes red to indicate it has to recharge. There is also a brief loss of health too, life steal from Soul Shredding Bullets (Spirit Damage Amp + Life steal) activating alongside Kinetic Carbine dealing large amounts of spirit damage to recover said missing health. I hope this has been helpful! :happy_creep:

How does shield recharge work?

[UnityComplex]

Originally posted by Troysdownfall:

Originally posted by The Phili-Piano:

If you look carefully during the time you suggested, his Bullet Shield (Orange Number to the right of his health bar) does go down with McGinnis' shots, which is why after the fight the number goes red to indicate it has to recharge. There is also a brief loss of health too, life steal from Soul Shredding Bullets (Spirit Damage Amp + Life steal) activating alongside Kinetic Carbine dealing large amounts of spirit damage to recover said missing health. I hope this has been helpful! :happy_creep:

How does shield recharge work?

From prowling around, about 17 seconds if partially depleted, to 60 seconds if fully. dont quote me tho saw it on reddit

[UnityComplex]

shields seem to be for carries, not really for tanks in my experience