Riot shield meta

[Cupcakeunleashed]

Its trash.
Either nerf riot shields or just remove them.

They're not fun, they dont require skill, they're just annoying as hell and make the game worse.

[Shaken_Widow]

A TIN OF JAR の投稿を引用：

They are not hard to counter, a well placed molotov or thermite would do the trick.

yeah as much as i myself have complained about this i've probably killed those players just as much.

they're annoying, but if you are aware of your presence there's a simple thing you can do to counter them.

change tactics, stop rushing, and expect them to be around every corner.

too many times my team has come back from being stomped by those players by simply changing up our tactic and ruining their day, because they can't do anything with the riot shield when no one is running the map.

[kartz_312]

TomReborn の投稿を引用：

There's no possible way to nerf riot shields unfortunately

yes there is a way to fix them they have a health pool and then it breaks

[Monk]

When they have it on the back is the most annoying aspect I think, I swear it's bigger this year and covers more of them, only having feet to hit is annoying as I prefer semi auto guns over full auto (which is easy mode to deal with them and most things I find but less fun).

[Lightmix]

kid welcome to call of duty

[Psycha]

TomReborn の投稿を引用：

There's no possible way to nerf riot shields unfortunately, they're easily killable with explosives and they're also killable by AI (past titles they haven't), so it's actually easier to kill people with riot shields on this COD than others. Yeah I get they could remove 'em, but they've been there since the original MW2 so I don't think they're gonna remove them, hopefully the riot shield meta blows over soon though

Quite easily able to nerf them. Higher caliber weapons should cause damage to the shield.. Even if it's ballistic protected materials it is not immune to surface damage and can even cause injury being hit by high caliber rounds..

Now I know your realism alarms are going off but imagine this after this nerf.

You encounter a shield... You have a 338 LMG, you start shooting you get 5-10 damage numbers pop out as you hit him... The shield breaks at whatever set health they set it to have and you get a kill.

Most often people that use riot shields have throwing knives, making it impossible to break the shield before they dash at you or throw a knife as they line it up quickly behind the shield for 1-2 seconds.

More often than that is people who use the shield only as back protection and run around like little turtles.

[Tac3D]

Monk の投稿を引用：

Dysstatic の投稿を引用：

Start to run and drop a claymore.

Good way to get shot or throwing knife in the back, infact, it's far worse advice than to throw a semtex/ molotov (drill charges do not work!).

Drill charges worked, I died several times today to it after I started using the shield.

[Golden_Legacy]

i have a SUPER QUICK FIX to your issue if you see a bunch of F***ots running riot sheild switch to scavenger and semtex they cant do a single thing if you stick them on the GIANT target they are so prone to show off

[AnthraX]

Never been killed by one lol

[V Knives]

People have done a slide and shot me "around" the shield while I was still aiming at them the whole time. I've been shot in the knees from 45 degree angles and also the feet while crouch walking.
They make you slower than a pistol.
They're not overpowered at all.

[RoadDog]

they should buff the Shield not nerf or remove it...

[Vicpool]

I see it this way: if there's "something" in game that, the moment everybody in the lobby is running it, makes the experience absolutely ridiculous/disgusting, it should have no place in the game. Just imagine if everybody was running riot shield: 6vs6 all shields would be maddening ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ (I'd even say they are more infuriating than RPGs). It's not only a matter of them being annoying or OP (I don't think they carry games), but they absolutely kill the rhythm (and to some extent, the atmosphere) of the game: only one shield player can already mess up with this; the moment there are two or three it's just auto-leave lobby.

I'd just remove them, problem is we know that won't be that easy, so at least make shields have some sort of "durability" (while being able to get a new one from ammo boxes), or some sort of stamina so the shield wielder can't tank a gazillion shots, and instead when stamina is depleted you auto-swap weapon so you have to "rest" to use it again (or at least make it change stance, so you can wield it but not in defensive position). I think we can all agree it is absolutely nuts when you see a shield-dude in front of two or three enemies point blank turboshooting and he/she just absorbs a million bullets like it's nothing (and let's not talk about shields being able to tank a VTOL machine gun, no sweat). Last but not least, make penetrating rounds affect shields, even if not for full damage, but at least do something so it isn't as stupid as it's now...

[BANNED_BROTHER]

Monk の投稿を引用：

An easy fix or two would include:

Severely slowing them down if its on their back and protecting them still.

Severely slow down weapon switch speed so they become a team work tool.

Remove protection if it is not actively in use.

Make it take damage, to the point it xan break, higher calibre and armour piercing rounds should straight up pierce it.

Any of these would make sense, or just remove it, it's a freaking stupid addition and has always sucked the fun out of the games.

You have my vote, great idea!

[Cupcakeunleashed]

Shaken_Widow の投稿を引用：

A TIN OF JAR の投稿を引用：

They are not hard to counter, a well placed molotov or thermite would do the trick.

yeah as much as i myself have complained about this i've probably killed those players just as much.

they're annoying, but if you are aware of your presence there's a simple thing you can do to counter them.

change tactics, stop rushing, and expect them to be around every corner.

too many times my team has come back from being stomped by those players by simply changing up our tactic and ruining their day, because they can't do anything with the riot shield when no one is running the map.

"Just stop having fun"

[DiDDLERONTHEROOF]

just carry c4? its ez man. i think drill charge works too. and out of the thousands of players ive killed so far, maybe 6 have had a shield. GoSh DaRn MeTa PlAyErS

[AnthraX]

Tbh I just walk upto them and bash them done