Wow, Riot Shield is pretty strong now.

[kewlsnake]

The latest patch added some cool stuff.

Didn't think I'd ever say it but the Riot Shield is very good now.

It doesn't break anymore after X amount of bullets or when you get hit by an enemy.
It now even blocks the "big bullets" from bosses. Not entirely sure how I feel about that one since it pretty much trivializes the awesome boss Titan Trooper has become.

On the other hand, I don't think it really changes how you play against the standard enemies and you're still sacrificing one of the two slots that could be used for rations/med kits, so it might be self-balancing in that regard.

Regardless, I really like it. I think it complements a knife-only playing style perfectly.

There also was semi-recently a big buff to grenades which made a grenadier type of character viable. Big fan of the ability to diverge from the standard run & gun type characters.

New patch made missiles better which I'm grateful for.

C4 is now shown on the minimap which is great.

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thx for feedback

[Wazat1]

I'm gonna have to try that now. I always avoided the shield after I realized it broke so quickly. But now I can basically experiment with the knife & shield type, which I always figured would be a lot of fun. I could even stand in front of allies with the shield up, to help keep the team alive (and carry adrenaline in my other slot).

I have yet to figure out how to avoid damage against some attacks (like the violence king's magical snake & dino -- I just need to look up a guide I guess), but the shield will add a lot of tactical options aside from shoot & dodge.

Thanks devs! It's awesome to see a steam workshop game updating relatively often and with solid content additions. I'm looking forward to the next areas! And it pains me that there are awesome guns I cannot have, but I'll see them soon enough. ^_^