Ballistic shield whats the point?.

[H.U.N.K]

After testing it for a while i'm at a loss as to why you'd choose it over the personal shield it doesn't block shots half the time even when raised it totaly obscures view and removes recticle while aiming with it raised and it gets knocked out of your hand half the time from attacks so you have to run and pick it up again.
Yes you can use SMG's while it's raised but then again you can use any weapon with the personal shield.

[Willow]

It doesnt break where as the shield backpack does. If you use the SMG the Shield is a great pairing with it. Its only weakness being Rockets, but it has solid performance against the bots when paired with the SMG Its a specialist choice but it is a useful tool depending on how you play and your choice of primary.

[VoiD]

It's trash right now because armor isn't working, I imagine it will be a lot more fun when heavy armor starts doing it's job, so you can sit and trade shots with robots with some safety.

[H.U.N.K]

Originally posted by Willow:

It doesnt break where as the shield backpack does. If you use the SMG the Shield is a great pairing with it. Its only weakness being Rockets, but it has solid performance against the bots when paired with the SMG Its a specialist choice but it is a useful tool depending on how you play and your choice of primary.

It gets knocked out of your hand from shots and even airstrikes shockwaves *where you get thrown back but take no damage* and it seems random if it blocks damage or not Iv'e tested it on grunts from kneeling which in theory should give you full cover but some the shots still manage to hit.

[H.U.N.K]

Originally posted by VoiD:

It's trash right now because armor isn't working, I imagine it will be a lot more fun when heavy armor starts doing it's job, so you can sit and trade shots with robots with some safety.

Yea I hope so as i'd rarther use it than the personal shield as it looks badass.

[Hibby]

I'm actually wondering the same thing, It seems some of the bots normal arms fire does go through it or somehow always catches you even during a front facing fight. I've noticed the other heavy shield guys will actually just shoot right though it 100%, meaning it has even less effectiveness against normal arms fire.

[Eudicots]

I just use the smg+ballistic shield while farming lower difficulties for samples/super credits. It's a really strong pairing against robots in this situation.

[Willow]

Originally posted by H.U.N.K:

Originally posted by Willow:

It doesnt break where as the shield backpack does. If you use the SMG the Shield is a great pairing with it. Its only weakness being Rockets, but it has solid performance against the bots when paired with the SMG Its a specialist choice but it is a useful tool depending on how you play and your choice of primary.

It gets knocked out of your hand from shots and even airstrikes shockwaves *where you get thrown back but take no damage* and it seems random if it blocks damage or not Iv'e tested it on grunts from kneeling which in theory should give you full cover but some the shots still manage to hit.

Milage may very based on use never really had shots go through it unless I was letting myself get flanked, but can't speak to others experiences, and if you're getting ragdolled and its being blasted from your hands thats more of a positioning issue then a problem of the shield. Positioning is very important for certain playstyles in the game. Its been highly effective for me in certain team comps. but Also again a specialist choice its not always a good pick. but when it is, it does work.

[jey123456]

like a whole lot of other crap, having armor that actually give armor will change a lot of thing, just gotta wait for the devs to finally implement one of the 3 core stat in the game (armor rating). im still baffled about that, originally i thought it was just some kind of last second bug that would be fixed in minutes in a hotfix, but more time pass, the more it feels like it was straight up not implemented.

[Willow]

Originally posted by jey123456:

like a whole lot of other crap, having armor that actually give armor will change a lot of thing, just gotta wait for the devs to finally implement one of the 3 core stat in the game (armor rating). im still baffled about that, originally i thought it was just some kind of last second bug that would be fixed in minutes in a hotfix, but more time pass, the more it feels like it was straight up not implemented.

^Also this, several things will see a massive leap in effectiveness once Armor Rating is fixed.

[Venatos]

i dont have it, but i would guess its just placed way to high in the statagem tree. according to its description it works only against small arms fire, which means its only ment for low tier missions. you are not going to find much small arms fire at higher difficulties.

[Rinny]

Just take the defender smg and crouch you will literally be invincible from the front excluding explosives

[Seth Abercromby]

The shield is surprisingly effective against bots. Like the video shows the gun arm on devastators is small arms fire, so you can actually approach them very aggressively while handling an SMG. If you circle them to the right the tracking will also make it much more likely for them to hit your shield instead of the exposed side of your body. The guns you need to be wary of with the ballistic shield are the gatlings on heavy devastators and the guns of the scout strider, which both can penetrante through the shield, and any rocket to the face will still most likely just kill you instantly.