Shields are useless... | Forums

[Nodrim01]

The shields got nerfed to such a degree that is not worth using them anymore, you cannot hit anything while using a shield and if u start aiming the pistol needs a few shots compared to any other weapon to kill someone. The bullet spread is ridiculous and the laser doesn't help.

[DareDuck]

Can't please everyone.

[Nodrim01]

It doesn't work like that. There are like 3 or 4 Operators in the game who rely on playing with shield, the fact that the shield is so situational now and the aiming is so poor renders those Operators kinda useless.

[Beard-Knight]

Of course they were going to be rendered useless. People refused to adapt in the closed beta. Honestly Ubi should have removed shields entirely rather than make them useless.

[coachrocks87]

They are not useless. They fill a role as a support operator. Yes, if they are solo they are no where near as good. The purpose of the shield is to protect the team members behind you. It's not supposed to be able to rambo into a room solo and take out 2 or 3 defenders. It does it's job and you can ads and still get kills. Pistols are still OHK for headshots.

[Charity Diary]

Should have just not listened to people who played the beta for two days and screamed "SHIELD IS OP!" So many people argued against nerfing the shield with sound, legitimate reasoning, but Ubisoft did it anyway. And what did we say was going to happen? The shield would end up being useless and the people that complained about it wouldn't buy the game anyway. And look what happened...

[SOLIDSOUTHCENTRA]

Good DOWN WITH THE SHIELDS.

[Charity Diary]

They are not useless. They fill a role as a support operator.

If you don't need to shoot at a shield user in order to survive, it's pointless. Shields are there to soak up bullets, but if you can't shoot anyone while using the shield, your enemies don't even need to shoot at you. I find that most players just stare at me while I fire randomly into the air, or while I crawl up to them to get within melee distance so I can land my shots.

[Angarvin]

Should have just not listened to people who played the beta for two days and screamed "SHIELD IS OP!" So many people argued against nerfing the shield with sound, legitimate reasoning, but Ubisoft did it anyway. And what did we say was going to happen? The shield would end up being useless and the people that complained about it wouldn't buy the game anyway. And look what happened...

The developer nerfed the shield based on the game statistic. Stop your screaming.

[Charity Diary]

The developer nerfed the shield based on the game statistic. Stop your screaming.

Stop your ad hominems or get off the forums, this isn't a place to insult people.

And yes, when one group refuses to adapt and instead resorts to claiming something is "overpowered", of course they're going to have lower K/Ds than the people who adapt. That's just how that works.