Riot shields vs T3 aliens

[Wondabarrapa]

Summary (a quick, 2-3 sentence summary): a nerf to riot shields against high tier aliens

Benefits (How this will benefit the server and game as a whole): If a marine tries to block a ravager or queen with a riot shield it should not be such a task to slash/disarm them with the same trouble as a T1 alien

Details (Description of how you think this would work, the benefits, etc): make riot shields not as effective against the high tier aliens

Implementation (Optional, if you have an idea how to implement it): make T3 aliens have the power to bypass or damage riot shields

[RhMoore]

Aim for the head, aim for the legs, or just weaken the effect, but don't remove it all together or else...
"Why the heck do we have a riot shield?!"
-1

[Azmodan412]

Anti-marine retardation device. AMRD.

[Sargeantmuffinman]

That's what they are more or less for from my experience as playing a marine.

[monkeysfist101]

Personally, I'm not too big a fan of the riot shield in the first place. It feels largely out of place with the marines.

[Azmodan412]

MP things. New name suggestion for the Riot Shield: AMRD.

[Wickedtemp]

+1

A riot shield isn't going to stop a giant alien slamming it's arm against it, and if the shield does hold up, you're likely going to end up with a fucked up arm from the force of it.

[apophis775]

Denied. Riot shields work fine for now. There are a LOT of ways around them