B18 Armor Blocking

[Mitchs98]

Bug Description: B18 Armor blocked a few neuro spits, then randomly stopped? Doesn't seem to block pouncing like it should nor even reduce damage that much at all.


Steps to reproduce:
1. Buy B18 Gear
2. Block a few spits, feel bad-ass
3. Randomly get pounced on and find spit is no longer blocked.

[Tetsip]

@ Devs

Is the spit based on an RNG % chance of blocking the acid or is it a 100% thing?

If it's a 100% thing you may have a case here. If it's an RNG you got the short straw.

Honestly I don't think the armor actually blocks spits or pounces. It's not supposed to. Absurd melee damage and heavy helmet is enough.

[Kukeke11]

don't see how armor could make a man stand on his feet when animal jumps on him.. all armor logically does is offer brute and projectile protection.

[Evilkyle24]

If its heavy enough it would from his mass.

[Mitchs98]

@ Devs

Is the spit based on an RNG % chance of blocking the acid or is it a 100% thing?

If it's a 100% thing you may have a case here. If it's an RNG you got the short straw.

Honestly I don't think the armor actually blocks spits or pounces. It's not supposed to. Absurd melee damage and heavy helmet is enough.

It...barely blocked any melee damage at all from a RUNNER. I dipped into yellow health after..2? slashes. It was blocking spit 100% of the time for a bit, then it just..stopped entirely. I also ran FASTER than my entire squad in the 'heavy armor'. I'm personally thinking it's bugged to shit. And it SHOULD at the least make you into a tank for it's 'high protection'. Because honestly? It's not worth taking for 3 hugger hits and two tricord injectors.

NOTE: By spit I meant Neurotoxin. It does..fuck all against acid.

[Derpislav]

[spoiler]*It's not worth taking in place of the weapons.

I've always avoided the B18 and sooo wanted to try it out at the same time - but decided not to because that would be detrimental for my entire squad. It simply doesn't allow enough battle flow control to justify taking it in place of the smartgun, SADAR, etc.[/spoiler]

Is the spit/pounce protection working with only the chestplate on, or it requires the entire armor assembled? Like how firesuits won't protect your torso if you don't wear a helmet...

[Mitchs98]

They never tried to pounce me until directly before spit stopped working. And B18 comes with two tricord arm injectors, you could save a mans life and you should definetely take point.

[Mitchs98]

So...apparently the damage reduction is bugged when pounced on or something. I killed a spitter by point blanking it while it tried to slash me to death VIA chest. I was like like *shrug* *PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW* Dead.

[Abbysynth]

Huh? I don't know where anyone got the idea that the B18 blocks pounces, but it does not. It protects against melee, projectiles, and energy (spits).

[Mitchs98]

Huh? I don't know where anyone got the idea that the B18 blocks pounces, but it does not. It protects against melee, projectiles, and energy (spits).

Someone told me it did. It also sure as hell didn't block spit more than once or twice for me either.

[Tetsip]

It doesn't block neurospit. It only absorbs damage. Meaning, you take less damage from the acid (energy) spit, melee, and projectiles.

Things like pounces and neuro are still fair game, though killing you once you fall down won't be easy. Far easier to hug.