The drop shield either needs a buff or straight up shouldn’t even been in the game. Every other equipment is great and balanced but the drop shield takes way to long to deploy and when it does it might as well not be there because it’s destroyed way to fast to be considered a useful item. It doesn’t make sense that it can stop grenades and rockets fine but two bullets from any other weapon and it’s panel is gone. I think if it deployed a little faster then I could see myself actually going for the item again.
Just bring back the Bubbleshield
I personally think it’s not useless. I’ve actually had a couple close ones where I had a rocket coming at me and I deployed it just in time to take the blast
I think it’s main use is to block a grenade/rocket. It feels like it’s design is preemptive rather than reactionary and its less designed for long term protection and just that quick burst. You can use it defensively to run away too, gains you some extra steps.
Don’t hate it, the fact you can shoot through it balances it nicely for me being weak. Otherwise it’d just be like a solid wall, don’t think that’s fun for anyone just stalls gameplay.
I don’t really pick it up or use it though unless it’s right there in my path. The other equipment is much more useful.
I do think however it would be nice to see either bubble shield or drop shield to return in infinite as they fully protect you rather from just one general direction
I wouldn’t say it is useless, but I definitely found myself kinda… not using it. Not sure what it needs, but it seems to just kinda be missing something.
Im pretty sure its not meant to be used mid fight but rather a mechanism to help you get the first shot when someone does come around a corner or close to you.
I don’t use it simply because it requires preemptive thought in the fastest Halo yet. It’s not really worth the time and effort, unless you’re a super competitive person.
I use the drop shield when I anticipate grenades comin my way, anytime my opponent backs away from a fight I know the 'nades comin so I drop that shield and they’ll blow themselves up lol
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> I do think however it would be nice to see either bubble shield or drop shield to return in infinite as they fully protect you rather from just one general direction
I’d love to see the bubble shield return in a future season. Not for arena, but for Big Team Battle. It’s an iconic bit of equipment!
I agree pretty useless except against grenades
One thought I had was to buff the middle couple panels, but not allow the one way fire through those. It would be a hard shield, like the OG covenant energy drop shield, but one way fire still allowed on the perimeter, weaker panels.
I do like that you can shoot holes in it, and it does provide an advantage. But I’m with you that it aught to get a bit more health on each pannel. And I really think it should lose the weak spot on the bottom altogether. The number of times I just shot the base of it once and the guy who dropped it became completely exposed was pretty laughable.
Well, the drop wall shield and panel is still kinda weak, but blocking a few bullets and allow the user to shoot through, can give one an upper hand.
You can deploy the drop wall before a rocket hit you, to take small damage. The same goes for grenade. Deploying it at the right moment can be effective, and give the user a chance to survive.
I hope 343i improve the drop wall more. And I wouldn’t mind seeing bubble shield come back.
I prefer the Halo Reach shield, it is more balanced and better.
Drop shield was stronger in the first flight. I don’t know why they changed it. If it’s going to be this weak then it should deploy quicker, if it takes long to deploy then make it stronger. Having a long deploy and weak shielding severely limits it’s versatility.
If they buff the shield they have to reduce the amount of them on the map. At the moment they shields are way to common to be made stronger.