1.6: AWP & Shield?

[CSN NewsBot]

As a bit of a follow-up to this morning's CS 1.6 post, we have received some new information from VALVe's Erik Johnson, which I personally like very much:

The Riot Shield will block AWP fire completely when it hits the shield. It's possible that there is a bug of some kind in the build at the CPL, but it will be addressed before the 1.6 beta is live.

So there you go, the shield will probably block all gunfire in CS 1.6 BETA and will be tweaked from there. CS 1.6 BETA is planned to be released in early January along with Steam BETA 2.0.

[alfuh]

block it completely?!? this will make things interesting...

[EastsideKnifeKillah]

hmm maybe rs wont be useless

[rizzuh]

Before anyone mentions it, the shield letting any damage through would propel it to the state of uselessness. Then you'd get killed in 12 shots instead of 4, except you're totally defenseless so it's not balanced at all.



I think this is the right call, but honestly we should all save our judgments about balance until the BETA is released. Also I am a hypocrite, yes.

[Tarmax]

SWEET! lol



so the little glass window (which is breakable btw) is the only way thru the riot shield.



Will make for some very interesting tactics indeed.. :)



EDIT: lol rizzuh

[Z1G]

I still find it amazing that the little glass window is breakable..

[PuNiShEr]

That is a load of horse manure!!!!!!!!! So you buy a shield and your invincible!!!!! HOw gay is that?! So now you have the cts in teams of 2 at choke points, one with a invulnerable shield the other behind him shooting and crouching behind the collosus of camp. as if the maps werent enough in the cts favor!

[Exo]

Thank god. All I have to say.

[The Hermit]

Finally something that blocks an awp. I mean a steel crate doesn't even now!

[philmcneal]

now the maps should be very CT sided...

[icer-]

uh...where did you two see that the glass is breakable?

[HankPym]

PuNiShEr wrote..

as if the maps werent enough in the cts favor!

Name one map that's biased in favour of the CTs. I can't think of any, in all honesty.

[MikeJ]

The Ts could of made more use of this shield. The CTs already have the defensive advantage 10 fold. I could see the Ts using the shield to create a cover barrier while advancing on the CT defense. I can't however see the CTs ever having any real use for it. Sure it blocks AWP, but that's not going to help you when the T's throw a hundred nades your way and all you got is a fucking pistol. I guess I'll have to wait for the beta to decide for sure :)

HankPym wrote..

Name one map that's biased in favour of the CTs. I can't think of any, in all honesty.

Every single bomb/defuse map. Dust2 and nuke arent so team sided, however CS 1.4+ has really made this a defensive game.

[philmcneal]

MikeJ wrote..

The Ts could of made more use of this shield. The CTs already have the defensive advantage 10 fold. I could see the Ts using the shield to create a cover barrier while advancing on the CT defense. I can't however see the CTs ever having any real use for it. Sure it blocks AWP, but that's not going to help you when the T's throw a hundred nades your way and all you got is a fucking pistol. I guess I'll have to wait for the beta to decide for sure :)



Every single bomb/defuse map. Dust2 and nuke arent so team sided, however CS 1.4+ has really made this a defensive game.

indeed SO TRUE T should get this shield not ct!

[ThrasheR]

eheh, but can the shield block the knife? if it will, I hope it makes some sort of 'clank' noise. man I miss the days where you could shoot your teammates in the head without FF on and it'd make that clank noise.. that rocked :P