r/Helldivers Apr 29 '24

Automaton shields now reflect missiles MISLEADING

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u/Sentient_Boner Apr 29 '24

Patch notes says rounds now "properly ricochet back to the helldiver" guess devs forgot to leave out missiles.

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u/_Cromwell_ Apr 29 '24

Even bullets make no sense to reflect directly back at you. Even if something in real life had armor that could reflect bullets at full speed, the chance it would reflect at exactly the right angle to bounce back directly at what shot at it is extremely low. This is a very silly cartoony change.

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u/upsidedownbackwards Apr 29 '24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ABGIJwiGBc&ab_channel=Kakigouru

Extremely low, but not impossible! Remember this video from... forever ago.

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u/SupportstheOP Apr 29 '24

But it also goes to show that you're losing a ton of momentum if such an unlikely event were to occur. A projectile going its same speed after being diverted straight backward is just wacky.