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2/2/2025 8:31:15 AM
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Inconsistent Shield throw
Shield throw is really inconsistent, sometimes it will hit enough targets to disappear but more often than not it will hit the floor, walls or teammates and decide the sky is where it needs to be. Even with the exotic Second Chance improving it, it still doesn't feel consistent. The strand hunter Rope Dart does a better job of hitting multiple targets, and it even returns to you for a possible full melee refund. How about a buff for shield throw? Buffing its ricochet target tracking would be the easy answer, but what about making it more supportive? How about if you throw it at a teammate, it gives them an over shield and adds one bounce to its duration, and maybe for every hit teammate who gets a shield you get melee energy refunded. at this point I don't use shield throw because I thinks it's good, I use it in PvE because I want it to be good, and I use it in PvP because I don't want shoulder charge's whistling wind to tell the ENTIRE enemy team I'm sprinting and where I am.
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Inconsistent melee is normal for Titan, this is well known by us Titan mains, expect the whiff, but if it hits one should celebrate!
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Honestly they should completely recode the shield to be identical to the dart. There's not enough resources to both fix it and keep it unique. Just make it the rope dart with different visuals. Atleast than it'll be a usable ability.
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good. titans already have literally everything. it's fine as it is.
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Only thing on void titan worth anything is void overshield. Everything else in general is useless
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Titan's Shield is a weird one. Doesn't have the pre-throw tracking from grenades and 'thrown' powered melee, but tracking kicks in on first bounce toward the nearest-detected enemy, exact arc unknown.
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3 RepliesEdited by mikeyrox1234: 2/2/2025 12:50:36 PMAs someone that [u]religiously[/u] uses Second Chance, I am in support the shield toss getting a buff. I like your idea of when throwing it at an ally, they are granted an over-shield. I feel as though Titans should have more capabilities of granting their allies with over-shields. My only hesitation with this is that I feel like it should be a Second Chance buff rather than a direct buff to the shield toss. My reasoning is because since Second Chance grants two melee charges, one could be used to weaken enemies and the other can be used to grant allies over-shields; this adds sort of a resource management/ support role. Edit: I totally agree with the ricochet tracking being improved though. Far too often do I hit an enemy and instead of it bouncing towards a nearby enemy, it flies into the sky… I genuinely enjoy using the shield toss because 1. It’s insanely cool and 2. It’s an efficient and safe way for me to gain over-shield and 3. I do not enjoy using the shield bash; or any shoulder charge ability to be honest.
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4 RepliesI don’t understand how shield throw can feel so clunky and threaded knife can actually ricochet between several enemies and return to sender with little issue 🤦♂️
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10 RepliesTbh it definitely needs a buff. The only reason people use it without the exotic is for setting up Collective Obligations infinite ammo or the No Backup Plans bonus damage. And even with Second Chance it still sees little use it just adds the ability for it to be used as a shield breaker people still will avoid using it for pretty much anything else as it's kinda a waste.
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Yeah, I think shield throw felt really bad when I was grinding bounties on my titan.
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1 ReplyI too love lining up a shot, compensating for drop vs drag, and the shield immediately drops towards my targets feet and ricochets straight upwards. Also idk if you've experienced it but there's a shield busting delay on second chance, your shield does full dmg to a barrier and there's like a 3-5 second delay to the actual barrier stun
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I agree
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Titan shield throw: really needs more Capt. 🇺🇸 shield capabilities… 👈 That is all. Ease Springs! 🫡 MDGA
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Yeah I use the sentinel shield in PvP and sometimes it has egregious tracking and other times it just straight up whiffs
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I agree, at least in PvE the aim assist is a s*** show and the shield is too slow. It could be a great tool but it deserves some love atm.
