I noticed at some point Defenders were nerfed in that their ward of dawn became breakable by supers (a hard hit to a super that's a bit underwhelming in comparison albeit fun), which is understandable, ultimately trading a super for a super, but recently I've been finding that whenever I'm standing inside my bubble and a warlock most definitely outside of it used nova bomb, 4/5 times it would end up outright killing me and everyone inside of it instead of just breaking the bubble. I would assume this is a glitch since it makes no sense to me why one class should just be able to completely ignore another's super, as well as the few instances where it seemed to work as intended. Can I get any insight on this? Edit: I have to include these in the topic post because for some reason they are getting continuously brought up. [b]Q: Maybe it's the vortex afterwards that killed you?[/b] -No, it's not. I'm getting killed in a single burst of damage. The vortex would never kill someone in a single tick. [b]Q: Maybe it's the shatter upgrade? The first bomb breaks the bubble and the other two kill you![/b] -This might happen sometimes, but it isn't happening in my case. I don't see shatter that often, and it's very easy to hear the difference between the two. What I am being killed by is the single hitting Nova Bomb. [b]Q: Ward of Dawn needs a counter, Nova Bomb [i]should[/i] go through it![/b] -Ward of Dawn already has its suite of weaknesses and counters. It is far too easy for blade dancers and strikers to ruin a defender's day by simply supering inside the bubble while having their own loadout of buffs to make it even easier for them, but this makes more sense because they use the mechanics of ward of dawn to their advantage. In this case, Nova Bomb is going straight through the bubble with no explanation, and that is by no means just a simple counter. Not to mention that defenders are almost equally debilitated by not being able to fire outside, but that is to be expected. [b]Q: Isn't it just like a void shield that an enemy would have in PvE? Damage would carry through because the bubble is weak to void.[/b] [quote]A shield is applied directly to the owner. The bubble is not tied to the defender, it is it's own entity. Consider two dregs standing next to each other. If you overkill one, it wouldn't pass that extra damage to the next one because they are their own unique entities. It is the same with if you were to overkill the bubble.[/quote] [quote]The entire purpose of a defender's super is to block attacks. Take that away and what are they left with? I am not making an attack at void walkers, simply pointing out a glitch. If you want to talk about void walker balance, this is not the subject for it.[/quote] A lot of you seem eager to justify this as intentional and spin this about balance, but before you do, think about if that would be balanced. If you do believe you have a reason for why it would, please tell me because I would be genuinely interested in it, yet haven't seen a good one yet.