I started playing again recently and I love the Collectors. But I've noticed Praetorians and their gazer beams can shoot through a solid wall (I.E through one of Hazard Ghost buildings) or sometimes through light cover. I was hosting my solo, so I know it wasn't lag. The Praetorian hadn't even seen me yet but his eye beams of death shot straight through wall. I've seen this happen infrequently on other maps/to other people and I just want to know is there some way to tell when it can do this?
What determines when a Praetorian can shoot through a wall and/or cover?
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IllusiveManJr
, nov. 18 2012 10:02
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Posté 18 novembre 2012 - 10:04
IllusiveManJr
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I figured he charges up his laser to do it or something. I'm just wondering of there's a visual cue.
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Posté 18 novembre 2012 - 10:06
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It appears to me that if you are "in" cover it can't shoot through the wall to hurt you but if you are just standing behind a wall it can hit you. That appears to me to be the common thread of whan I am and am not hit. Makes no sense.
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Posté 18 novembre 2012 - 10:07
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Luck, usually
(As well as latency and how close you are to the actual graphic - the AoE is bigger than that)
(As well as latency and how close you are to the actual graphic - the AoE is bigger than that)
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Posté 18 novembre 2012 - 10:09
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As with all things in this game, RNG. 
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Posté 18 novembre 2012 - 10:09
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Sidney wrote...
It appears to me that if you are "in" cover it can't shoot through the wall to hurt you but if you are just standing behind a wall it can hit you. That appears to me to be the common thread of whan I am and am not hit. Makes no sense.
Hmmm, I was doing a hack and then all the sudden I saw blue beams go through the wall and miss me. I didn't think anything of it until my shields were down, then next thing I knew I was dead. I wasn't in cover.
Is this intended? I know for sure it wasn't latency.
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Posté 18 novembre 2012 - 10:19
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The Praetorian can shoot through cover on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and for a period of about 20 minutes on Saturday morning. Unless Jupiter is in the second house, in which case between 8 and 11:30 PM EST Sunday it also can.
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Posté 18 novembre 2012 - 10:20
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I believe Praetorian can't pierce cover at all. Two things produce the illusion of it doing so. The first is his great height when firing - so the low cover doesn't help when Praetorian is too close or on elevated position. The second thing is AoE. The beam passing too close damages you even if you are not hit.
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Posté 18 novembre 2012 - 10:20
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Soft cover won't help you against pewpewlaazursofdoom, hard cover will.
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Posté 18 novembre 2012 - 10:26
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Hide behind cover and it cannot hurt you with that lazor. For some reason, if you just stand behind cover attacks will still hit you even if they shouldn't. Also, the minute the Praetorian begins to shoot dodge left or right. That beam works in a similar fashion to the Rannoch Reaper battle.
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Posté 18 novembre 2012 - 10:41
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Jiovanie- wrote...
Hide behind cover and it cannot hurt you with that lazor. For some reason, if you just stand behind cover attacks will still hit you even if they shouldn't. Also, the minute the Praetorian begins to shoot dodge left or right. That beam works in a similar fashion to the Rannoch Reaper battle.
Rannoch reaper battle was annoying. Like a Mario Brothers boss level (circa 1991).
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Posté 18 novembre 2012 - 10:49
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bclagge wrote...
The Praetorian can shoot through cover on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and for a period of about 20 minutes on Saturday morning. Unless Jupiter is in the second house, in which case between 8 and 11:30 PM EST Sunday it also can.
LoL
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Posté 18 novembre 2012 - 10:54
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Whether you use soft cover or normal cover. If you just soft cover, he shreds you. If you actually get in cover, you don't take damage.
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Posté 18 novembre 2012 - 11:06
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Yeah soft cover doesn't seem to work. Don't know why they would give praetorian lasers an AOE effect, they already tear through health and shield gate.
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Posté 18 novembre 2012 - 11:17
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I'd like to know why they can still kill you with laz0r eyes as they die 
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Posté 18 novembre 2012 - 11:40
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Sidney wrote...
It appears to me that if you are "in" cover it can't shoot through the wall to hurt you but if you are just standing behind a wall it can hit you. That appears to me to be the common thread of whan I am and am not hit. Makes no sense.
Based on my unscientific observations, I agree. If you can shoot at it, it can hit you.
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Posté 18 novembre 2012 - 11:42
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bclagge wrote...
The Praetorian can shoot through cover on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and for a period of about 20 minutes on Saturday morning. Unless Jupiter is in the second house, in which case between 8 and 11:30 PM EST Sunday it also can.
The praetorians of my ME3 are broken, they are doing it all days..
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Posté 18 novembre 2012 - 11:52
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That is definitely NOT the case. I've sometimes been in cover against a solid full-size wall, not even at the edge/corner of if, and still got hit... sometimes when the laser didn't even penetrate the wall <_<mackfactor wrote...
Sidney wrote...
It appears to me that if you are "in" cover it can't shoot through the wall to hurt you but if you are just standing behind a wall it can hit you. That appears to me to be the common thread of whan I am and am not hit. Makes no sense.
Based on my unscientific observations, I agree. If you can shoot at it, it can hit you.
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Posté 19 novembre 2012 - 01:33
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This has been my experience too. It's the same as Banshee Warps and Geth Rockets that sometimes hit you when you're behind cover but not "in cover." The Praetorian Lasers are a little more visually noticeable though, especially when they go over the top of low cover.Sidney wrote...
It appears to me that if you are "in" cover it can't shoot through the wall to hurt you but if you are just standing behind a wall it can hit you. That appears to me to be the common thread of whan I am and am not hit. Makes no sense.
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Posté 19 novembre 2012 - 01:39
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frustratemyself wrote...
I'd like to know why they can still kill you with laz0r eyes as they die
The first time this happened to me..
<- that was my face for at least 1 minute.
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Posté 19 novembre 2012 - 01:43
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Agreed, I nearly rage quitted, but seeing that Reaper die was SOOOOO worth it.Shampoohorn wrote...
Jiovanie- wrote...
Hide behind cover and it cannot hurt you with that lazor. For some reason, if you just stand behind cover attacks will still hit you even if they shouldn't. Also, the minute the Praetorian begins to shoot dodge left or right. That beam works in a similar fashion to the Rannoch Reaper battle.
Rannoch reaper battle was annoying. Like a Mario Brothers boss level (circa 1991).
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Posté 19 novembre 2012 - 01:47
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It just depends if they feel like shooting through the wall or not.
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Posté 19 novembre 2012 - 01:56
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Shrakelle wrote...
frustratemyself wrote...
I'd like to know why they can still kill you with laz0r eyes as they die
The first time this happened to me..
Me too *sigh*
