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[Ryan80537]

3/6/6/5/6 is how I spec my Volus Adept.  I then take the Wraith and stick close to my team mates, spamming shield boost.

Do people find this to be positive, or more annoying than beneficial?

[SimulatedSnowman]

It's good and bad. Good obviously if you're helping a DPS dealer keep shooting. Bad because the sound is annoying and also sometimes cause players to have their buttons lock up. Also, a person who is playing purely on the defensive like that means that less players are killing things which leads to a longer game. It's kind of a toss up really.

[palmof40sorrows]

Question: Do you have the Engineer? Use that instead, that way you can provide Proxy and Recon Mine debuffs.

Also, Shield Boost spam is annoying, as you could be locking out your teammates ability to shoot/use powers. Yes, using Heavy Melee fixes that, but in the midst of a firefight that can often be fatal.

So use Shield Boost when needed, but don't spam it.

[StoxRegalia]

Bad. It's buggy so you may end up getting your teammates killed by locking up their weapons and powers. Time spent shield boosting is also time spent not killing things so you could potentially be taking 2 or more people out of the game. Shield boost when it makes sense. When you here 'shields down' or see lots of incoming enemy fire, or during a hack/escort.

[SilentStep79]

palmof40sorrows wrote...

Question: Do you have the Engineer? Use that instead, that way you can provide Proxy and Recon Mine debuffs.

Also, Shield Boost spam is annoying, as you could be locking out your teammates ability to shoot/use powers. Yes, using Heavy Melee fixes that, but in the midst of a firefight that can often be fatal.

So use Shield Boost when needed, but don't spam it.

was in a glorified plat duo that featured  a spammer.
got glitched every other Boost.
i don't mind the sentiment, but just pace yourselves spammers please. having to do a heavy melee while trying to dodge overzealous phantoms...can be a bit taxing.

[Heldarion]

Notorious P I G wrote...

Bad. It's buggy so you may end up getting your teammates killed by locking up their weapons and powers. Time spent shield boosting is also time spent not killing things so you could potentially be taking 2 or more people out of the game. Shield boost when it makes sense. When you here 'shields down' or see lots of incoming enemy fire, or during a hack/escort.

[sabreracer]

After several days doing the Outsider Challenge and having done Merc and Adept.

My take on SB is do it when you need it and if you are with team mates when you hear "Shields Down", "I'm Hit" or similar. Or during Objectives like Escort/Hack. Otherwise get killing.

[Cyanide483]

Heldarion wrote...

Notorious P I G wrote...

Bad. It's buggy so you may end up getting your teammates killed by locking up their weapons and powers. Time spent shield boosting is also time spent not killing things so you could potentially be taking 2 or more people out of the game. Shield boost when it makes sense. When you here 'shields down' or see lots of incoming enemy fire, or during a hack/escort.

The first time you bug out someone's weapon, you lose alot of good will that you built up to your character from the rest of the team.... even if you were only shield boosting when necessary.

[ToYz_R_RusH]

I personally hate it. Best solution: Ask the people in the lobby how they feel about it.

[Killlashandra]

kills all of these hateful little things....

[StoxRegalia]

Killlashandra wrote...

kills all of these hateful little things....

clearly shield boost is OP.

[Moby]

Notorious P I G wrote...

Bad. It's buggy so you may end up getting your teammates killed by locking up their weapons and powers. Time spent shield boosting is also time spent not killing things so you could potentially be taking 2 or more people out of the game. Shield boost when it makes sense. When you here 'shields down' or see lots of incoming enemy fire, or during a hack/escort.

Mostly this.  Have to keep shooting between any shield boost or other action, otherwise you're dead weight.

I myself do it very frequently to maintain my own survivability and at the very least, give teammates damage reduction for a brief duration.

[Bittyb0y]

To me a shield boosting spamming volus is like a juggernaut that only melees....its annoying. both the volus and juggernaut can much more.

[DcIhNaGv3z]

It’s a positive in my book.

[Ryan80537]

I was led to believe the "locking out skills" bug is related to having shields restored when reloading. I have had a geth turret affect me the same way and lock out everything.

I've been under the assumption that I should be able to freely boost melee players and players using weapons that you don't really reload (PPR, etc).

Shield boost spam can provide a near constant DR, but I may lock someone out 1 to 5 times in a match. To me the good outweighs the bad although it seems replies don't agree.

Modifié par Ryan80537, 15 avril 2013 - 03:51 .

[kipac]

Some people use shield boost even when there's no enemies or whatsoever.

It's better if you use it when you know they're getting shot.
(you don't really need to follow around your teammates all the time, since volus is not just a support kit)

But, escort your buddy who's carrying a pizza unless that person is using that pizza run glitch.
It'll just distract him/her if you're sprinting side by side with a pizza runner.

Shield boost helps a lot during other objective waves too.

[JPN17]

Depends on the situation. When a scion is spamming grenades and arm cannon or a space crab is firing missiles and butt lasers, yes please spam shield boost.

[Ryan80537]

Also, to those who reply that "you need to do something between the spam" or whatever, did you not notice where I said I have a Wraith? Volus Street Sweeper, popping off kneecaps left and right!

I don't mean to brag, but sometimes I get my 20 kneecaps medal before I get my 25 kills medal.

Modifié par Ryan80537, 15 avril 2013 - 03:57 .

[DragonRacer]

Please don't spam it. I did the same thing first starting out, until I learned about the fact that it can sometimes lock someone out of shooting and using powers until they heavy melee. The more you spam it, the more often that's going to happen and being on the receiving end of this, it is hideously annoying (and can get someone killed, thus defeating the purpose of shield boosting them).

I now only shield boost if I need it or I hear a teammate's character indicate their shields are down. And even then, I still feel horrible if I see them have to heavy melee afterwards. I will literally come on mic and apologize. But... but... your character said his shields were down. I was only trying to help. FORGIVE MEEE!!!! 

[sabreracer]

Cyanide483 wrote...

Thanks for the video links in my Volus thread over the weekend gave me a few good tips.

[DragonRacer]

Also, if you're gonna follow someone around and constantly shield boost them, know who might need it and who really doesn't. This means don't necessarily always shield boost the player at the top of the scoreboard.

Case in point: I had a very well-meaning Volus in a PUG recently. After the first few waves, I was leading the scoreboard and suddenly there's the Volus following me around like a little puppy, shield boosting every single moment he came off a cooldown. I appreciated what he was trying to do -- he was trying to make sure the lead killer in that room would never go down. But I was a Salarian Infiltrator. I had tactical cloak. I could easily make sure I could evade the enemy and not be killed. His constant shield boost spamming kept locking me out of firing my Black Widow what felt like every 3rd or 4th shot I'd attempt. Nothing more frustrating than quick-scoping an enemy and have nothing happen when you hit the trigger. Over. And. Over. Again.

My fault for not having my mic on that match, but I literally wanted to beg him to go away. Go shield boost the crazy Krogan who's doing nothing but meleeing the enemy. He might need the shield boost and he's heavy meleeing non-stop anyway, so no harm on him. But don't dog the sniper. Don't. Dooooooon't. Volus plz.

[PsychoticBiotic]

The sound is a bit irritating, and it occasionally locks my character up. Plus I don't really need shield boost to stay alive in the first place.

[Cyanide483]

sabreracer wrote...

Cyanide483 wrote...

Thanks for the video links in my Volus thread over the weekend gave me a few good tips.

You are most welcome

Modifié par Cyanide483, 15 avril 2013 - 04:14 .