Shooting Beyond Shields

[Demonic Spoon]

Alright, since we all know that the visual shield doesn't reflect the area that is actually blocked...

Can you shoot above the shields? How about below? Does it depend on the shield? How can you tell?

 

[Orion]

Shields are quite silly at the moment. I've been shot through my shield by an archer It typically happens to your hands, and when you put your shield back up again you can clearly see the arrow clipping through your shield (which means the arrow should have hit the shield on its way to your hand). I've had it happen to my shoulders as well.

I don't understand why this happens, but I can answer your questions.

Yes, you can shoot above shields (it's hard). It's easier if your opponent is looking down or you are above them. You can shoot below shields, and the length of the shield is important. It's very hard to hit below a board shield, but shooting into the feet of Nords is child's play.

If it LOOKS like the shield would block it, it probably will, but sometimes the client shows you looking straight ahead but the server says you turned to the side a bit or something, so you might get shot in the hand or whatnot.

 

[Ros]

I've been getting shot through my shields by bows recently. It's quite possible as Orion said to shoot around some shields but not so much others. I don't think you can headshot through a huscarl's for example.

 

[Kevlar]

It awesome when shooting someone behind and there shield magically blocks it though

 

[Mabons]

Shields are messed up. I blocked an arrow from behind with a shield, just to have one go straight through it in front.

 

[Tercero]

no, you can block an arrow with the "back part" of a shield, if an archer shot you from behind, didnt aim correct and hit you shield from behind.

And yes, you can get shot in the head with an huscarls shield but the archer should be a bit higher than you (ladder in the village :'()

 

[Arch3r]

I've screenshots with my chest full of arrows while holding my shield up (Rhodok board shield). I never let it down, still they hit my chest. The bolt penetrating is probably bugged and causing arrows also to penetrate.

 

[PsykoOps]

Sometimes you can shoot from the side and sometimes from the above. Not sure about below.

 

[HTAPAWASO]

I've screenshots with my chest full of arrows while holding my shield up (Rhodok board shield). I never let it down, still they hit my chest. The bolt penetrating is probably bugged and causing arrows also to penetrate.

I thought it was just supposed to be based on momentum rather than weapon... so an arrow from a warbow might penetrate if you were close enough - it's just easier to do with a crossbow.
Probably wrong though.

Anyway... yeah shields are pretty dodgy. Especially when on horseback.
Hope this gets fixed.

 

[Arch3r]

No, according to armagan's post only crossbows had the itf_can_penetrate flag.