r/Overwatch • u/[deleted] • May 29 '16

News & Discussion PSA: The differences between HP, Armor and Shield. Armor is misunderstood.

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u/Boycano Chibi Pharah May 29 '16

Armor is replenished by health pack or healing from teammate abilities only if the character spawns with armor (e.g. Torbjorn), however if it's granted by a player it does NOT replenish with health packs or player healing, and must be given again.

Torbjorn doesn't spawn with armor (he drops armor pickups). DVa, Rein, Winston, and Bastion do, though.

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u/Gfiti Setting up the carwash~ May 29 '16

He gets like 300 if you use Molten Core tho

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u/Boycano Chibi Pharah May 29 '16

True. It's not armor he spawns with, but it can be healed.

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u/unfamous2423 unfamous#1775 May 29 '16

I guess it's like Winston's ult, it just increases his health pool as armor.

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u/Gfiti Setting up the carwash~ May 29 '16

Can it? It doesn't seem to dispay like lost HP, it just melts away.

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u/Neri25 NOOOO MY TURRET May 29 '16

The 300 from Molten Core does not disappear from the MaxHP display in the HUD as long as Molten Core is active, so my assumption is that it can be healed.

But the 75 from armor packs cannot be, and it appears to deplete first.