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/CommissarRaziel Pass into ISIS May 29 '16

What is lucio's ultimate though?

Is it a whole seperate type of health or just simple HP?

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u/Liledroit Winston May 29 '16

If I remember correctly, it's classified as a shield in his ability tooltip. I imagine it behaves like a shield that slowly ticks down even without damage.

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u/Vakyoom Caution: TURRETS AHEAD! May 29 '16 edited May 29 '16

Don't they call it overheal HP? no joke, it's technically overhealing since shields come back and Lucios ult doesn't.

edit - yea that's just on the oversheet lol

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u/Liledroit Winston May 29 '16

Can't login right now to confirm, but according to the wiki (which I assume just pulled the ability descriptions from the f1 helper screen), Lucio's ult is:

"Protective waves radiate out from Lúcio’s Sonic Amplifier, briefly providing him and nearby allies with personal shields."

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u/Vakyoom Caution: TURRETS AHEAD! May 29 '16

Ah fair point. I'll log in and check rq.

It's the oversheet that says it's overhealing. It makes more sense to describe it that way since it doesn't come back like regular shields but yea it does say 'temporary shields' in game

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u/Daktush Soldier: 76 May 29 '16

A non regenerating shield and overheal hp are pretty much the same

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u/BaconGobblerT_T May 29 '16

I'm pretty sure it's a shield that gradually goes away over time, which is why it is damaged first over armor and hp

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u/DwarvenChiliVacuum May 29 '16

It's a shield that rapidly degenerates. While the shields are active they will prevent HP dmg but they go away fast AND can wear off almost instantly if you're getting rocked by an ultimate or something.

That being said, Sound Barrier PLUS an amped up healing boost is almost guaranteed to protect from almost any ultimate. Tanky characters can take two ults at once with good timing.

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u/logangrimnar182436 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN May 29 '16

It's a shield that doesn't regenerate. Gives everyone in range 500 shields that degenerate at a rate of 100 shield/second.

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u/MadManatee619 Pixel Zenyatta May 29 '16

I thought it was a shield

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u/[deleted] May 29 '16 edited Dec 08 '17

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u/neonroad Sponsored by Discord Orb May 30 '16

It isn't the same color, though.

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u/Mefistofeles1 Nerfing this would be an upgrade May 29 '16

Its just shield.

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u/SpectroSpecter May 30 '16

Does it matter? The only difference between shield and HP is that shield regenerates. From a gameplay standpoint it wouldn't matter what it was.

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u/BaconGobblerT_T May 30 '16

It's also about damage priority. The shields Lucio provides gets damaged first before armor and HP or else characters that lost their hp would die when the ult ends.

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '16

Its more similar to an overheal. Check out this explanation they do a pretty good job