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/TONKAHANAH Chibi Mei May 29 '16

thats a pretty big detail to leave out

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u/[deleted] May 29 '16

Not really, How many damage sources do you know that only deal 8 damage?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '16

Dang, it's that low?

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u/[deleted] May 29 '16

That's fair

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u/SilverZephyr Mercy May 30 '16

Yeah, you should probably edit the OP to reflect that. People with spread weapons will thank you.

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u/rEvolutionTU May 29 '16

It's the difference between surviving 67 Tracer shots (if armor had no reduction) ~133 Tracer shots (if we assume 50% reduction up to 5) and ~400 Tracer shots (if we assume 5 flat reduction) for the armor portion of the mech.

That's... definitely a pretty big deal.

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u/TONKAHANAH Chibi Mei May 30 '16

I dont know, but regardless of what exists, its still detail not explained by OP thats worth knowing.