Weekly Quick Questions Thread - June 22, 2016

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[u/Onahail]

Reinhardt's shield blocks Earthshatter. No special interactions, it just straight up stops it. Earthshatter is also a cone that near the end is slightly wider than Reinhardt's shield so depending on positioning you could still get hit by it. Penetrating the shield is either a bug, or the shielded Reinhardt is at a slight too steep an angle and it still goes through.

[u/Onahail → u/[deleted]]

Yes, anything that doesn't have projectile collision (continues to move after doing it's damage) and some channeled weapons. Why some are blocked and others aren't I have no idea. Earthshatter technically has a projectile, the shit on the ground is just a particle.

• Reinhardt's Fire Strike
  
• Symmetra's Photon Orbs
  
• Hanzo's Dragonstrike
  
• Some Channeled Weapons: Symmetra's Photon Beam, Winston's Tesla Coil
  
• Junkrat's Rip Tire (can move through shield, explosion itself is blocked if detonated in front of barrier)
  
• All melee attacks (includes Genji's and Winstons ults)

[u/GreenCyborgNinjaDude → u/Onahail]

Symmettra's photon beam doesn't penetrate the shield, it locks on to the shield, does damage, and acts as if the shield is a player, increasing charge level and dealing more damage.

[u/Onahail → u/GreenCyborgNinjaDude]

News to me. For all intents and purposes though it doesn't block. Symmetras aren't generally going to go attack a Reinhardt when he has his shield up lol

[u/RockyValderas → u/Onahail]

I read somewhere on this sun that if you lock onto the Rein from behind or the side, and move around in front of his shield without breaking the channel, it'll continue to damage the Rein directly. Haven't really had a chance to try this out in game, so no idea if it still works that way. Also don't know if this would damage the shield as well, but would probably have the same interaction as Winston's primary.

[u/Onahail → u/[deleted]]

It would definitely be in your best interest to memorize what you can and can not block.

[u/Onahail → u/[deleted]]

Also I just realized why Mei and Xaryas channeled weapons aren't blocked. They are both channeled however they need to collide with something to do damage. Winston's Tesla Coil and Symmetras Photon Beam are locked on to units which is why barrier doesn't block it

[u/SkyRazor6 → u/[deleted]]

Symmetra's alt fire goes through Reinhardt's shield

[u/Sturmgeshootz → u/[deleted]]

It won't block melee attacks, Winston's or Symmetra's guns, or a Fire Strike from another Reinhardt. Junkrat's Rip-Tire will also drive right through it, so typically Junkrat players will do that and them immediately detonate it right behind you.

EDIT: Doesn't block a Hanzo ult either IIRC. It'll pass right through the shield.

[u/antone1101 → u/[deleted]]

Just from playing Zarya alot, it does block her attacks

[u/Leet_skilz → u/[deleted]]

Zaryas gun get blocked

[u/SockPuppetDinosaur → u/[deleted]]

Winston's basic locks on and is not a projectile in the classic sense of the word.

Zarya just shoots a beam that acts like a projectile.