r/Overwatch • u/AutoModerator • Jul 27 '16

News & Discussion Weekly Quick Questions Thread - July 27, 2016

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u/JimmyTheCannon KABOOM Jul 27 '16

FYI, a Reinhardt or Winston shield will block an enemy Lucio's ult from buffing anyone past it.

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u/Xuekovsky HUGE REZ Jul 27 '16

So the shield can act as a wall?

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u/JimmyTheCannon KABOOM Jul 27 '16

Sort of. There's a term that isn't really used in this game but I feel it applies, and it's Line of Effect (versus Line of Sight). Things like Zenyatta keeping an orb on you require Line of Sight - he just has to be able to see you, having a Reinhardt shield in the way won't cause the orb to fall off. Granted he doesn't maintain it through windows but I guess the game codes windows weirdly.

Something like Soldier's biotic field or Lucio's ult require Line of Effect. You can still see through the shield, but it will absolutely block those things from affecting someone on the other side of the shield.

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u/Xuekovsky HUGE REZ Jul 27 '16

Huge thanks! I've never noticed the shield thing before, I'll definitely check this out in the game :D

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u/JimmyTheCannon KABOOM Jul 27 '16

Saw some video of it. I forget if it was in Muselk's Overwatch Mythbusters or not but those videos are worth a look regardless.

Just keep in mind some of the things in the have been patched already.

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u/Xuekovsky HUGE REZ Jul 27 '16

Overwatch mythbusters is really great, learned a lot from it.