Protoss shields

Just wondering - what happens when a bullet hits the shield of a protoss? Does it bounce off, does it fall to the ground, does it get destroyed/absorbed by it?

 

....... never thought of that, i guess evaporated

 

If that was the case then the little poor zerglings would be crippled the second their claws touched the shields

 

or maybe it acts like a phisical wall

 

...which would mean that the bullets fall to the ground?

 

I think the shield is a physical barrier and bullets bounce off it. Claws just... uh... damage it
I couldn't compare the shield to anything.

 

i could compare it to a brick wall

 

Agree with wall, except there are no dents. Bullets would hit it and fall or get dissipated on impact.

 

Turns out bones are stronger than metal. Yeah, I think the shield is like a physical barrier. Every time something collides with the shield, the shield generator has to produce extra power so that the shield is strong enough to block the attack.
They should make some kind of shield that only reacts to fast moving attacks (aka Dune) like bullets and energy beams but doesn't stop relatively slow attacks like zergling claws, flame or psi baldes, that would be an interesting feature.

 

Well the poor zergling's claw will have no claws then...to me it would be like a wall like everyone says

 

Yeah the Plasma Shields are a physical barrier. Bullets would likely flatten against it and fall to the ground or ricochet away, and claws would appear to hit a wall. Obviously though, each impact temporarily lowers the strength of the shield and so in battle eventually the enemy can wear through it.

Although now that I think about it, Protoss shields are more advanced than that. They act as a one way barrier, as Protoss attacks can get out to hit enemies.

 

It is a unidirectional energy membrane able to block high energy bursts and solid objects while probably also allowing fluids to pass

 

i think of it as a jello like substance, the bullet comes and then it hits the shield and when it does it starts to slow down ( you can apply this to claws too) so by the time it reaches the body of the protoss it is moving so slowly that the skin can stop it without getting hurt.

 

i think when a unit attacks, the projectile or the melee weapon would be blocked by the shield subconsciously, meaning when a units projectile is about to hit the protoss unit, the shield generator would activate and generate an equal force to block it thus when the protoss unit attacks, the shield wont activate causing its projectile to exit the shields proximity

 

For a zealot or DT it is really simple to solve the problem of stopping attacks around the weapons: don't shiled them. If the blades are outside the shileds then the problem goes away. For the archon I just think of the shield as part of his aura which he uses when he is attacking anyway

 

Interesting thoughts but what if a Protoss unit was attacked form behind? Or are you saying the shield has a mind of its own and acts like another entity.

I also think it acts like a wall, claws hit some resistance, bullets hit it but the force of the impact basically desintegrates the bullets. Energy weapons also dissipates one they hit it.

 

I think that for the smaller units like zealots, the shield is a physical shield. I mean, the powers that the deferent protoss units has is created by their mind, so why not a shield created by their mind. I don't know what kind of shield is protecting the carrier and units that size ?

 

well, the protoss have the technology the boost their psi powers, thats how the zealots have their psi-blades.

 

Themacman, I read somewhere that they use shield generators, meaning that the shield is generated by technology rather than by mind

 

Ok, what do I know, I just told you what i thought.