Shields aren’t as useful as you might assume.
So I’m minding your own business in Arc Raiders when suddenly, ‚crack, pszzt!‘ Another player decided to use my body for target practice, and now my shield’s busted and HP is low. How do I react? Immediately pop a shield recharger of course. Then I take one more shot to the body and die.
Turns out I’ve been healing all wrong in Arc Raiders, and in case you have to, let’s talk about it.
If you play other shooters with a shield/health system, especially battle royales like Fortnite or Apex Legends, you might assume shields are basically a second health bar, but they work differently in Arc Raiders: shields only mitigate damage, and not very much of it. You can see how much damage they mitigate when you hover over them.
A basic Light Shield blocks 40% damage until it’s broken.
