(Arbiter) Sniper shots getting through shield+shotpistol's block when shooting back, but only within a small time window

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Bugs
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Issue Type (Required):

Weapons

Issue Description (Required):

This is happening with gunners too, stamina is full, I get shot while blocking/aiming and getting instant killed. It has happened in at least 7 games out of the 70 I have played with arbiter, havoc 30-40.

I also have 3 curios with 12% block efficiency

EDIT: ok I managed to reproduce it in the psykhanium, it manifests most of the times, check the video below

Steps to Reproduce (Required):

  1. hold block with the shield+shotpistol and aim at a sniper

  2. wait for the flash and the sound cue

  3. as soon as the sound effect ends, shoot. If the timing is right, the sniper shot will go through your block

[PC] Do You Use Mods? (Optional):

Yes, but I haven’t tried disabling them

Reproduction Rate (Required):

Easy ( sorry I edited this after I found out how to reproduce it in the psykhanium)

Platform (Required):

PC - Steam

Upload Supporting Evidence (Optional):

in mission:

in psykhanium


on first reload, I can block the shots no problem, even while shooting.

Now notice on the second reload, when I shoot exactly when the sound cue ends, the sniper shot goes through my block, except the last couple of my shots, where the bug does not occur because my timing is slightly off.

and for those saying that you cannot shoot back while blocking ranged attacks, here’s a video showing that you can do both at the same time:

It’s how the weapon is supposed to work, shoot while blocking.

EDIT2: here’s another video I took during the same mission, that demonstrates how you can block a sniper shot and shoot back safely, where the bug didn’t happen:

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Not a bug, you have half HP… its called Armor Piercing.. dodge it.

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What are you talking about? You can normally block sniper shots with the arbites shields.

What is this “armor piercing”, a hidden mechanic?

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Everytime I block with arbities I take dmg, so maybe we do need clarification.

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Here is a clip of me blocking a sniper shot, while shooting at the same time. From what I can see, it’s almost the exact same situation, and I only lost one bar of stamina.

Same mission, Havoc 40, just a few minutes before my first posted video where the sniper shot went through my block.

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Interesting, there isn’t even an animation to show you blocked it.

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iirc, Iv never “blocked” a sniper shot with a shield without it taking all toughness and some health off too. I wonder if you killed him before he actually got the shot off?

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Guys come on, you can absolutely block sniper shots and it only eats your stamina. If you don’t have enough stamina, your guard breaks and it plays an animation where you get staggered AND THEN you are supposed to be taking damage.

I’ve done it a hundred times over the course of 100+ missions (I forgot to count the failed ones before).

Try it in the psykhanium with the creature spawner mod, block efficiency helps block more shots too.

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I will have to give it a go!

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Unless arbites shields have different rules from ogryn shields then yes you are absolutely meant to be able to block snipers

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You didn’t even block in the Video…? I haven’t rly played the Shield with the Revolver but shouldn’t the Shield go fully up / cover your Char when you are blocking like with the Shield+Maul?

Maybe the Shield+Revolver works differently from it; have zero problem with the Shield+Maul but i can see why the Shield+Revolver might be weaker in blocking, maybe Enemies can still hit your Head. Kinda busted if you could fully block and shoot at the same time.