How to reproduce:
Try to push a Pox Burster jumping at you. Notice how sometimes it just can’t be pushed. Even if it wasn’t shot or attacked prior.
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I don’t know what you mean.
Poxbursters are completely fine.
And don’t worry, shoving them is totally safe.
Real talk: Poxbursters and 360 no scope snipers are absolutely killjoys. They don’t even have to ruin the run, they’re just f’ing infuriating to deal with.
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Ye it’s really killing it for me.
A Burster runs straight at me (purge psyker):
- I unload a fully charged flame into him. he ignores it.
- I use my ult when he’s close. he ignores it.
- I quickly switch to melee and push him. he ignores it.
happens with roughly every 2nd burster. So damn frustrating 
Every tool i have to counter them works - but on some bursters nothing works.
If BB just could oneshot them, this wouldnt be a huge problem. But right now, they are my nemesis and often biggest source of dmg in a run. Well, except for a shotgunner squad spawning in my back 
My Zealot buddy has the same problem and is puking in circles.
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Bursters seem immune to the basic stagger state completely, but pushing them back or doing a knockdown is still chancy at best, and completely ignored at most. I wish they had some better, consistent, mechanics, maybe like the suicide bomber in World War Z, you can stun them with electricity or shoot them in the legs to make them fall over, then melee them to kill them non-explosively.
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This tends to happen around corners, near objects and elevation changes such as stairs and little hills etc. I usually try to find a flat, straight space for any shoves.
Well you see, the correct way to deal with poxbursters is to make sure you’re always in a position where they have to climb over something, as it will instantly detonate them, which is not a bug and fully intended.