(NOT a riot-shield or overshield)
Similar to [url=hyperlink url]http://www.sttammany.com/typo3temp/pics/6910c2c83e.jpg[/url]

But more rigid and BW looking.

PROS:
>Highly bulletproof, all small and medium arms, for hundreds of shots
>Be fantastic for indoor areas
>Melee with it?

CONS:
>Need to crouch to avoid leg damage
>Move very slow/can't jump
>can only use one pistol, maybe SMG while using it. < lower accuracy
>someone throws a grenade, you're screwed.

Seems a bit huge don't you think. Also, by is not about caring about your lives, you respawn so protecting it more or less a worthless endeavor.

I can't view the picture for some odd reason, so I'll assume shield refers to an armor-kind-of protection.

I like the idea. It reminds me of the big armor in Unreal 2, where enemies could take immense damage but moved very slowly. So if you are a good shooter, it'll come in handy when wearing that.

Its like a gaint riot shield. Just copy the link and paste it into your web bar thingy and find it.

That looks kind of stupid, but it does give an idea of the concept.
But isn't this a feature rather than a weapon?

If you can slap people with it, it becomes a weapon.

How does bulletproof shields work in Junkwars? We could borrow some idea's from JW for this idea.

Might not fit in right into the gameplay however, could be seen as more loss than gain when the goal is slaying others rather than saving yourself.

Also be careful how you balance these things, shields are tedious

None of you guys play Ballistic Last Man Standing do you?

Seems we don't.

Not me.

I play JailBreak, which is very similar. I can see the use of a shield, been thinking about what they could add to BW myself.

Last Man Standing? My goodness I almost forgot that existed.

In the case of that gametype it would be useful.

We play Ballistic TAM and Invasion, which I guess would have similar situations as LMS.

Anyways, the protection that a huge-honkin riot shield thing is nowhere near as useful as the crazy agility and acrobatics UT2004 provides that the shield would sacrifice.

Just my $0.02

EDIT: On second thought, it would be useful for those of us with slower fingers. Dunno, then.

Odd that the link doesn't work, anyway, smaller than the one in the pic, only covers fully you if you crouch.

@Bjossi: the one on the pic sucks I know, I couldn't find a more robust one, and yeh s'pose it is more of a feature, move it if you wish.

May I suggest we BW-ify the Riot Shield from Junk Wars and tie it in with the dual weild system and give it conrtols more suited to BW.

I'm all for that too, it'd be great to do it back to the bots.

Bleh at sheilds. Yay at Unreal2-like power armor.

Hmm... If it's bullet proof, wouldn't plasma weapons melt it?

Good call there, were not just up against bullets in this game.

How would it respond to the flamer and HCV?

For starters this simply cannot be a modern day tool, metal sheets dont cut it anymore. Bring on the high tech stuff.

Ceramics are used widely as bulletproof armour. Its bulky and heavy generally, but I'm sure it can be engineered to resist heat and electricity. If not, its a good balance. Multiple shield types, to let you choose what you want protection from.

I'm also all for power armour like Carsomyr. I'd actually prefer if both was in here. Give a large selection of what you want to protect you, that's what I'd love.