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6/18/2026 8:10:56 PM
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Ani-barrier primary needs a buff
I don't know if it was intentional but with the anti-champ changes anti-barrier primary is feeling really weak and bad.
It almost requires a full 3 man team all shooting together to drop the shield and keep the champ from healing.
Its close to impossible for a single player in ultimate to drop an anti-barrier shield with a primary now, let alone keep it dropped and prevent healing if you hit a reload at a bad moment the champ is back to full again.
By contrast praxic blade and drop the shield in one combo.
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Don’t use a primary. Unstoppable and overloads are really easy to stun with primaries. If barriers are giving you issues, use a weapon with higher damage output.
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7 RepliesI wouldn't know, been using a rocket launcher to deal with the barriers.. quite frankly, the "anti-barrier rocket launcher" is kinda silly, specially considering RLs usually only have 1 shot before reload.. so if u fail to drop the barrier I guess u're cooked? honestly I wanted a sword to deal with the barriers my advice would be.. just be creative when picking ur weapons, I guess.. if u wanna have 1 gun for each champion, at least
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3 RepliesGuys… final patch on Tuesday. Please stop with these posts. There is no more feedback, there is what they said they will do and that’s the end.
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Edited by ABADDON_WOLFFE: 6/19/2026 5:25:04 PMWhat works for me is anything with kinetic tremors. It does respectable damage to shields, pair that with 2 tech-set pieces and you'll notice a big difference.
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Zero issues for me, personally.. you're just not using the right weapon for the right situation.. adapt.
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3 RepliesVex handles barrier champa pretty nicely.
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1 ReplyThe removal of any class applied anti barrier was -blam!- -blam!-. Why do radiant and volatile no longer ally anti barrier? It's absolutely stupid.
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Edited by ForeverLaxx: 6/19/2026 12:13:32 PMThis is a symptom of a wider problem with Primary weapons in more difficult content. Barriers just exacerbate it because the shield's health is scaled up just like all other shields and health bars are. I suggest just getting used to it because it hasn't changed at all in the game's life and with the final update having come and gone, it's even less likely to be adjusted than before.
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7 RepliesKHVOSTOV 7G-0X... Enough said
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2 RepliesSo I think even after all the buffs, most primaries are still a bit too weak. Thoughts?
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Absolutely this. There's next to no point trying to solo a GM (even an master) with a primary auto rifle or sidearm. By the time you break the shield the champ is about 1.5 seconds away from popping a new one.
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2 RepliesAgree, it also got the short straw when it came to ways to stun.
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I'm all for buffs, but what weapons are you using?
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3 RepliesAgreed. Getting left alone vs an Anti-barrier Champ is impossible for 1 man to bring the shield down and kill it
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Maybe they should change it to ALL Snipers are anti-barrier and/or ALL Swords
