Gunner Deploy L3

In the description for gunner deploy level 3, there is mentioned a head shield. Is this meant to defend against headshots, or does it do something else? I guess what I'm asking is what are the gunner deploy upgrades supposed to do?

Increases your critical shots further than level 2, faster recharge and a small damage resistance increase.

So there was basically no purpose to the face shield at all? I kept using it to try and outdamage snipers until I realized they could headshot me despite the upgrades.

Head shield makes all sniper shots against you act as body shots.

Then I can say that it does not work. I've been headshot plenty of times while deployed(level 3). It seems to be a near instant kill despite the universal damage resistance added when you deploy. Though it may be an instant kill overall without armor endorsements, I haven't been able to test it.

Deploy 3 actually lowers your damage, and I don't believe it increases your criticals.

It may have been a lag issue or something, it works for me.

That was fixed with the spunky cola DLC.

it never decreased the gunner's damage output, people just misinterpreted it that way and it kept spreading

I get plenty of headshots on L3 Deploy, in fact I find them to be hilarious because the gunner deploys in plain sight cause he thinks he is safe.

It says fairly plainly in the upgrade description that it decreases the Gunner's damage while deployed.

The head shield does not work.

This. The headshield doesn't work. I have confirmed this as Gunner and Sniper to be sure.

I believe gunner deploy 3 makes him more damage resistant from the description, i still get and give headshot with it though so dont think that works correctly.

It decreases the damage that he TAKES.

No it was actually true that Gunner Deploy 3 did reduce his damage output. It basically went back to level 1 damage with level 2+ damage resistance.

As for on-topic I really do think the Gunner's deploy at level 3 needs to be re-worked. The fact that Snipers are so accurate so fast it makes deploying period pointless. I mean shoot even stopping to buy bots or upgrade a turret will have your head popping off.

On the XBox version Deploy 3 can take a couple headshots but the Sniper is aiming with a "gamepad" so for all we know he could be off the head slightly, on the PC version a good Sniper can hit you right between the eyes.

So yeah what that basically comes out to is that the Deploy 3 for Gunners should see some kind of damage resistance boost.

I agree, deploy3 needs a buff, i hardly notice any difference when getting it.

Glad I wasn't imagining this problem, thanks for chiming in, guys.

Bumping this.

Someone on facepunch said the following:

I was just wondering if it's true, and if so, what the reasoning behind it is. The first thing nearly every sniper is going to get is passive level 2. Even if he doesn't, by the time the gunner can afford deploy level 3, the sniper is going to have it anyway, thereby making the face shield completely useless.

Deploy L3 is fixed in the next build. Headshots were getting through when they're not supposed to.

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