What Buffs Bubbles?

pwestolemyname

I am thinking about things like Protection Field, Redirected Force, and Mindful Reinforcement. Not Bionic Shield. I know there are a few Specs that specify that they buff bubbles, but does anything else? Are they buffed by PRE, Compassion, or any other healing buffs?

Also, what about the defensive abilities of Inertial Dampening Field? The resistance granted by Sigils of Radiant Sanctuary?

Thanks!

criswolf09

Forcefields or Shields outside those granted by powers like Eye of the Storm/Crimson Bloom or Bullet Hail/Submangun Burst scale with Presence and the bonus healing stat (from Sentinel's Brooch or gear) as well some specs from Arbiter, Overseer and Sentinel.

IDF's damage absorption buff scales with your hero's superstats and scaling with ranks too.
Sigils or Radiant Glory scale with Intelligence, I think.

theravenforce

There are different types of shields in CO:

Protection Field & Mindful Reinforcement are Shields / Bubbles and are affected by the following:

Ranking them up
Presence (Stat)
Precise (Spec in Sentry)
Caregiver (Spec in Sentinel)
Enforcer (Spec in Arbiter)
Administer (Spec in Overseer)
Compassion (Form, per stack increases)
Bonus Healing (Hybrid Role's bonus from Stats as well as Sentinel's Brooch / Geared items with +% bonus healing baked in)

Note: Field Surge(Active Defensive) is also a shield, however as it is an active defensive, aside from ranking up, nothing should increase it's overall protective value. Personal Force Field(Slotted Passive) is also technically a shield, however its scaling is dependent on super stats, rank. The addition of the Enforcer/Administer Spec as well as Compassion will increase the overall shield value (but not shield regen per 3 sec).

Powers which apply damage shields (to name a few):

Eye of the Storm
Ego Blade Frenzy's Mental Block advantage
Unbreakable
Crimson Bloom
Bullet Hail's Wall of Bullets advantage
Submachinegun's Wall of Bullets advantage
Bastion (shield from Onslaught Gear)
Force Bolts Energy Refraction advantage
Energy Wave's Hardened Particle Matrix

These all have their own set values and/or scaling based on their individual conditions. Most listed here will be buffed by ranking them up. Some by increasing the damage you deal.

Do note that the set difference between Shields and Damage Shields used to be a bit clearer, however they seemed to have been lumped together as of late...

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Redirected Force is a damage resistance buffer, so not an actual shield, despite it's visuals. Aside from ranking up, there is no way to boost it's defensive value (unless a Dev increased its protective value )

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Inertial Dampening Field scales horribly with your super stats. But currently...outside of layering defenses, there is nothing to increase its potency aside from increasing your overall super stat total.

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Sigils of Radiant Sanctuary has set values for Perception Stealth and Aggression Stealth but the Resistance they grant can be increased by increasing your Presence value but also by increasing their rank.

pwestolemyname

Awesome, thanks for the info!

vonqball

Healing boosts from passives don't affect shields. I just made a seraphim toon, and learned this sad sad truth.

pwestolemyname

vonqball wrote: »

Healing boosts from passives don't affect shields. I just made a seraphim toon, and learned this sad sad truth.

Good to know, thanks!