Talk:Golem/@comment-32888803-20171107001656/@comment-31269503-20171107235932

I played ECU Cossack pretty much, so here are my 2 cents on shield vs anything.

When\if you decide to get a shielded bot vs hydra\spiral\aphid weapon you will need to learn some maneuvering.

The easiest one is to walk away from Hydra while pointing shield towards them. With some experience under your belt you would be able to point shield at correct angle why running _towards_ or sideways from Hydra. E.g. use shield as an sail, and hydras as a wind. Somewhat.

Another unrelated issue is Trebuchets\Zeus. You will MUST get first shot caught onto ECU. Do not ever think of evading snipers. You MUST get shot at a shield.

If a sniper hits you and you HP won't move - the following happens.

Good sniper: Lose interest. You are shielded bot, and there are plenty of unshielded fish.

Bad sniper: he will try to hit you again. And again. And again right away. With Trebs it's the best "counter-treb" strategy, because 3 sec-reloaded Treb is basically harmless, so you want him to keep FIRE button pressed to minimize the damage.

If you will hide and evade snipers - they will keep looking for an opportunity, and it might happen when you will not be ready. So you lose HP and sniper notice that you get "soft side", so he will keep trying to shoot you.

Bonus track: sometimes in ECU Cossack Yama I jump forwards, ECU forwards in the very start and was lucky to get 2~7 Treb shots into my shield. This is basically 2~7 shots worth of HP saved for my teammates. It is cool teamplay, do that often.