[2021] Host with Shield vs. Friend with Shield Disadvantage/Differences and other findings while experimenting.

Was fooling around with a friend in range and found some things as a host vs. friend/player wielding the ballistic shield.

If you are the host of the lobby and you wield the shield, shooting dead center on the shield with a shotgun will most likely get you one-shot killed. With pistols or any other weapon type, it will most likely go through too. Funny thing is, if you aim at the glass/visor or below the POLICE logo, it will not go through.

This bug is however not apparent when you're the friend/player of the host. Any weapon shot at you while wielding the shield, you will not take damage.

Other bugs found during this experiment, while having the ballistic shield in your loadout, if you face your back to incoming fire, you will also not take any damage no matter the weapon fired at you, how many rounds are fired at you, unless you take a hit on limbs, etc, regardless if you're the host or friend.

Other findings in regards to Light Armor (L) /Medium Armor (M) /Heavy Armor (H) if I remember correctly for hits to kill was:

• Weapon Type: L/M/H
• Pistols: 2/3/4 hits.
• SMGs: 2/3/4 hits.
• Rifles: 1/2/3 hits.
• Shotgun: 1/1/1 hit at point-blank. Distance changes this, however.
  Tested only with heavy armor, 2 hits.

In my test, penetration is not reflected at all as well no matter what armor you're wearing. Using the magnum will take the same amount of hits to kill. The caliber of the weapon didn't deal any more damage in these findings.

We all know this game is still in early access so all these findings are expected. Just keep in mind that if you wish to rock the shield as the host, you will be at a disadvantage as of this version of the game until further updates I guess.

That's all I've found so far, it's not a thorough experiment so I may be wrong in some areas but thought I'd share it with everyone.