I think i found the best way to nerf shields
hear me out
instead of constantly nerfing shield ops with random movement/melee changes, why not make the little glass viewport crack when shot
using blitz as the example:
the more defenders shoot the glass, the more cracked his vision gets and the harder it becomes to see
not shield hp, visibility hp
i dont think the glass should fully break because that would probably make shields useless, but eventually the cracks should become bad enough that the blitz player either has to push fast or back off
it would actually add counterplay without deleting shield operators from the game
right now shooting a shield usually feels pointless unless you have a nitro. this would reward defenders for accurate sustained fire while still letting shield ops do their job
also fits blitz perfectly because he should be rushing aggressively instead of slowly walking people down forever