Apex Legends Knockdown Shield feature is frustrating players beyond belief Respawn Entertainment have fixed up a number of frustrating bugs in Apex Legends in the past, but fans just can\u2019t work out if a problem with the Knockdown Shield is a bug or intentional feature. The Knockdown Shield has been a staple of the battle royale game ever since its shock release in February earlier this year, allowing players some extra protection on the ground after their character has been knocked down by an enemy. Hence, the name. A discussion has been raised in the game\u2019s online community, however, regarding a potential issue that can make it significantly more difficult to prevent attacks. It has been argued by Reddit user Neon775, who posted about the problem on December 3, that there\u2019s actually a bug in the game that makes crawling a lot slower. Obviously, this wouldn\u2019t be ideal as knocked down players are no longer armed and literally just have their movement to protect themselves from gunfire or melee attacks \u2013 usually hiding to escape. The user posted: \u201cThere\u2019s a bug with the knockdown shields where if you\u2019re holding them when they break you get stuck holding them up. It\u2019s not really a big deal but it makes you crawl a lot slower. I\u2019m sure everyone else has seen this but I haven\u2019t seen any posts about it.\u201d Having gained some traction on the game\u2019s subreddit, with over 3,900 people upvoting the post, it sparked a discussion between players about whether or not this actually is a glitch or something that the developers intentionally added to the game. What\u2019s for sure, though, is that a lot have noticed the issue. \u201cWhat? It\u2019s a bug? I thought it\u2019s a feature. For me it happens every time they crack my knockdown shield,\u201d one wrote. Neon responded quickly, too. They said: \u201cIt didn\u2019t used to be like that. Once your shield was broke you were able to go just as fast as if you didn\u2019t have it up. Now it gets stuck once it\u2019s broken and slows you down.\u201d The game\u2019s developers usually have their finger right on the pulse when it comes to nagging issues in Apex Legends, regularly monitoring comments from the community on this subreddit and others, although there doesn\u2019t appear to be any Knockdown Shield changes lined up for the near future \u2013 according to their official \u2018Apex Tracker\u2019 Trello page. Whether it\u2019s a bug or intentional feature, though, some players aren\u2019t very happy with its inclusion. That\u2019s for sure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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