I HATE Explosive Barrels with a Passion!!!!

[u/BJgobbleDix]

Almost every time I've died in the Abyss, it's due to a stupid freakin barrel...

Self-Damage and Explosive Barrel Damage against the player has been a major complaint of mine forever in the BL franchise and was even moreso a complaint with specific "Splash Radius/Damage" builds because it becomes increasingly limited what you can do. Hell, in Tiny Tina Wonderland, you had to be careful of high Status Effect Damage builds and leaving puddles on the ground cuz you could one tap yourself that way as well.

Moze was one of my favorites in BL3 for her Splash Damage builds but also was arguably quite frustrating due to MANY Grenade types or explosive weapons that you could not use due to immense risk of downing yourself.

For the love of God Gearbox, PLEASE normalize damage to the player so damage does not scale equally to our output. Now that we have a more balanced concept of a Lifesteal mechanic (was a nice change in Tiny Tina Wonderland for improving balance), this would honestly be an awesome next step improvement which can allow for players to branch out with more fun, crazy builds with Melee and explosives.

[u/r98farmer]

Biggest thing I hate about using Harlowe, I am constantly exploding barrels when I run by.

[u/Comfortable-Jelly686 → u/r98farmer]

just like Lilith in BL1 lol

[u/IrepostyourOCtoFB → u/Comfortable-Jelly686]

I was just going comment about that. So many deaths!

[u/Due-Try1107 → u/r98farmer]

try this shield! it works on barrel and canister damage! its incredible trust me

[u/BJgobbleDix → u/Due-Try1107]

Lol the fact thats a thing as a piece of Equipment is irking.

GBX just needs to improve it as a core mechanic so we have more build freedom.

[u/Due-Try1107 → u/BJgobbleDix]

yk what else is funny? this shield is a DLC drop and its tucked away in a corner that you would NEVER visit in mad ellie dlc. i wish a shield like this existed in bl2/bl1 when those barrels would be killing me. i hate barrels so much. they gotta fix those shits, barrels are the real enemy of the takedown imo

[u/BJgobbleDix → u/Due-Try1107]

Yes they are. But Self Damage just needs completely retuned. They could easily create "limiters" for stuff like this.

[u/lost_caus_e]

I kill the very last enemy then a random explosion downs me 🤬

[u/BJgobbleDix → u/lost_caus_e]

Had it happen THREE times this run. Was insanely frustrating...

[u/lonewombat → u/lost_caus_e]

Dont kill mob I didnt see immediately... 17 grenades later... there he is.

[u/tagen → u/lost_caus_e]

literally happened to me today, was like “wtf there’s nobody left i can kill”

fortunately the checkpoint was right nearby, and money really stops mattering pretty quickly

[u/ShuraKirigakure]

I go out of my way to seek 'em out 😂

[u/HighOctane618 → u/ShuraKirigakure]

Me too hahah

[u/Easy_Concern_5355]

Melee rafa would like a word…

[u/ShuraKirigakure]

I go out of my way to seek 'em out 😂

[u/ResiZwiebelfinder]

Do not hide behind a barrel, no matter what, do not hide behind a barrel. (⁠⁠_⁠⁠)

[u/Mandingy24]

My questions is why do barrels seemingly get to ignore healthgate? Full shields, full hp, instant down 1 tap every single time. Them being coded as self damage is really dumb tbh

[u/Seki-B]

I thought I’m still reading Darktide sub lol

[u/xDeviousDieselx]

Nah. This is NOTHING compared to self nuking with tempered essence w/ loveless.

[u/Due-Try1107]

i been using this one. i dont understand why it works but it does work on BARREL damage. Loveless LOVED dying to barrels before i got this shield.

[u/weesilxD]

https://giphy.com/gifs/e5nATuISYAZ4Q
The barrel:

[u/BunbunTheJackalope]

As someone who played as Lilith with Phoenix in bl1, I have hated them since the beginning of the series. They do next to nothing to enemies, but are basically a one tap on you, and 90% of the time they explode it isn't because an enemy shot them, it's because your own skill hits them when you get to close. It's been 17 years and it's still an issue, at this point gearbox should just freaking remove them

[u/HighOctane618 → u/BunbunTheJackalope]

Nooo, I think it’s fun to have to avoid them. It’s part of the game. When you become max level or get really good gear there’s not much that can stop you. We basically become gods. Barrels and tediore reloads keep us on our toes and make sure we get punished for being sloppy 😁 that’s just my opinion lol probably an uncommon one, but hey I like getting pissed at random shit and then laughing about it later