something new for the Shield!!

[soloracer24]

I'm not new at WipEout or even WipEout Pure, but i am new to this Forum.
What I've noticed whilst playing, is that when i have my shield activated and then absorb a pick-up, i seem to get more energy back than normal and the shield glows very bright. Can anyone confirm that this does give more energy back or am i delusional, because I've never heard of this elswhere.

[Smoothly Does It]

I have noticed the bright glow when doing that yeah, not sure about the extra shield restoration bit though, might need some good old fashioned extensive testing... WOZ style! :rock

[soloracer24]

i only assumed it does the extra restoration because i could not think of any other reason it would glow!

[Lance]

WOZ style!
never noticed this before: Steve WOZniak. ;D
[though mentioning that particular Steve and 'style' in the same sentence would seem a bit odd.]

[JABBERJAW]

I think it glows more due to the shield being lit up while active

[Smoothly Does It]

yeah, the absorb animation does glow a bit, you're probably right, just a combination of glows, good thinking batman!

[eLhabib]

Don't know about the extra energy, but here's another one: did you notice you can lay mines and absorb them at the same time? Try it, it works! Seems to be a glitch because the mines take longer to use than any other weapon.

[soloracer24]

didn't know that. wonder if it works with plasma as well, being that it also takes a while.

[infoxicated]

good thinking batman!
LOL :clap

[Lion]

the missile allows you to fire it and absorb it too.
the icon stays resident until it impacts and explodes, you can absorb at any time in that period

[Smoothly Does It]

Well then, here we go, the first techs in pure are revealing themselves, give it 3 months before someone finds pure's spin on brake tapping :pirate

[soloracer24]

well then, after a bit of testing (non-woz style, i'm sure) it seems that if you press square and circle at exactly the same time, you will absorb and activate the pick-up. it works with any pick up, although it seems harder, for me at least, with the rockets. give it a try, let me know.

[JABBERJAW]

IF that is true, that's pretty weak. Need a patch!!

[soloracer24]

have you tried? i'd like to be sure, im not spouting rubbish, or seeing things

[JABBERJAW]

NO, I'm not saying you are wrong, I'm just saying if that is true, that is a really bad oversight on the testers part. I haven't had time to test it yet.

[the_Admiral]

Maybe the AI ships have been employing this technique all along, thus making it so hard to blow them up in a race?!? ;)

[infoxicated]

Cheeky! :)

With their free boost at the start I wouldn't put it past them, though. ;)