Forum:Weapon knockdown and shielding: proton rounds

I've been having trouble knocking down enemies while their shields are still up using shotguns. Once their shields come off they fall down like any other husk. I was curious, would proton rounds (while accepting a damage loss) allow for knockdown while someone is still shielded? The rounds would transfer through the shields and still impact the target. Has anyone experimented with this?

This would only matter if you can guarantee you can knock down an enemy while they are shielded. I have yet to see this happen but that does not mean it can't. If you can knock enemies down with weapons fire while they are still shielded, then just basic weapon force ammo is better. If you can't knock enemies down with weapons fire while they are still shielded, then would the knockdown power of a shotgun work when passing through using proton rounds?