Explosive Barrels apparently bypass flak protection

[haughty ore]

either explosive barrels bypass flak, or they do at least 120 damage, to be one tapping through M3 rig

I didn't tab in before because this was kind of a spur of the moment thing but I was wearing an m3 rig, which is 2 flak

...yes I let the intrusive thoughts win

[night briar]

IIRC this has been proven before, that Blast Reduction does not affect barrel damage. This was first discovered after the UA update when explosive barrels/propane tanks were first introduced

from what I understand this has existed forever.
@prisma raptor has this been reported before?

[prisma raptor]

not that i know of, but to clear things up ill try and ask mac about this :)

[prisma raptor]

so, when you're that close to a barrel, it'll be a one shot no matter the gear, however the damage falls off pretty quick depending on the range

[night briar]

that is correct from my observations and what people have reported and shown in clips

I'm not sure how the behaviour differs between the barrel and propane tank

[haughty ore]

so just for data's sake, do barrels bypass flak entirely, or do they have a ridiculous damage value like 999 or something, where it *technically* still gets reduced by flak, but it doesn't matter

[prisma raptor]

unsure as of yet, ive asked Mac but hes a busy guy, although i can say logically it works as flames, like the same as the flamethrower

if i get a message back ill let yous know ☺️