August 2019
Personally, Disruptor Rounds should also do more damage towards a shield. I am sure they don't do the increased damage dispute the fact that you are shooting a shield.
Hammer Rounds will do the full damage towards a knocked person if you shoot them around the shields. That is intended.
Disruptor rounds however don't do anythings towards knockdown shields. This has to be an oversight or a bug.
August 2019
Do you think if they did more damage to knockdown shields that could make the weapons using the Disruptor even more powerful because your ability to kill a downed player faster? The hop up description does state it will do increased damage to shielded targets so you would assume it's for all types of shields, so on paper it makes sense as to what you're implying, but that change will completely change how players gravitate towards certain weapons or attack downed targets.
If your downed teammate never had a chance of getting picked up because of getting insta-killed from an Alternator that will likely raise some concerns of it's balancing.
August 2019 - last edited August 2019
Disruptor Rounds should be Legendary and do more damage towards knockdown shields. That way it be more balanced.
Hammer Rounds should remain purple.