Loren Pechtel wrote:There is some ability to turn but it loses a lot of power in doing so. A building doesn't make you invulnerable, but the more it has to turn to get to you the weaker it will be.
kzt wrote:Blast barriers offer useful reduction in blast wave only if you are essentially right next to it on the protected side. If you are some distance away there is negligible benefit. IIRC, you have to be closer to the barrier than the barrier is high to get a significant benefit. But I may be remembering that wrong.
Loren Pechtel wrote:Yeah, that's what I'm talking about--near a barrier. Say, in a hole in the ground when the blast wave passes over.
You are still taking a chance on the geometry: for example you could be too close to an air burst that has some line of sight into that hole. Or that it makes the turn into your hiding spot and "loses a lot of power"; but still has enough power to damage, if you are too close.