Talk:Pay Back

It is unfortunate that the HUD does not indicate when Pay Back is active.

The following experiment would verify the behavior of Pay Back: does it proc only after shields are at a full charge, like Nova shields and Brick's Unbreakable skill, or does it "stack upon itself," whatever that means?

Needed: shock sticky grenades, or a weak shock rocket launcher; a slow, low-capacity shield; the Shock Crystal Cavern with no hostile fauna currently in the vicinity.

Punch a shock crystal cluster, and observe the damage number. Strip your shields by throwing a shock sticky grenade at your feet, then punch the crystal cluster a second time; observe the new number. Wait 15 seconds (long enough for the original Pay Back effect to dissipate); at any time in those 15 seconds, if your shield regenerates above 50%, throw another shock sticky at your feet to strip it again. After 15 seconds, punch the crystal cluster a third time, observing this final number.

If Pay Back only activates from a full shield charge, the third number will be the same as the first.

Goetter 02:32, February 9, 2011 (UTC)