News Shotgun Striker Augment Temporarily Disabled

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Due to an issue, the Shotgun Striker Augment has been disabled in all modes.

The Shotgun Striker (Siphon) Augment has been disabled.

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The removal comes just 11 hours after it was added to the game for the first time. The Augment is meant to give you health or shield when you damage enemies with a shotgun, but players quickly realised that shooting your teammate will give you the siphon anyway.

HUGE BUG WITH NEW SIPHON PERK

You can gain Health and Shield from shotgunning your teammate with the new "Shotgun Striker" perk...

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please disable and fix

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Since a full game update is required to address this issue, it's likely that the Augment will remain disabled for at least two weeks. We'll keep you updated.

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