Talk:Explosives/@comment-216.165.195.39-20120909131842/@comment-4697956-20120912064852

It does have a great amount of damage vs Massive and Heroic enemies, and pretty much insta-kills everything else.

The player's shield will protect the player from any damage from them, and I'm sure it doesn't drain the shields either. However, if a player has no shields at the precise time the barrel near them goes off, that's when it gets dangerous.