Friend complexing about shield size

covenant_merchant

Okay, so I haven't seen threads about the Blessing of Potentates shield size, but it just begs to be said. This shield is ridiculously small.



The set in question is ridiculously op whether you want to be a negate bot or a tanky dk with perma bats, but let's face it, the shield size is just ridiculous. You fail to inspire terror and awe on the battlefield as you rightfully should while wearing it, and this is a problem. How can you show people that you're a true PvP hero when you're blocking with a dinner plate?

This shield brings shame to the Akaviri name, legacy, and reputation. Getting in touch with your inner roleplayer, you want to honor the Drake of Blades and all your comrades, fallen in a blaze of glory against Molag Bal's forces in whichever quest of the Imperial City it was, and yet, instead of bringing a sentiment of despair and hopelessness to the hearts and minds of your enemies on the battlefield, you just look plain adorable, trying to do things and kill people with a baby shield that doesn't befit the PvP beast within you.

There have been threads about female armors not being revealing enough, there have been outcries about light Redguard shirts getting changed... Comrades, do not feel shy about your shield size! Let's protest and change it together!
#biggershields
#makeCyrodiilgreatagain
#savethesorcs

The set in question:

Orchish

My Orc would be mistaken for bringing his dinner plate to the battlefield with that shield.

Rosveen

No, other shields are just ridiculously big. You wouldn't have any mobility with a giant shield.

Zeg0ta

Orchish wrote: »

My Orc would be mistaken for bringing his dinner plate to the battlefield with that shield.

Lol. That's almost what I said when i seen this thing. On another note the shield does seem fine guess it would be classified as a buckler shield.

Epona222

It's not about the size, it's about what you do with it

covenant_merchant

Tell that to Skaffa xD

AClockworkLime

Actually, they're just about the right side for most real-world shields used in actual combat. Especially the parma style, like what you showed a picture of.

A handful of people had particularly larger or particularly smaller shields (such as the Spartans as seen in the movie 300, which I'm sure your "friend" <wink wink, nudge nudge> is relating to with his bitching), but by and large, they were about the same size range as what ESO provides.

If, however, you insist on having a very large shield, just craft or convert one to Imperial.

Didaco

The shield looks ok, irl there have been way smaller shields.

SurprisedFour91

pretty sure the primal style shield is around the same size

Lysette

kasa-obake wrote: »

Okay, so I haven't seen threads about the Blessing of Potentates shield size, but it just begs to be said. This shield is ridiculously small.



The set in question is ridiculously op whether you want to be a negate bot or a tanky dk with perma bats, but let's face it, the shield size is just ridiculous. You fail to inspire terror and awe on the battlefield as you rightfully should while wearing it, and this is a problem. How can you show people that you're a true PvP hero when you're blocking with a dinner plate?

This shield brings shame to the Akaviri name, legacy, and reputation. Getting in touch with your inner roleplayer, you want to honor the Drake of Blades and all your comrades, fallen in a blaze of glory against Molag Bal's forces in whichever quest of the Imperial City it was, and yet, instead of bringing a sentiment of despair and hopelessness to the hearts and minds of your enemies on the battlefield, you just look plain adorable, trying to do things and kill people with a baby shield that doesn't befit the PvP beast within you.

There have been threads about female armors not being revealing enough, there have been outcries about light Redguard shirts getting changed... Comrades, do not feel shy about your shield size! Let's protest and change it together!
#biggershields
#makeCyrodiilgreatagain
#savethesorcs

The set in question:

This is about the size of a scotish targe and ok.

Clerics1985

I agree with it, we need moar Braum Shields in game for the Truest of the tanky critters.

DKsUnite

tell skaffa to l2p without ulti!

Hafgar_W

AClockworkLime wrote: »

Actually, they're just about the right side for most real-world shields used in actual combat. Especially the parma style, like what you showed a picture of.

A handful of people had particularly larger or particularly smaller shields (such as the Spartans as seen in the movie 300, which I'm sure your "friend" <wink wink, nudge nudge> is relating to with his bitching), but by and large, they were about the same size range as what ESO provides.

If, however, you insist on having a very large shield, just craft or convert one to Imperial.

I'm pretty sure orc and breton shields are bigger than imperial.

Voxicity

Anyone fancy a game of frisbee?

Daemons_Bane

As a person that have joined quite a lot of viking re-enactments, I'd say that the shield is fairly standard sized.. You'd be hard pressed to use anything larger for a lenghty period of time Ofc there has been larger shields throughout history, but that one there is standard

BigBragg

I want a shield so large it requires wheels, then I can truly be a tank.

Daemons_Bane

BigBragg wrote: »

I want a shield so large it requires wheels, then I can truly be a tank.

Yeah, just before someone just runs around you

BigBragg

Daemons_Bane wrote: »

BigBragg wrote: »

I want a shield so large it requires wheels, then I can truly be a tank.

Yeah, just before someone just runs around you

Two wheels at the bottom, I will whip that puppy around faster than Paul Blart on a Segway!

KronicDecay

Still not as bad as the "buckler" in Ultima Online. I slayed many a zombie with this shield!

LadyNalcarya

Daemons_Bane wrote: »

As a person that have joined quite a lot of viking re-enactments, I'd say that the shield is fairly standard sized.. You'd be hard pressed to use anything larger for a lenghty period of time Ofc there has been larger shields throughout history, but that one there is standard

This.
Weapons, armors and shields in games are often ridiculously oversized.

BigBragg wrote: »

I want a shield so large it requires wheels, then I can truly be a tank.

Like this?

Daemons_Bane

well, that's closer to a buckler at least A buckler is usually slightly smaller than the chest width of an average male, from what I know

Molag_Crow

That's TINY.

Daemons_Bane

Molag_Crow wrote: »

That's TINY.

Yeah, but it has a different use than a standard shield

MuddledMuppet

Good shield, me likee

Cinbri

Everyone likes different types. For example i use khajiit shields coz they looks even smaller and i wanna my shields to be as much unnoticable as possible.

Molag_Crow

Fair enough, some like small shields, some like big, but this is the thing... why isn't it an option?

I'd love to see unrealistically huge shields as well lol

Imagine walking around as a little Bosmer guy with a outhouse door as a shield!

Daemons_Bane

Molag_Crow wrote: »

Fair enough, some like small shields, some like big, but this is the thing... why isn't it an option?

I'd love to see unrealistically huge shields as well lol

Imagine walking around as a little Bosmer guy with a outhouse door as a shield!

Pretty sure you said so yourself, why it's not a thing