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A shield is considered armor and uses an armor glyph for enchantment
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Gnortranermara✭✭✭✭✭
✭Shields should use jewelry glyphs (at least a few of them as options), so max stats won't change on bar swap.2 -
rpa✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭How about a dual wield 2 shields? Used like with crash cymbals with approriate sound effect.2 -
Ozby✭✭✭✭✭Shields should fall under weaponsPC NA
Aurora Bravepaw (Healden), Basks in Fire (DKTank), Bran Artlion (Magplar), Brindel Seedthorne (Stamden WW), Brugo Gargak (Stamcro), Casimir Delmar (StamDK), Falco Bastion (Stamsorc), Fus Ro Dah (Stamplar), Gandalff the Gay (Petsorc), Jo-Qinan Betula (Magden), Laveera Hex (Magcro), Raine Whitestag (Stamden), Raised by Bears (Wardentank), Ralak Rotheart (Healcro), Selene Sunshadow MagDK), Shadow Mirage (NBTank), Slythe Rattlebone (Healplar), Ulfnor Dragonslayer (Tankcro).0 -
Cavedog✭✭✭✭✭
✭I'm not sure changing your armor class when you change your bars is a good idea. It seems like they did it about as good as can be to me. ...although it does sound nice to have the shield count as a piece of heavy armor, as that is clearly what it is.0 -
TheShadowScout✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭a shield should get it's own armor bonus skill line since it is armor and belongs to no other armor skill line
...and this one.It does get its own armor bonus skill line. 1 hand and Shield...
All the armor skill line stuff concerns armor that is -worn- while a shield... is a different animal, held in your offhand, and gets its effects through the passives that come with the sword abd board skill line. Duh.
Yes, it has armor enchantments, that fits well enough, and it also has armor value adding to the whole, which also fits well enough - but it is still -quite- different from any worn armor, be it medium leathers or heavy plate...
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A better question would be if maaaybe there could be different classes of shields, like differences in shieldyness much like axe-mace-sword-(dagger) for weapons... small shields (what we got) vs. large shields (more protection, but movement and attack penalty as the tower shield would be a tad unwieldy)...0 -
zaria✭✭✭✭✭
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Yes, also armor is static in an fight, if you don't have s&b on both bars this will change all the time,
Grinding just make you go in circles.
Asking ZoS for nerfs is as stupid as asking for close air support from the death star.0 -
idk✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭filthy n'wah! go away!
Yes, also armor is static in an fight, if you don't have s&b on both bars this will change all the time,
Very good point and another solid justification for why the shield should remain part of the weapon line and not made part of the armor line. Not that more reasoning was needed that the current design makes sense.0 -
Bowser✭✭✭✭✭has no one thought of any of this before?Shields should use weapon glyphs since they are in the weapon slot, swap with weapons, and are used to attack via bash and shield skills.1
