I dislike the tiny buckler type shields.

Looks puny and out of place on a mighty Nord Shield maiden.

I like the Morag Tong and Ebonheart Pact shield. Perfect!

Lyserus wrote: »

I mean, there is a thing called buckel or sth, like a really tiny shield, offer high mobility but requires precise blocking

But yeah would be cool seeing tower shields like the ones Rhodok uses tho

Yeah but those are mostly used for parrying and this game doesn't have a parrying system (bashing your enemy when they're casting an ability doesn't count), your speed is the same regardless of the shield style you use and since tanks are the ones that run around in shields most of the time it would make sense to give them decent shields, I just wish they had more round shields like the bloodforge one but in general just making them bigger is good

Yeah I just crafted one for my tank that’s about the size of a dinner plate.

Royaji wrote: »

Personally I care very little how my shield looks in combat since this is not what I'm paying attention too. It's more important to me how it looks outside of combat. And let's be honest, bigger shields clip with your characters head when you are moving and look terrible. I can see why ZOS is hesitant to add those.

That's why I said we don't need excessive shields like the Covenant one either, I agree they clip and look bad on your back, specially with the commander personality my character's arms keep clipping with the shield

There are just some shields that look too small and dumb I wish they made them a bit bigger

Starlock wrote: »

Vilhjálmur wrote: »

Starlock wrote: »

There are dozens of different shield styles in the game now. They come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. There are smaller shields, medium shields, and large shields. We have options. If you would like to see this diversity in action, this is a great resource to check out:

https://eso-motifs.mmo-fashion.com/search/?f=weapons&ptb-search=1&ptb_page=1&weapon_type[]=shield

You can find one that works for you!

I didn't say they're all small, I'm just saying the big majority are too small for shield standards, that or they look like toys, there's plenty of them with impractical shapes or that look too thin, some examples: Fang Lair, Fanged Worm, Ebony (this one not too much but it's way smaller than the one in Skyrim), Hollowjack, Sapiarch, Scalecaller, Buoyant Armiger, Divine Prosecution, Psijic Order, the new battleground ones, Pyandonean, Redoran, Welkynar, Worm Cult, etc

And that's not counting the arms pack where they all look like toys, Abah's Watch and Breton heater shields have realistic sizes and I kinda wish to see more shields with these shapes

That's fair. It's apparent that the design team really does not have realism or practicality in mind when it comes to developing armor styles in general, though. I'm okay with them exercising more creative license and coming up with some cool designs, personally.

No yeah I agree with you on that, some of these shields I just listed don't look bad, I enjoy the design of the Ebony and Psijic order shields, It's just the size or shape that makes me not want to use them

In a single player game with more robust system requirements, we'd have more dynamic armor physics, weapons with sheaths, and shields that use their harnesses while maintaining a minimum of clipping.

All gear in this game is designed within the engine limitations. There's still clipping and floating, but larger shields would cause more clipping and more floating.

Krayl wrote: »

A single combat shield meant for blocking a melee is a lot different than a shield meant to be part of a shield wall. Considering I don't see groups of tanks forming up to create a shield wall to protect from waves of archers, smaller shields make more sense.

Anyways, it's a game, so nothing is meant to be practical, but a small or medium sized shield in the context of the game makes more sense than a bulky shield wall meant to be part of a larger group-defense.

And again, i'm not asking for giant shields, I'm just saying they're too small and look like toys/bucklers instead of proper shields, if you think no one used big shields for single combat in real life then I invite you to look into viking round shields that weren't good for forming shield walls yet they were huge

I'm not saying shields in the game need to be 100% realistic either, but just because it's a game it doesn't mean it could use some practical designs, I personally enjoy when medieval games get their armor and weapon designs right because I tire of seeing the same generic fantasy armor that looks ridiculous and ugly

And i'm pretty sure tanks are constantly defending their group from enemies in dungeons and such, so yes, I'm sure in the context of the game decent sized shields also fit the tank style

Vilhjálmur wrote: »

I mean, if they make gear designs the way they are because of engine limitations how come we have the giant EP, DC and AD shields? if they can make shields that big I don't see an issue with making similar shields in the future

The Alliance shields have some of the highest degree of float due to their concave designs. While resting close to the back of the head and the tailbone, they hang a quarter meter or more off the back (nearly a foot).

Smaller and flatter designs allow the shield to hang closer to the body, which provides a better illusion of holding and storing it.

Acrolas wrote: »

Vilhjálmur wrote: »

I mean, if they make gear designs the way they are because of engine limitations how come we have the giant EP, DC and AD shields? if they can make shields that big I don't see an issue with making similar shields in the future

The Alliance shields have some of the highest degree of float due to their concave designs. While resting close to the back of the head and the tailbone, they hang a quarter meter or more off the back (nearly a foot).

Smaller and flatter designs allow the shield to hang closer to the body, which provides a better illusion of holding and storing it.

Clipping is an obvious issue, it happens with smaller shields too, like i've said above the commander personality almost always clips with any type of shield, my point is there is no ''engine limitation'' that stops them from making shields bigger, and I don't mean to ask for giant shields either, I've stated before that shields that are too big are not good, shields with impractical shapes clip too so regardless it's gonna clip one way or the other, I barely notice shields floating on the character's back so I don't see a big deal with that either

Huh? Shields are the best part of the gear art in this game. Thre are a lot of attractive ones.