[Autumn]

This very likely won't make it in, but I feel like sharing my ideas for once anyways.

Talent - Weaponry - Shield Expertise
1.5 SP Per rank

Guardian - 1 SR

While guarding with a shield equipped, when hit by a projectile attack, the projectile will vanish. (You will still take damage.)

this effect is lost if you are guard broken.

Stalwart - 4 SR

While wielding a shield, gain armor equal to SR, amount increased by 2x when guarding, this bonus is lost if you are guard broken.

Phalanx - 4 SR

While wielding a shield, adds SR * 5 damage to counter-attack skills when you have taken damage while guarding this round, this bonus is lost if you are guard broken.

[Snake]

Beautiful. Please implement this.

[Poruku]

Let's frickin go baby

[Ray2064]

I'm all for it, but this is probably a fully biased opinion given I am a forever-shield-user.


Though yeah, anything to spice up shields would be nice.

[renowner]

the bonus counter attack damage I dunno about, with skull shield could get a little nutty.
But I DO think shields have needed some love for a very long time. now it'd actually have a reason to be picked instead of two hand, and give that one shield axe more of a niche.

[Kazzy]

I like this. However I think if something like this is implemented, with all of the reference to guard breaks. . .


We should actually have guard breaks. I can think of two, three if we count Gigantys.

[renowner]

Reaper's scythe is a pretty dang strong guard break on a class that's pretty common. But yeah, fair enough.

[PossumParty]

Sounds awesome!

[Kazzy]

Reaper's scythe is a pretty dang strong guard break on a class that's pretty common. But yeah, fair enough.

My only rebuttal to this is: How often do you see Ghosts actually run an axe.

[Poruku]

Pretty often actually. There is also wazabane combo. But a handful of extra guard breaks would be nice