Heater Shield Not Blocking Arrows

[ShinRaPresident]

IS anyone else experiencing their shield not stopping arrows? I keep getting head shot, straight through my shield. Kobolds and Ice Skele Archers.

[Aelanar Brightfield]

You have to look a bit up, it doesn't cover your head entirely if you don't, first person shield looks off compared to actual shield position

[Aldain]

Originally posted by Aelanar Brightfield:

first person shield looks off compared to actual shield position

God I hate that fact.

Makes blocking in general just feel so awkward, like I need to bend myself at a 60 degree angle backwards just to hide my face.

[D4wggo]

Originally posted by Aldain:

Originally posted by Aelanar Brightfield:

first person shield looks off compared to actual shield position

God I hate that fact.

Makes blocking in general just feel so awkward, like I need to bend myself at a 60 degree angle backwards just to hide my face.

I think it makes perfect sense in terms of realism. If you can see slightly over your shield then that means the top of the shield is not fully covering your eyes. It would completely cover your FoV if it were (IRL and in game). Therefore your entire forehead is sticking out over the top of the shield. Sure maybe they can move the shield up a bit in the game for default blocking but then more of your torso would be uncovered and the shield would be less effective of blocking in general, especially for PvP.

[Aldain]

Originally posted by D4wggo:

I think it makes perfect sense in terms of realism. If you can see slightly over your shield then that means the top of the shield is not fully covering your eyes. It would completely cover your FoV if it were (IRL and in game). Therefore your entire forehead is sticking out over the top of the shield. Sure maybe they can move the shield up a bit in the game for default blocking but then more of your torso would be uncovered and the shield would be less effective of blocking in general, especially for PvP.

...I don't find having to lean my torso backwards into a diagonal angle to cover my head particularly realistic personally speaking.