Shields when not equipped

[Double N'wah]

They should still block shots if someone hits the shield on a players back. It should also block even if they are not using the block button, if the weapon makes contact with the shield.

I was fighting the skeleton defender or whatever the sword and shield guy is called, as a druid. I spawned a treeant on the other side of him, and he was fighting facing away from me. As I took my swings at his back, his shield still blocked my shots even though it was part of his *attack* animation to stick his shield behind him as he swings with the weapon. At all times, even when attacking, his shield blocks.

Players should do the same. It seems its already coded into the game. Should be an easy fix.

[Aldain]

On one hand this makes sense.

On the other hand I'm now just picturing a Fighter with a Longsword and a Pavise on their back being a literal snapping turtle.

[Double N'wah]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Aldain:

On one hand this makes sense.

On the other hand I'm now just picturing a Fighter with a Longsword and a Pavise on their back being a literal snapping turtle.

They can simply remove the pavise shield its too big, and nobody uses it. Obviously a 3s item that would be used in solo abusively. Alternately apply shields movement speed reduction even when not equipped. There enjoy your pavise and 150 move speed.

Im picturing call of duty modern warfare 2 20 years ago 3rd person with the riot shield on their back.

[Raesha Moondancer]

Pavises honestly should be onehanded shields (like IRL they are a line infantry shield) Give them a hefty movement debuff- so its only worth taking it with light armor.

[Steel_pandabear]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Aldain:

On one hand this makes sense.

On the other hand I'm now just picturing a Fighter with a Longsword and a Pavise on their back being a literal snapping turtle.

that sounds hilarous and i wanna see what the servers would look like if they allowed that just for 1 day

[Katitoff]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Steel_pandabear:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Aldain:

On one hand this makes sense.

On the other hand I'm now just picturing a Fighter with a Longsword and a Pavise on their back being a literal snapping turtle.

that sounds hilarous and i wanna see what the servers would look like if they allowed that just for 1 day

One of 2 outcomes.
Survival bow fighters would either disappear, or we would never see anything else.