Should shield protect your back if you don't hold it?

[pirate]

Just asking

[HeySup]

no , and after a couple hits it should either break of stagger the player to use it.

[HomongUS]

Barbs should be able to break through it considering he can break doors

[Gortana]

Be badass if you could use your shield to parry enemy attacks, heavier weapons have a longer parry downtime, and barbs could break the shields if they just kept pounding on it. Or they could keep it as is im down for that. But having a shield on your back does kind of feel like it should block blows behind you especially since only a couple classes would leverage it, would deter some rouges too XD

[Scooty]

Yes as long as you incur the movement penalty for "using" it.

[Forge Master]

It would make ZERO sense for the shield NOT to protect you if its on your back. But the exposed areas should be vulnerable to attack.

[Spazztic]

No, its not that type of game

[Marksman Max]

This mechanic makes sense in theory, but it wouldn't work in practice.

I mean, imagine a Fighter with a Pavise shield equipped on his back. You'd basically become unkillable from behind, since nothing is getting through that.

[Stunbot]

Nope but it's currently op as it is, needs stamina or something

[Marksman Max]

Originally posted by Borges:

Nope but it's currently op as it is, needs stamina or something

Heavier weapons can break through shield blocks. If you actually tried blocking a Barb's two-handed starter axe with a Cleric's Buckler, you're 100% getting stunned for it.

[Stunbot]

Originally posted by Marksman Max:

Originally posted by Borges:

Nope but it's currently op as it is, needs stamina or something

Heavier weapons can break through shield blocks. If you actually tried blocking a Barb's two-handed starter axe with a Cleric's Buckler, you're 100% getting stunned for it.

That's decent I guess. Still being able to block an infinite number of rapier, one handed sword, arrows etc is pretty lame.

[❤Kali-mari Ðes Earth™❤]

Originally posted by Marksman Max:

Originally posted by Borges:

Nope but it's currently op as it is, needs stamina or something

Heavier weapons can break through shield blocks. If you actually tried blocking a Barb's two-handed starter axe with a Cleric's Buckler, you're 100% getting stunned for it.

Fact doing combat against a 2 handed user is tough work as a shield user.

[Populus]

I imagine a shield on the back, whilst still occupying your 2nd weapon slot would be balanced as it only protects situationally.