What the point in better shield ?

[VanMeilleur]

Im usually using my iron shield ( you know, the cute circle shield made of iron bar and wood) and i dont understand why i should use better shield.
Yeah they are tougher and can take way more hit before they need to get repaired but my little iron shield is so cheap to repair .... i usually found iron bar and wood on the field...
I havent noticed any damage upgrade ( maybe the damage between iron and steel shield isnt great enough for me to notice?)
Yeah i know some shield give a very welcome cold/heat resist, and these shield are awesome for protection agaisnt temperatur.

So... im missing something ? Or im right with my "weak shield cheap to repair who dosnt give less bonus than a better shield" ?

[Rogue]

Damage, Durability, Weight and Armour Pen. Look here.[conanexiles.gamepedia.com]

Oh and if your into fashion - the look.

[Redden]

As far as I know you only want one with high durability, the rest doesn't matter/work. I use the steel one, cause I like the look.

[VanMeilleur]

Originally posted by Rogue:

Damage, Durability, Weight and Armour Pen. Look here.[conanexiles.gamepedia.com]

Oh and if your into fashion - the look.

Like i have say : i havent noticed any change in damage using a shield or another... Are you sur a shield with better damage actually raise my damage ?
About the weight... iron shield is pretty light
And for the durability, like i have say : i dont care because i can repair it in few seconde for cheap material...
And i enjoy the visual of the iron shield ( to my tastss, its one of the better looking shield)

[Rogue]

Originally posted by VanMeilleur:

Originally posted by Rogue:

Damage, Durability, Weight and Armour Pen. Look here.[conanexiles.gamepedia.com]

Oh and if your into fashion - the look.

Like i have say : i havent noticed any change in damage using a shield or another... Are you sur a shield with better damage actually raise my damage ?
About the weight... iron shield is pretty light
And for the durability, like i have say : i dont care because i can repair it in few seconde for cheap material...
And i enjoy the visual of the iron shield ( to my tastss, its one of the better looking shield)

It does damage for the shield smash - not overall damage. If you like the iron shield stick with it.

[VanMeilleur]

Its weird, since shield bash damage the weapon and not the shield... But ill check that, thanks for the tips

[VanMeilleur]

So, i have do some test and i see no damage difference with a shield or another.
I see the shieldsmash's damage is directly from the weapon ( the damage et the AP from the shield arent used)

So, ... The only things whe have to checks are :
- Shield durability
- Repair costs
- Stats upgrade ( if present)
- Temperatur bonus ( if present)
- Swag !!! ( Totally present ! )

From what i have see, i dont understand the use of higer level shield ( outside shield who grant bonus/ hot-cold resist) unless you like the visual.

[Rogue]

Originally posted by VanMeilleur:

So, i have do some test and i see no damage difference with a shield or another.
I see the shieldsmash's damage is directly from the weapon ( the damage et the AP from the shield arent used)

So, ... The only things whe have to checks are :
- Shield durability
- Repair costs
- Stats upgrade ( if present)
- Temperatur bonus ( if present)
- Swag !!! ( Totally present :charm: ! )

From what i have see, i dont understand the use of higer level shield ( outside shield who grant bonus/ hot-cold resist) unless you like the visual.

Have you got any mods that may be affecting this, if not i'd put a bug report on the official forums.[forums.funcom.com] You will at least get an official response there.

[VanMeilleur]

I dont use any mods, Its how the shield work from the very beginning but i never really think about it before ^^