Knightly Heather Shield is nice imho
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visitors can't see pics , please register or loginTried that shield after Tzar recommended it to me, and I wasn't disappointed, this shield is awesome.
Steel shield was fun while I had one at +3. You could just stand there in front of as many archers, xbows, and throwers as you wanted and just use the voice command "[ S ]hoot!" over and over. Even lasted 3-5 hits against the really expensive poleaxes.
Huseby, you misread the height of the Knightly Kite and Heater Shields as their width. The Heater has 25 width to the Kite's 23, which arguably makes the Heater superior for those fighting on foot thanks to shield width being a factor in the equation that checks against hitstun as well as protecting you from greatswords trying to swing around your shield.While what you say is true, the height is a big help against arrows directed at your feet, and imo those 11 height avoid a lot of feet shots, and it more than compensates for the 2 less width
While what you say is true, the height is a big help against arrows directed at your feet, and imo those 11 height avoid a lot of feet shots, and it more than compensates for the 2 less widthExcept shield size counts for jack shit when it comes to head/feet hit. It all depends on the shieldskill.
Except shield size counts for jack shit when it comes to head/feet hit. It all depends on the shieldskill.
A guy with 4 and a heater shield is easier to hit the feet on than a guy with 8 and a buckler. Sad, but true.
+1 for picking the blue one. Fucking love you man!(click to show/hide)
+1 for picking the blue one. Fucking love you man!
Knightly Heather Shield is nice imho
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Who are these shielders you mention, by the way?
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Immune to any weapon except the anti shield weapons. [NOTE] Heirloomed :lol:
This shield will make any Agi 2h spammer brake his fist in fury or die of sleep starvation after futile attempts to take out your shield..
Have good cover like the elite cav shield plus it looks badass.
You can bitch all you want about the speed ratings on it but tbh i dont feel the difference and ive been using both the knightly heather/kite shield.. plus the elite cav shield..
Then again if you have shitload of shield skill like Kinngrimn i would go for the elite cav shield or Huscarl due to weight.
But with shield skill below 8 or 7 my favourite shield is the Plate covered round shield.
Why not the heavy round instead ? Better speed, larger, same resistance.
Good duelers kick...
Why not the heavy round instead ? Better speed, larger, same resistance. You just can't use it on horse.
In some EU siege last strat, this was me. I had just started losing health as indicated by the shield icon. <3 healing tents.(click to show/hide)
75 vs 84 stock speed....75 is terrible and means you end up dying ALOT when you THINK shield SHOULD be up and really isnt. such a slow shield limits the amount of aggressive and counter-attack play you can do
75 and 84 allmost no difference, you can see difference only between 75 and 100, and only in blocking after kicked, with 75 you can be agressive same as with 100 speed.
Woah! What version of windows is that????
Knightly Heather Shield is nice imho
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To add to the discussion of shield speed, I started disliking the high-armor slow-speed shields after realizing how often I would die when going up against many opponents. Sure, in duel the speed isn't nearly as important but when you're getting gang-raped and trying to back up until you can get some other team members you learn to really like that speed.
shield speed is only for bringing the shield up?
Correct..
An it only matters if your some old man with drown syndrome with the reflexes of a snail... 100+ speed rating shields are overrated completely
or when you are fighting multiple opponents, you take a swing...then go to raise your shield and you are vulnerable for .25~ seconds longer because your shield is slow as shit.....so of course you get hit and its game over, u get gangbang stunlocked.
No that only happens if your an American or like i said have shit reflexes. :wink:unloomed and only 5 shield skill is fucked with steel shield :P albeit it can take a serious beating, loomed however its awesome.
unloomed and only 5 shield skill is fucked with steel shield :P albeit it can take a serious beating, loomed however its awesome.Doesn't it require 6 shield?
Doesn't it require 6 shield?nay! :) i meant plate covered btw :P since Tzar uses it
The delay with an 87 speed shield is significant enough that it limits your options compared to a 100 speed shield. Harder to sneak in attacks vs. multiple opponents, harder to feint dropping your block and still recover in time, etc. However, speeds of 94+ might as well be 100. I wish there were more shields in the 90-100 speed range.
Specifically, a shield with stats averaged between the Heavy Round and Elite Cavalry would be my dream shield. 92 speed, 35 diameter, 300 HP, 18 armor, 6.5 weight.
Only downside to that shield would be the weight is low enough to allow it to be stunned by Nodachi, War Cleaver, Great Axes, Bardiches, etc. At 7.5 weight, the Heavy Round can only be stunned by 4+ weight weapons, which are fairly rare; Bar Maces, Mauls/Mallets, etc. To me, that's the most attractive aspect of being a shielder; you can block held attacks from almost anyone without fear of being block stunned, while still having a fast weapon (1h swords). Longsword may be fast, but you spend half your time unable to attack because of block stun.
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Loom the round shield and you have your perfect shield.