Leave the dinosaurs out of this man.
I suppose the shielder shittalking is more related to simple elitism rather than issues with countering.
fuck the dinosaurs egotistical fucking douchebags walking around so tall strutting like they're the fucking best, think theyre so fucking cool, well you're not, you're fucking extinct, kiddo
I don't see anyone on the NA top 25 duelist list that duels with one
As I am sure you are well aware, the "Top 25 NA Duelists" list is really only a measurement of how much someone cares about his epeen/how sad their real life is.
remove neutral nudge on shielders
just give them bash
every classe have only one nudge so ...
Meh if ur not a shielder and you can't beat a shielder 1v1.... L2P
and making shitty christopher nolan movies, etc
melee combat (you know, the entire point of the game).
If you don't like dueling someone that has a shield, STFU and bring an axe next time, or just swing around the shield/kick like the good duelists do. And chill with the elitism about what you consider "real" dueling.
Wrong.
honestly if you duel in this game and take it even 1% seriously you're a piece of outdated dinosaur shit that thinks itself hot but really it is fucking cold and fossilizing a hundred feet under the ground while the rest of the world goes on flying planes, and driving cars, and making shitty christopher nolan movies, etcso it is your excuse for being shit
so it is your excuse for being shit
cool
You can be good at the game and not give a serious shit about it. For example, admittedly I suck at this game. I'm somewhat decent and that really depends on the situation. I don't think cRPG is serious buisness, I don't rage when I die and I don't insult others for play styles. I do think 2h has for example ridiculous damage, but I'd never nerf them and I don't give a fuck really. If I'm killed by 2h, spectate, respawn and continue with lifeserious respond...
The problem with many of you in this game is that you think this game is some serious buisness. This game is everything but serious.
Shields were a standard weapon in the medieval age, if someone has problems with shields. The best choice is not to play a medieval game about medieval battles.
People on the duel server kept calling you bad, because you are. No need to make threads and shitty posts to convince yourself otherwise.
You would have a valid point if I made any claims about being an awesome player or something. But alas, I didn't. I just want the harassment to stop.
I can only assume you are one of said whinytweensfat balding manchildren I referenced in my OP.
fat balding manchildren
My only problem is Phew, when we're on siege and having a great fight you just go ahead an nudge me off the walls. Disrespectful to archers everywhere.
Shield is alot of fun. Ive played every spec in the game and I always come back to shield for a few gens because dueling and playing with a shield allows me to really focus on footwork, chambering, kicking, feinting, ect... To those guys who shit talk players for wanting to learn a new fighting style I say eat a dick and blow it out of your ass. Alot of new players try shield to start because its easy to learn block and attack mechanics and why would you want to chastise them until they quit or go masterrace2h? This is a game, people play it because its fun.
Remember Phew, A lion doesn't care what a sheep thinks...
A shield is always a liability in melee duels. I don't know why it's ever seen as anything else.
In what way is pushing one button to block any direction a liability? In what way is picking and choosing your battles a liability? In what way is throwing your shield up and Skeying back to teammates a liability? Its true that most shielders are beat by most 2hs, but it is not because the shield is at fault, the players skills is just different. A good shielder vs a good 2h, Id take the shielder all day everyday and twice on sunday.
Melee duels. I'm not arguing against it's effectiveness in battle. You're simply able to maneuver more easily without a shield in a one on one duel. Even when I was a 1h, I always dropped the shield if I found myself in a duel situation.
You could always put the shield on your back. Then its an even bigger handicap.After the introduction of "Drop shield" button, I don't understand why people still put their shields on their back, when they could just drop it and then pick it up back once they're finished with that axeman.
After the introduction of "Drop shield" button, I don't understand why people still put their shields on their back, when they could just drop it and then pick it up back once they're finished with that axeman.
Thats how it works in Battle but for a duel if youre working on your fighting with your gear, dropping the shield takes the wight off, which effects your footwork.Yes, it improves footwork. Thought that's a good thing. You don't need to practice fighting with the additional weight if you're going to drop the shield in battle, do you? :) And IMO duelling without shield doesn't help much for fighting with one, it's a bit different fighting styles.
After the introduction of "Drop shield" button, I don't understand why people still put their shields on their back, when they could just drop it and then pick it up back once they're finished with that axeman.
it has the possibility of making you look more flyMuch more so if you're a cav. Putting a shield on your back without being on horseback is pretty much a waste of your shield.
and looking fly is what its all about at the end of the day
Why drop the shield if it's only going to take a few seconds to dispatch the axeman?- Not always a few seconds. :oops:
It isn't really as though using a shield in a duel makes you bad. I'd say that someone using a shield in the duel server is more likely to be bad than someone that does not, but that is a moot point.
The real problem is that dueling a shielder is almost always fucking boring as all hell. However, this shouldn't be a problem for anyone either. If I was in the duel server and I saw you there dueling with a shield, I'd just not duel you. I wouldn't talk shit (probably) or fuck with you. I just wouldn't duel you because I wouldn't really find it fun.
If the server was nearly empty and I wanted to duel, I'd maybe ask you to drop the shield so we could fight, but I'm not going to go apeshit if you didn't want to.(click to show/hide)
You wouldn't duel me when I was on a horse. You refused to fight me without shields. Then when I beat you with shields, you came back with an axe lol.
Are you NA Player? EU has lots of really good shielders who could wreck your ass in a few seconds. Please, consider it. Simply because you use a shield doesn't mean you're bad player. I use it for banner, nudge, and pissing off 2handers because the game is filled to the brim with them.
It's the same as crossbowmen and archers. Difference? Small, just different gameplay. There are lots of 2h players who suck really badly, they rely on spamming or crushthrough. And there are also lots of shield players who suck (Huskarl Shield crutchers who just hold right mouse button and never attack) etc.
Yes, I'm an NA player, although I do rarely play these days.
All I meant to claim is that in NA Duel, if a player is using a shield, he is not likely to be very good. Certainly, there must be more than one good shield-using duelists in NA, but they are rare. I've played in EU several times, both strategus battles and NA1, and I agree with you; there are shielders there that will kick my ass. It is tough to determine how much ping is a factor, but I've no doubt they would give me trouble even on equal footing with ping.
You must understand, I'm not saying that shield-using players are bad. Nothing like that at all.
(you know, the entire point of the game)
Then what are you saying? This is a post to discus the biased of the duel server and the shit talking that comes from 2hs against non 2hs. So, in NA1 everyone duels everyone, stop shit talking, have fun, if it beats you, learn from it, do it again, and get better. Im tired of this Rock Paper Scissors were Paper bitchs about the OPness of Scissors. Learn how to fight against what beats you, grow as a player, not a flaming troll. Not saying you are, but this is for everyone. Grow as a person, grow as a player, grow as a community.
I'm using shield on duel for the same reason...
Don't even try trolling me about my skill lel - I'm very relaxed nab :mrgreen:
What we all uniformly recognize as shit, is turtle shielders. People who don't even dare try to get inside swings, who just pivot around holding RMB whenever their opponent winds up. Backpedaling, RMB'ing, doing nothing, randomly swinging in between the bored 2hander/polearms 10th feint/spam combo trying to make something happen and then cheering "heh.. noob 2hand spammers.."
I couldn't troll you about your skill lvl: you cannot point and laugh at something that doesn't excist.Wow, that was a strong one.