"The Path of Steel Shield - manual"

[Toffi]

good guide!

[zagibu]

I'm going to build a 10/30 steel shield dude on an alt, will let you know how it works out. I think I might be a bit slow with only 6 ATH, though.

[isatis]

I'm going to build a 10/30 steel shield dude on an alt, will let you know how it works out. I think I might be a bit slow with only 6 ATH, though.

you got 30 agi and you only put 6 ath????? forget about wm ath will compense both speed and damage by speed bonus!

[ZEE_BISHOP]

One thing. Shield speed is a meaningless fact. You can feint as fast with a steel shield as a knightly heater. Go to the duel server and try it out yourself. Bring both shields and drop the one you aren't using on the ground. Then try feinting. The speed is exactly the same.

I think that shield speed is just a holdover from single player. I don't think it is added in multi as the original developers were trying to keep things balanced. You can feint to your heart's content with a steel shield, you just run slower because of the added weight.

Hasn't that been proven to not be true? The shield animations are all exactly the same, however the shield does not start protecting as soon as you see the animation lift up. Shield speed is important, so don't let the animations lul you into a false sense of security 

[Kekn]

Think you're right. I'm fighting with the steel beast atm and the speed with which you can feint is still based on weapon speed and WPF; NOT the shield speed. Very obvious. But there is a small difference in how fast you have to be to block an incoming attack.

Meh, people with a steel shield is mostly just holding the right mouse button all the time anyway, right?

[fz_jdz]

carrying steel shield is kind of slow ... and high keep-up, i always use plate covered round shield instead, though it's ugly. I always die before my shield breaks, no big difference. The disadvantage of this defensive build is low damage ... can do nothing vs tin-cans. But it's good for chasing archers, constantly interrupt their damage output and running so fast you can chase any one down.

[zagibu]

I'm going to build a 10/30 steel shield dude on an alt, will let you know how it works out. I think I might be a bit slow with only 6 ATH, though.

I completely forgot about this, sorry. I had the 10/30 dude with 10 shield skill, and I didn't like it. Although the steel shield was nigh unbreakable, I couldn't ever get much use out of this fact, besides being a defensive hero who held the flag for long enough that reinforcements could arrive.

I actually ended up not carrying the shield most of the time. But I'm probably not the best person to rate this build, because I started to dislike the shielder playstyle lately.

[Ronin]

Well no one can play well with every possible build/playstyle after all
I am tempted to give it a try to this build as my next STF

[Dravic]

Yo folks, I'm back!

Got to train a bit before I can put some more words in my guide!

Stay tuned!

[isatis]

we are eager to see what's comin!