Make shield heirloom more appealing

[Konrax]

Lol k....

If you heirloom any shield except for the fastest 3 shields, you are not effecting the overall caps on melee speed at all.

Once you go from say 100 speed on a shield to 106 than would you see a SLIGHT edge given to the shield user.

HOWEVER since the shield skill also effects how fast you can raise/lower your shield effectively aren't you giving them maybe 1/2 a shield point without the extra hp? Shield 6 vs 6.5 in speed.

Doesn't really sound that game breaking mechanically to me.

[haxKingdom]

Really?

ill rephrase that.. how fast the shield is raised and lowered.

[Konrax]

Bump~

[Joelturuz]

I agree with this suggestion, even though I use one of the cheaper shields (cheapest board shield). A small speed bonus would be welcome.
But then again, they could also live without it.

[Diomedes]

I agree with this suggestion, even though I use one of the cheaper shields (cheapest board shield). A small speed bonus would be welcome.
But then again, they could also live without it.

I'm pretty sure most people, except perhaps Lady Gaga, would survive without heirlooms altogether.

[Felagunda]

+3 speed to shields at masterwork would be fine but no need to change anything else they are pretty much fine

[EliteDragon]

I think +3 speed and some more hitpoints/armor would be enough to satisfy.

[Konrax]

BUMP~

[owens]

Sheilding is the easiest playing style but against anyone half decent you feel handicapped my level 15 shielder has got more kills not using a shield than using it. My other chars a level second gen 30 and a level 27 are 2H and Polearm so i can block fairly well but i think shields not 1 handers need an edge in melee combat although not against archers

[Christo]

Sheilding is the easiest playing style but against anyone half decent you feel handicapped my level 15 shielder has got more kills not using a shield than using it. My other chars a level second gen 30 and a level 27 are 2H and Polearm so i can block fairly well but i think shields not 1 handers need an edge in melee combat although not against archers

Even more advantages? Use one of the OP weapons, you've got a speed buff as well, while others got nerfed like crazy.

What else do you want, a hand-held nuclear missile launcher? Omg.

PS: If shields get buffed, 1h gets the buff.

[Casimir]

Lol yeah more speed to the huscarl side sword spammers. That what we need. An increase in speed and reduction in weight would be fucking rediculious.

I agree 1h can be a very hard class to play but whenever ive taken a huscarl n side sword i just stop thinking.

[Blondin]

My main is 1hander, even if shielder have some disadvantage they are still the most easy class for defense (and hardest for attack, logical) but i can tell you that shields don't need a speed buff. You don't need speed to be efficient cause it's not a matter of speed but of timing.
If you want to play a spammer go 2h/pole, but learn to block, you can't have all advantage in one class.

[Joelturuz]

Maybe give the speed boost to only the weakest shields? Promotes variety more (not much though) and definitely won't make them overpowered.

[Konrax]

Honestly shields being tougher isn't a good enough reason to want to heirloom them.

When weapons and armor will yield better results in comparison.