Help me, guys.
I am a Steel Shielder, 12/24 str/agi build.
I was planning to heirloom Steel Shield, but I am not sure if it's worth it :/
Well I am sure I won't heirloom any weapon ANYMORE unless it's Sniper Crossbow (the only weapons I can play with and heirlooming which didn't get nerfed), but since last patch, I am not "feeling" the crossbow shoting flow anymore (= can't hit a shit) + rain nerfs my crossbow almost always when I am playing with it (bad luck). Why not 1handers for my shielder? Because I use many different weapons: Steel Pick, Elite Scimitar, Broad 1h Battle Axe + Steel shield every round. And weapons' heirlooms are not worth it anymore...
On the other hand, back to the Steel Shield:
And according to this
http://forum.c-rpg.net/index.php/topic,965.msg12265.html#msg12265, these are prepatch heirloom stats:
Steel Shieldbody armor: 69
difficulty: 6
hit points: 225
speed rating: 61
shield width: 31
Thick Steel Shieldbody armor: 71
difficulty: 6
hit points: 272
speed rating: 61
shield width: 31
Reinforced Steel Shieldbody armor: 73
difficulty: 6
hit points: 288
speed rating: 61
shield width: 31
Masterpiece Steel Shieldbody armor: 75
difficulty: 6
hit points: 329
speed rating: 61
shield width: 31
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According to website info, these are current heirloom stats:
Steel Shieldbody armor: 74
difficulty: 6
hit points: 236
speed rating: 61
shield width: 31
Thick Steel Shieldbody armor: 76
difficulty: 6
hit points: 273
speed rating: 61
shield width: 31
Reinforced Steel Shieldbody armor: 79
difficulty: 6
hit points: 299
speed rating: 61
shield width: 31
Masterpiece Steel Shieldbody armor: 82
difficulty: 6
hit points: 331
speed rating: 61
shield width: 31
Hmm... Its basic version AND its heirloomed versions are
better than prepatch. Temptating...
BTW, I heard it is always good to heirloom gloves (Kesh said it), but I am often switching armor from light (blue tunic, blue hood, etc.) to heavy (Kuyak, Wisby Gauntlets, etc.) so I don't think heirlooming an armor is a good choice for me.
Steel Shield? Risk an armor? Risk a weapon?
PS I have gen 2, so it is hard decision for me - I can chose only 1 item to heirloom for 1gen bonus!