Yeah, but I loath to celebrate still. With 2 awesome releases for paladins so close together, and seeing our track record, I fear downtweaks, so I'm reserving the celebration for a few more days.

Though very cool work Ssra. It's always nice to see us getting some love.


Ecoles
"Us loners gotta stick together"
http://elfwood.lysator.liu.se/art/e/c/ecoles/ecoles.html

I'm a little lost here. So worn shields are really for ranged weapons? What are the other advantages or setbacks? Will I block an attack while wearing an armworn shield, if so, is it less effective?

Kolaisa

Stabbity, block, you go thud.

Drive fast, take risks.

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I'm a little lost here. So worn shields are really for ranged weapons? What are the other advantages or setbacks? Will I block an attack while wearing an armworn shield, if so, is it less effective?
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Pros:
You will have left hand free to hold a second weapon
It'll be much easier to skin, pick up stuff, ect. with the open hand
You can use a 2he weapon and shield at same time
You can use shield/bow when the bow is unloaded
Passive ability to try and block attacks without needing to first remove it. IE: walk down street and all of a sudden you are shot at during an invasion you didn't know was happening, luckily you had the shield worn and it acted as your form of defense.

Cons:
Restricted wearing of shield sizes based on skill setup per guild
When loading or holding a loaded bow the shield will NOT work
Increased RT for loading a bow while wearing a shield
Has an evasion penalty
Has bow penalty until 50 ranks of shield
You have to downgrade one size level of shield to be able to wear it and use bow at same time

In long term (has not happened yet and may change):
Penalty to shield while arm with shield worn to it is in RT during dual-wield
Shields will offer bonses/penalties toward blocking melee/range attacks based on size of shield.

Person opinion:
I like it, but I don't like the option that they are arm-worn only. Make it so you can CHOOSE to wear it on arm or on shoulder(kinda like pulling a bundle will change location of where it is worn). Right now it has the most benefit towards 2he users. I love it for I can easily swap between my he and mb weapons alot better. In addition, I can now skin and pick-up stuff without worrying about losing shield defense.

> load
Your tower shield makes the task more difficult.
You reach into your haversack to load the s'rnhhl bow with a slender tip arrow.
Roundtime 10 sec.

added 5 seconds of rt to my comp bow


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It wont heal if you dont stop picking at it.