23-07-2014, 05:44 AM
from what i have gathered from people who actually use the class (i don't use it i am just going off my personal knowledge on what makes an NI class more useful) it would seem that legionnaires would prefer a 1h wep prof increase over the shield skill. i've thought about this and remembered back to the days when i actually used my royal guard. if you remember the waves such as valks, jotnes, juggernaughts all these troops had crushthrough. the solution to countering the said crushthrough was indeed spam or slashshielding as it is called and frowned upon these days. while the legionaire should not HAVE to shield. in the event it does do so, an increase in 1h WP could indeed make it a worthy slash-shielder class. not only would this provide relief to the shields (which may or may not be weak given the contrasts in this thread) but it also correlates more closely to the IRL legionaire who would throw a small stack of weapons (pilum) to weigh down or damage a shield to the point of it being useless. by removing the enemy's shields the legionnaires could then effectively combo hit the enemy with a series of block stab/slash attacks. this could be similarly effective in NI but only if used correctly by experienced players who know when to hold their shield and when to "let it rip" and effectively stun lock the nearest enemies.