18-04-2026, 07:15 AM
(This post was last modified: 18-04-2026, 03:10 PM by GreenShadow.)
Not a lot of players know this, but in warband theres a secret stun mechanism. in short, if the opponent is hitting your block with a heavier weapon than youre using to defend yourself, then theres a high chance of getting stunnend. (pretty much 100% chance to stun if opponent is holding attack) now if youre stunned, it doesnt show any animation, but youre basically unable to defend or attack for a while, roughly 1-2 seconds. during this time, eventhouh youre holding your shield down, ure vulnerable to any attack, doesnt matter if ranged or melee. since shield of kings only has 0.5 weight which is lighter than pretty much most of the 2h swords the nords are using, youre almost guaranteed to get stunned by most 2handers.
theres also a video that explains it:
why the shield of kigns only has 0.5 weight (my theory)
theres also a "shield on back" debuff, basically if youre carrying mutliple heavy shields, it makes you really slow. so i think the devs bypassed this by making sok really light so u can have multiple equipped.
what i am suggesting is adjusting the weight of sok to 3-4. this is roughly the sweet spot to resist most of the stuns.
now since the shield will be heavier i also suggest giving a bit more hit points like 200, since you shouldnt carry more than one anymore.
ovbiously the other shields should also get a rebalance.
i have been playing rg for more than 10 years and i know exactly that this is the reason why you randomly get killed during waves that have 2handed weapon. so id really love to see this being changed.
theres also a video that explains it:
why the shield of kigns only has 0.5 weight (my theory)
theres also a "shield on back" debuff, basically if youre carrying mutliple heavy shields, it makes you really slow. so i think the devs bypassed this by making sok really light so u can have multiple equipped.
what i am suggesting is adjusting the weight of sok to 3-4. this is roughly the sweet spot to resist most of the stuns.
now since the shield will be heavier i also suggest giving a bit more hit points like 200, since you shouldnt carry more than one anymore.
ovbiously the other shields should also get a rebalance.
i have been playing rg for more than 10 years and i know exactly that this is the reason why you randomly get killed during waves that have 2handed weapon. so id really love to see this being changed.
