16-09-2014, 07:37 AM
just in regards to halberdier shield skill.
if commando is meant to be THE shielding class at 6 shield at t4 then why are halbs being discouraged from shielding when their shield skill is 7. but what really doesent make sense is that halb only has access to the swadian kite shield etc when a t4 commander at 6 shield skill can use some of the best shields in the game from the house craftable tree.
I really think halb needs some love in in the shields it can use. Most of the time when a shielder dies it is because his shield has cracked and he is cut to pieces, in this instance there are no scraps to pick up from, that is to say, no shields to grab and fill in with.
On the rare occasion i have seen halbs join a server i can tell you now they won't and don't waste one of their precious 3 slots on a crappy swadian kite shield when the pikeman classes are already strapped for ammo.
I like to think of the pavisse and the halb as being similar in the type of Hero they are, except pavisse is waaay OP in that they can shoot just as well shield pretty much the same as a royal guard and have the second best armour tree in the game. When I compare halb to the pavisse...well...you get where I'm coming from. if pavisse can use the tower shield and shield of kings (two best shields in game on what's meant to be a shooty class) then I think the halb should have access to some decent shields as well, even if it is just banner guards or defender shields. But, if they aren't meant to be the shield class, but, rather, be the tanky slasher, Then for god sakes don't tease us with the skill because it's bloody black swan when a halb either brings in a shield or happens to get the old shielders shield that's not been broken (unlikely) and then last the rest of the wave on a half cracked shield.
I dunno, that's just my opinion on the halbs shielding skill and shields, no offence intended i just think that in a game where the shield wall is being pushed on us with the nerf of kitting and sudden improvement in cadeing spots, there are scarce hero classes that can shield with some efficiency (2 out of the 12 hero classes are efficient at shielding).
if commando is meant to be THE shielding class at 6 shield at t4 then why are halbs being discouraged from shielding when their shield skill is 7. but what really doesent make sense is that halb only has access to the swadian kite shield etc when a t4 commander at 6 shield skill can use some of the best shields in the game from the house craftable tree.
I really think halb needs some love in in the shields it can use. Most of the time when a shielder dies it is because his shield has cracked and he is cut to pieces, in this instance there are no scraps to pick up from, that is to say, no shields to grab and fill in with.
On the rare occasion i have seen halbs join a server i can tell you now they won't and don't waste one of their precious 3 slots on a crappy swadian kite shield when the pikeman classes are already strapped for ammo.
I like to think of the pavisse and the halb as being similar in the type of Hero they are, except pavisse is waaay OP in that they can shoot just as well shield pretty much the same as a royal guard and have the second best armour tree in the game. When I compare halb to the pavisse...well...you get where I'm coming from. if pavisse can use the tower shield and shield of kings (two best shields in game on what's meant to be a shooty class) then I think the halb should have access to some decent shields as well, even if it is just banner guards or defender shields. But, if they aren't meant to be the shield class, but, rather, be the tanky slasher, Then for god sakes don't tease us with the skill because it's bloody black swan when a halb either brings in a shield or happens to get the old shielders shield that's not been broken (unlikely) and then last the rest of the wave on a half cracked shield.
I dunno, that's just my opinion on the halbs shielding skill and shields, no offence intended i just think that in a game where the shield wall is being pushed on us with the nerf of kitting and sudden improvement in cadeing spots, there are scarce hero classes that can shield with some efficiency (2 out of the 12 hero classes are efficient at shielding).