Theorycrafting: The Shield Wall

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I've always been too lazy to make a topic on shield walls myself, so I'll just piggy-back this onto your thread, Banks. I feel in certain environments, shield walls can be vastly improved creating a staggered line. By doing so, you are able to have your slashers behind the shielders and slashing diagonally, offering greater protection to the slashers.

Another point: currently, shield walls are quite rigid, but if some form of fluidity were introduced, it should make killing enemies holding long reach weapons easier. The line should undulate depending on the situation. To accomplish this, in a 2 person shield wall, one shield-bearer could move forward and backward according to the situation, and the slasher would move with that person.