Quote Originally Posted by Hayward View Post
Save the same, tired talking points. What I'd like to see are elemental Magian shields that can serve varying purposes and encourage flexibility.

Examples:

Earth 99 Shield--VIT +11, Physical Damage Taken -11% (basically the same stats as the Earth Shikargar), "Shield Bash": Adds "Slow" effect

Water 99 Shield--MND +11, Magic Defense Bonus +11, "Shield Bash": Adds "Magic Defense Down" effect (Poison and Drown don't seem appropriate)

You get the idea. Some quality shields that still take some work to build but not requiring the connections.
You left out some pretty important stats about these hypothetical shields.

What size are they? What's the defense on it? Block rate?

the stats you've listed are pretty insignificant compared to what you've left out. Cause if we're looking at Genbu Shield 2.0... I'd take an AH shield over that.