What if Sheltron was...a GCD ?

[Martin_Arcainess]

Sounds too OP to me in terms of Deference if I could block every single attack coming my I would equip Shields with higher block strength the mitigation side would be a little too much and I would like to do more then ST, SW repeat in a fight.

[Reynhart]

Sounds too OP to me in terms of Deference if I could block every single attack coming my I would equip Shields with higher block strength the mitigation side would be a little too much and I would like to do more then ST, SW repeat in a fight.

But if you use every single GCD to block, you're not attacking, you're not stunning, you're not using Flash, you're not putting the Strength debuff, etc...so basically, you''d be a burden to your party.
With this, being a good PLD would be knowing when you need to block and when you need to attack, depending of the flow of the fight or the situation of the party.

As for the "higher block strength", it would already be a thing with the current 30s Sheltron...if ilvl didn't trump almost everything.

[Martin_Arcainess]

But if you use every single GCD to block, you're not attacking, you're not stunning, you're not using Flash, you're not putting the Strength debuff, etc...so basically, you''d be a burden to your party.
With this, being a good PLD would be knowing when you need to block and when you need to attack, depending of the flow of the fight or the situation of the party.

As for the "higher block strength", it would already be a thing with the current 30s Sheltron...if ilvl didn't trump almost everything.

Yeah which for me would make ST being on GCD kinda useless or doesn't fit in a sense.

What would you say if it worked like, you press it once, you go into shield stance, you can't move, can't rotate can't use skills but all physical damage from the front is blocked?

The problem of Clemency is not the GCD part, but the very long casting time and the ridiculously high mp cost.
If those two were adjusted, any PLD claiming that Clemency is garbage would better quit PLD.

Agree, it's just the same as SS, some PLD say it's rubbish but you just got to know when and find the time to use it.

[Reynhart]

Yeah which for me would make ST being on GCD kinda useless or doesn't fit in a sense.

Spamming it would be useless, but I don't see how "having it any time you actually want it" is. A chain block sure would be more useful in raid than a chain Stun, nowadays...

What would you say if it worked like, you press it once, you go into shield stance, you can't move, can't rotate can't use skills but all physical damage from the front is blocked?

And I suppose you need to click it again to turn it off, like Cleric Stance. What recast would you give to it ?

[Martin_Arcainess]

Spamming it would be useless, but I don't see how "having it any time you actually want it" is. A chain block sure would be more useful in raid than a chain Stun, nowadays...

And I suppose you need to click it again to turn it off, like Cleric Stance. What recast would you give to it ?

that is one thing I miss, chain stunning or using Silence to block certain incoming attacks.