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    VenKitsune's Avatar
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    Ven Diclonius
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    Cerberus
    Main Class
    Dark Knight Lv 90
    Quote Originally Posted by Keridwyn View Post
    The reason it works for PLD is because they actually have an offhand. The sword and shield are two different items. MNK fists are technically one item (you don't have to earn your left and right fists the same way a PLD has to earn his sword AND shield). Same with RDM mediums, they're technically part of the rapier and not an independent thing.
    Considering every shield after ronkan has exactly the same block rate and strength, im starting to think they should start merging the shields in to the sword slot aswell like every other single job in the game. PLD is that weird outlier.
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    2.0 Veteran from 2013. Just looking to be helpful. DRK is Love, DRK is life.

    (Ignore the levels on my character card, the tool i used to make it hasn't been updated for 4.0)

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    Jenna Starsong
    World
    Goblin
    Main Class
    Scholar Lv 100
    Quote Originally Posted by VenKitsune View Post
    Considering every shield after ronkan has exactly the same block rate and strength, im starting to think they should start merging the shields in to the sword slot aswell like every other single job in the game. PLD is that weird outlier.
    The fact that it would kill shield glamours is probably the only reason they haven't already done that.
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    Nyr Ardyne
    World
    Balmung
    Main Class
    Paladin Lv 100
    Quote Originally Posted by VenKitsune View Post
    Considering every shield after ronkan has exactly the same block rate and strength, im starting to think they should start merging the shields in to the sword slot aswell like every other single job in the game. PLD is that weird outlier.
    Honestly, if paladin/gladiator had been added post 2.0 I suspect that the sword/shields would come as one singular item and that we only get it the way it is now because of legacy code, and people would complain about having the options we have now taken away.
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