What about Sentinel no Job? (lets get rid of it)

[AngryNixon]

Who cares if it's a weapon or armor or a fish. You put it in your offhand, it's a class, it levels up along side your main weapon's class and is not meant to exist independantly.

It is a side dish. It accompanies the main dish. It serves no purpose existing on its own but together with the main dish serves to enhance it. Also you can take it or leave it. Why you would leave it when it simply requires wearing the shield and forgetting about it is beyond me. You never know when some of the abilities it grants you might come in handy.

What the hell would a shield class or job be anyhow? A combat dummy?

[Orophin]

I agree with Rentahamster. The classes that can equip a shield should just automatically learn shield skills at specified levels and they should scrap Sentinel as its own class identity. Maybe this is something they'll be announcing in their class changes letter.

They should go further with this for Gladiator/Marauder/Pugilist (and their upcoming Jobs if applicable) for their abilities that activate upon a block/parry/dodge and have them light up when you have the TP AND perform the associated defensive action. That way it's easier to visually tell when you can use Phalanx/Fracture/Haymaker.

[RemVye]

Who cares if it's a weapon or armor or a fish. You put it in your offhand, it's a class, it levels up along side your main weapon's class and is not meant to exist independantly.

It is a side dish. It accompanies the main dish. It serves no purpose existing on its own but together with the main dish serves to enhance it. Also you can take it or leave it. Why you would leave it when it simply requires wearing the shield and forgetting about it is beyond me. You never know when some of the abilities it grants you might come in handy.

What the hell would a shield class or job be anyhow? A combat dummy?

Mirror Shield so the mobs can look at how purdy they is

[Baxter]

On the other hand - this is way off topic, but wouldn't it be cool to introduce other enhancing classes? Like Grips, Spellbooks that gives you limited traits and skillsets

[Alerith]

Or job stones that give you access to certain abilities?


....oh....right...

[RemVye]

Or job stones that give you access to certain abilities?


....oh....right...

zing! gottem

[Irondude]

3. Shield Skill

Not being bound to any class in particular, the shield skill has been handled as an irregularity when it came to the obtainment of experience points and actions. In reviewing the identity of each class, it was decided that shield actions should be made a part of the gladiator arsenal. In order to streamline the system and accentuate class uniqueness, the shield skill will be phased out and instead take the form of actions and traits learnable by gladiators.

Please be aware that the above changes will render all gains associated with the shield skill (levels and EXP) invalid.

that was quick gratification!

[Reliquia]

What the hell would a shield class or job be anyhow? A combat dummy?

Would make a heck of a great job for escorts..


Joking aside, I think it makes perfect sense to remove the sentinel class. It's not like there will be any noticeable losses.

[Estellios]

Mirror Shield so the mobs can look at how purdy they is

No you use it to reflect fire lasers at the ice boss and the ice lasers at the fire boss, duhhhhh