Quote Originally Posted by Stufoo View Post
What I'm saying is, you don't like GUARD you like having 100% block rate.
This. I think it's hilarious that the OP wishes to have the flawed blocking mechanism "fixed" by reinstating a bad mechanic that was removed for a reason just so he can have his block rate back. Fixing things by breaking them, only in a different way, must be the least innovative way to change things imaginable.

Anyway, I don't really like the way the shield works in general. You don't have to time anything, or think for that matter, as long as you just keep rotating your shield skills. Pre 1.18 the abilities were very impactful, which is how it should be, however, the constant rotation took away the need to time them carefully. I think they were intended to be panic buttons but instead you could just keep them going indefinitely.