Shield changes

[Alhanelem]

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.

What??? No, no no nononononono. Don't do this. Now anyone (current and future classes) who use a 1h weapon will have to level gladiator to learn any shield skills.

Shield isn't something that SHOULD be bound to any class in particular.

[RemVye]

What??? No, no no nononononono. Don't do this. Now anyone (current and future classes) who use a 1h weapon will have to level gladiator to learn any shield skills.

Shield isn't something that SHOULD be bound to any class in particular.

I agree. But arguing is futile, it's been decided. So this is pretty pointless.

Keep in mind you can only use 10 cross class abilities as well... and block rate currently is trash (which hopefully gets some love). Casters will probably be using most of there cross class for the opposite caster.

[syntaxlies]

shield skills on mage have become obsolete imo since i never have my shield out since id rather recover mp in inactive mode. Made for solo play though.

[kwestro]

cnj - protect, shell, stoneskin is your shield
thm - absorb def, firm conviction is your shield

[syntaxlies]

cnj - protect, shell, stoneskin is your shield
thm - absorb def, firm conviction is your shield

i think hes referring to the fact that mages can carry shields and want the abilities go with them

[Holland]

This directly affects casters that solo. You wont have the shield skills unless you level up GLA. I've gone solo very rarely on CNJ, but the times I've done it the shield skills are helpful.

[Rentahamster]

What??? No, no no nononononono. Don't do this. Now anyone (current and future classes) who use a 1h weapon will have to level gladiator to learn any shield skills.

Good. The current shield skills were designed with the gladiator in mind, anyway. They're not mage skills at all.

[Mrfox0707]

This directly affects casters that solo. You wont have the shield skills unless you level up GLA. I've gone solo very rarely on CNJ, but the times I've done it the shield skills are helpful.

That's the same issue I have. I solo a lot on THM and CNJ while doing some levie quests. I don't care so much about the shield actions but rather that the skill lvl also increases block rate and stuff too right?

[Estellios]

^^^
It doesn't affect anything except what abilities you have access to.

Not a big issue to me at all, I use a shield for the materia slots.

[ChiefCurrahee]

At first I was a little apprehensive about shield skills going only to the gladiator.

*If* Shield is for gladiator only then they can raise (across the board) block rate and defense w/o having to worry about casters becoming unbalanced.

*IF* shields are wieldable by any 1 handed class, maybe Glad will get traits that greatly increase block rate and defense.

We'll have to wait and see for part 2.

I have faith in this dev team, they've done everything right so far. (in my opinion)