Shield skill

[WiiSam]

god that means i have to play my gladiator again just to learn it? and why cant my mage learn it? i carry a shield on them

Shield Bash and Outmaneuver aren't exclusive to Gladiator though, so Conjurers and Thaumaturges can still use those two skills!

Edit - Aegis Boon and War Drum are exclusive, but you shouldn't want the latter on mages anyway so it isn't so bad!

[XStruckX]

*Off Topic* Iron dude did you get your gil back from buying those arrows, was it a friend for sig purposes or was it really an oh Fu**! I wanna hear this lol!

[Thanos]

no thanks on those skills on my mages.

and this has turned into a spam topic?

[Antanias]

no thanks on those skills on my mages.

and this has turned into a spam topic?

Yeah, my fault there....I just HAD to go and trigger Bay's Bad Breath attack

[Masamune1004]

Just noticed my Shield level is missing from my sig lol.

[Masamune1004]

Except there is a shield skill to level. It's called Gladiator. Those of us who used to have those skills now have to play Gladiator to get the half of them that haven't been made exclusive.

Mages (the only other classes that use shields) shouldn't need these abilities since they only work when in active mode, and mages should always be in passive mode to regenerate mp anyway. They might come in handy when soloing i guess, but when soloing, you should always be prepared to lvl multiple classes for necessary skills.

[Alhanelem]

Mages (the only other classes that use shields) shouldn't need these abilities since they only work when in active mode, and mages should always be in passive mode to regenerate mp anyway. They might come in handy when soloing i guess, but when soloing, you should always be prepared to lvl multiple classes for necessary skills.

Not all "mages" play the same way as you. I found these skills extremely valuable for soloing. Whether you're in active mode or passive mode, that monster you cast a nuke on is going to attack you. You'd be stupid not to be in active mode and blocking with your shield if you have one. It significantly improves survivability in solo situations, and that's what it's there for.

ordinarily I don't have a problem with cross classing skills. But in this case, where we used to have something and it got taken away and now we have to go get it again, I'm extremely bitter. That's really not right.

[Masamune1004]

But people who made the effort to get shield class to 50 although they were just mages..and no gladiators..*sad*

Except it didn't take any effort, it was just tacked on.

[Atoli]

Except it didn't take any effort, it was just tacked on.

Huh? Not true!
I had to use single hand wands instead of staffs which would have been way more effective

If you want your shield again you gotta lvl GLA. Makes perfect sense.

Makes perfect sense, right, because according to SE, mages are not just too dumb to cast while moving, they are obviously even too dumb to equip a shield-
No wait, they can STILL equip a shield, they just don't gain any experience from using it..
That's making as much sense as saying someone doesn't gain any experience from shooting with a bow just because he's dressed like a Knight
Oh WAIT, SE does that, too..

Me lvling GLA? Not gonna happen.

[Masamune1004]

Not all "mages" play the same way as you. I found these skills extremely valuable for soloing. Whether you're in active mode or passive mode, that monster you cast a nuke on is going to attack you. You'd be stupid not to be in active mode and blocking with your shield if you have one. It significantly improves survivability in solo situations, and that's what it's there for.

Yes, and I acknowlegded the fact that they could be useful solo, but good soloing requires cross-class abilities.

ordinarily I don't have a problem with cross classing skills. But in this case, where we used to have something and it got taken away and now we have to go get it again, I'm extremely bitter. That's really not right.

I can see how this might make someone upset, but it's for the better of the game. I'd rather not hold back the potential of this game because some people will lose some abilities. And who knows? Maybe the new mage abilities will be so awesome that you won't need the shield abilities anymore.