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[Nakiamiie]

If people want to complain they are allowed to..no one is forcing anyone to read anything. If people don't like others posts just ignore it and find something better to do with your time ; ;

I think the problem is the devs are reading the forums and might just think it is what everyone wants. :s
Obviously it is not entirely true, devs have a head on their shoulders.

[LicontAshontear]

you are merly feeding the trolls at this point. I made my point long ago. and how many times do i have to say it. this is the last time im going to say it. if you cannot block a high lvl NM because they have less chance of you blocking, then what good is your STUPID damage mitigation.

and as for you I wish you had given up posting like 4 months ago and never posted at all. your posts are noobish. you speak without thinking.

the new shield skills are just that...new...no one knows how they will work yet. and I am speaking in terms of overall blocking. You gonna use Aegis boon to tank 30+ mobs in an SH run? yah..GL with that. You need high block rate for endgame and for multi mob tanking.

someone please lock this thread and stop the trolls

[LicontAshontear]

Let me get this straight, that shield is only good because blocking is "broken", right?

What about the total damage taken vs blocked at the end of a fight? Won't it be the same? Just like DPS can be equal with high damage/slow swing weapons vs low damage/rapid swing weapons. It would be the same with shields? Explain how it's not possible with shields because it is "broken". Just take a look at my classes and you'll notice I do am a newb at gladiator, teach me. If you truly are right, you'll be seen as the master gladiator from your peers and no one will oppose.

?? of course people will oppose because human beings are stupid.

I have said it in a previous post and I'll say it again here. People were stupid and thought Auto Block was a buff. The few people that did infact realize it was a huge nerf got flamed for saying it was a nerf. Same thing is happening here.

I said perviously I will not feed the trolls and repeat what I have already said about dmg mitigation vs blocking. End.

[NoctisUmbra]

you are merly feeding the trolls at this point. I made my point long ago. and how many times do i have to say it. this is the last time im going to say it. if you cannot block a high lvl NM because they have less chance of you blocking, then what good is your STUPID damage mitigation.

and as for you I wish you had given up posting like 4 months ago and never posted at all. your posts are noobish. you speak without thinking.

the new shield skills are just that...new...no one knows how they will work yet. and I am speaking in terms of overall blocking. You gonna use Aegis boon to tank 30+ mobs in an SH run? yah..GL with that. You need high block rate for endgame and for multi mob tanking.

someone please lock this thread and stop the trolls

Ah. A somewhat cohesive post, albeit tarnished by a misplaced finale.

I can understand higher block rate being desirable, perhaps, for high mob concentration scenarios such as a stronghold. As for for effectiveness of Outmaneuver after 1.20 requiring some testing, I agree. I'll be doing that exact test as soon as I log in after maintenance.

However, given your ability to see reason, you can understand the superiority of a larger shield with higher mitigation for tanking a single, powerful opponent, no?

... or we can simply agree to disagree on the basis that there is still testing to be done after 1.20.

Regardless, if you're referring to me as a troll I highly suggest you learn what a troll actually refers to. I have trolled threads on this forum. I still do, based on the thread, the OP, and the direction it's headed in. This thread however, I did not troll.

[Tots]

the amount blocked is actually rather good in proportion to the block rate.

lets compare

95 blocked
120 block rate
vintage kite shield

the current best shield in the game

with this shield i range from 10-20% block rate, while using deflection+ambidextry at the same time to maximize the block rate, plus 5/6 sent gear for extra block rate (missing legs, cant get the stupid key to drop, 20+ kills with only 1 key)

now the problem is back when we had the block ability I had a block rate of around 75% (and yah I always kept the shield up)

a high block rate shield is what is needed the most, all your damage blocked on your normal shield is useless if you do not block :P

the new shield is
168 block
71 def

lets look at this trade off. an extra 48 block rate, with 24 less def. that is a 2 to 1 trade off....now also add +15 evasion....best shield in the game

now...look at my point of view

a glimmer of hope...a high block rate shield...yes...SE is actually going to do something right for once....i reach for it....but wait...it moves further away...i reach for it again...it moves again....i cant reach it...it is out of my grasp.

(Cough) Canopus Shield is the best shield in-game so far. You're welcome for the correction. Good day.

[LicontAshontear]

(Cough) Canopus Shield is the best shield in-game so far. You're welcome for the correction. Good day.

explain how? or are you one those Dbags that says "oh it has a hidden effect but Im not gonna tell you what it is" ?

[NoctisUmbra]

the amount blocked is actually rather good in proportion to the block rate.

lets compare

95 blocked
120 block rate
vintage kite shield

the current best shield in the game

btw, the [item=4100202]Vintage Kite Shield[/item] has a Block value of 120, and a Block Rate of 92. Not the other way around. Learn to read.

[Tots]

Non-melded wise it is. Plain as that. I'm not melding til after the update.

[LicontAshontear]

oh my bad i forgot to add the +1 in there...cause that is what i have a +1 vintage kite shield with +20 def melded to it. and also my bad on reversing the blocked/vs block rate :P

[Baxter]

168 block rate shield in grid....

awesome...

finally a good shield


oh wait...im in the wrong GC


THANKS SE I FRIGGIN HATE YOU!

SERIOUSLY! WTF?! for pretty much everything else you added to the GC's there is something somewhere that is either as good or better, EXCEPT THAT SHIELD! OMFG HAS ANYONE ELSE EVEN SEEN THIS AND BEEN AS ENRAGED AS ME?!

THIS IS SO STUPID

I try very hard to be the best tank I can be, get the best gear I can, attempt many double/triple melds, sink lots of gil into the job, and this is just a giant F*&K YOU from SE.

THANKS SE! <3