Quote Originally Posted by Arcell View Post
This man speaks the truth. Block is, in absolutely NO way, comparable to even a partial parry. That is an issue that needs to be fixed. If they were at least comparable or close to comparable I'd be happy. I don't need block to be better, I just want it to be useful.
I'd have much rather have SE make the reductions from blocking exactly like parry's formula and just give shields a base defense boost instead, like any other piece of armor. At least that way there would be a comparable difference between damage taken while blocking and parrying, and some actual difference in defense between the two jobs. I hate having a shield as just a novelty item that's tied into half our abilites forcing us to use one.