The old /block stance.

[AndySolace]

Hey all, just a quick thread really.

Was watching some old videos I recorded way-back when I was first levelling Gladiator and couldn't help but smile at the whole raising-a-shield-to-block thing. I'm probably the only person playing now that actually would enjoy seeing it return, but I also miss the stance itself. That was epic, and that stance is what this enquiry relates too...

Is there any way we could see it back? I know it is still in game - it flashes up momentarily upon blocking, but i'd personally like to see more done with it?

Couple of potential suggestions:

• A shield bearing character, in active mode, moves into this block stance after a few moments without moving. Either at-all, or allow strafing while locked on? Cancel upon changing position.
  
• A shield bearing character, in active mode, locks on to an engaged target? Cancel upon dropping lock.
  
• As an additional emote. Some form of pose or perhaps a partner-in-crime to a taunt emote?

The latter being with or without some form of optional text:

Andy Solace raises his shield in defense!

Andy Solace sees Signore Chard and defends!

Andy Solace warns off incoming trolls!

...Or something...

Thanks for reading ^^

[syntaxlies]

I mad a thread to bring it back before, your right were the only ones. Although I'd prefer now it be an action with increased blocks decreased attack or something

[Zahak]

I miss it too

[Risae]

I also miss the old Stone wall animations. (The ones where with every level the wall was getting bigger and bigger)

[DeadRiser]

I also miss the old Stone wall animations. (The ones where with every level the wall was getting bigger and bigger)

No boo, there was just stoneskin I and II. It never grew with levels lol.

And I miss the stance too. I'd like to see a decrease in attack for block rate to nulify some of the damage. The tradeoff is you can't use weaponskills or abilities besides shield ones. So you are trading building hate for reducing damage.

[AdvancedWind]

Well, I doubt anyone would disagree that at the very least, a /block emote would be cool. In fact, class / job specific emotes would be cool.

Didn't XI have job specific emotes?

[AndySolace]

Not a bad idea Lina

And eventually, yes, it did Ash. PS why are you not in game!?

[PSxpert2011]

They took the old blocking stance and replace it. It's not a skill anymore as to when you did it you skilled up shield(though I thought it was cool). Now it's all based on block rate and abilities to block (through stats like DEX, VIT and MND). It's very RPG and random now and we can't directly control when we can block(only influence the frequency of it with glad abilities).

I still thought it was very RPG-like to decide to either use shield or sword while in combat but SE still took it out with the over-haul of the system(which really sucks IMO). That wouldn't made PLD a much better shield and support healer to draw in hate and defense while constantly having his/her shield up and ready! Pugilist also had a defense stance(though I never saw it) and I thought would of been very useful.

[lynex]

I hated having to put my shield up every time it fell. I quit playing gladiator because I hated doing it. I wouldn't mind the stance but having to hit the button to put it up time and time again no I don't want that. Its possible now that they have changed how abilities work that it might be better then how it worked before.

[AndySolace]

Before this gets too derailed, i'm not really talking about re-introducing the block ability, just the stance that came with it. The raised shield, weapon drawn back and such.