I am naturally drawn to a shield and a sword, always been a tank in MMOS; yet in this game, I cannot seem to be able to stand my ground and succeed, shields seem to take a far rear seat to dodging, which is usually why I always, grudgingly, end up ditching the shield. I have chosen second skin and …

[image] stelagel: Completely different boss, red Mother has been designed to be perfect dodged not shielded and tbh this is correct. Uhm, yeah, I had the faint suspicion the Red Mother is different from a Rockslide, thanks for making that clear. Point being, shields are not a feature in the …

You can lock onto enemies and circle around them. The epic version of Freya’s sword is pretty good too, and it can be repaired at a blacksmith bench without losing durability.

I’ve used a shield for years until i recently switched to a katana. Never had any issues with it, made fighting much easier. You have to act fast with it, though. The enemy starts a new attack quicker when you block than when he just misses the combo while you dodge.

Unfortunately, this is a dodge-on-queue game, shields are kind of an adendum.

Most folk seem to think otherwise. I have 5k hours of gameplay (noob) and been trying hard to make the shield work, only to ditch it every time, this being a dodge-on-queue game. You must play a lot better than I, because my survivability and success have been hampered by a shield when compared to i…

[image] Boulderkin: they are additions It was there from the beginning, so you can call it option. [image] Boulderkin: the entire game is roll-on-queue in my Try to defeat in this 59 lvl the giant snake or rockslide or the Rotbranch with dodging, please! If you succeed start this …

This argument has grown stale. You go on with your challenges, I know now what I know: put the shield away. Ya know, for someone who creates ridiculous challenges, it astounds me you did not know the Red Mother’s breath could be blocked by a shield. Anyway, I shall leave you with your precious la…

[image] Boulderkin: it astounds me you did not know the Red Mother’s breath could be blocked by a shield. It wasn’t always :wink:. But i believe that i already thank you for this, didn’t i? You know my friend @Boulderkin in this game nobody knows everything, even devs :laughing:. [image] …

The shield is very quirky in this game. You can’t depend on it because sometimes it doesn’t even come up at the right time. You can use it to stagger the enemy and then counter. That’s basically it. You need to know the moveset of the npc so you know which attacks are not blocked by the shield (i.…

Shield Master, all attacks are blocked. Two handers, maces, sweeps, breaths, etc.

Anyone who actually uses shields?

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stelagel April 6, 2025, 5:44pm 69

It was there from the beginning, so you can call it option.

Try to defeat in this 59 lvl the giant snake or rockslide or the Rotbranch with dodging, please!
If you succeed start this …

I have some time to go there with shield, thanks a million for the feedback. I have a specific Tango with this lady sometime now and i always enjoy it .

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Anyone who actually uses shields?

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