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Just for you:

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While we got you here BaBs... any chance of there being a Tech Shield to match the other Tech Weapons (Sword, Mace, etc.)?


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If at all possible, I'd like to get at least a couple more 'modern' or 'high-tech' shields in. I think there are a lot of players who hear 'Shield Defense' and don't get excited by the idea of playing a Medieval knight in a super-hero game...but you give them a riot shield or a nifty looking energy shield and suddenly there's a character concept that didn't occur to them. That's one of the things that got me really excited about the suggestion for elemental shields. Not only can they be paired with the elemental melee sets to show a character's complete mastery over elemental forces, but they can also serve as a replacement for things like Fiery Aura or Ice Armor. Maybe someone has an idea for a character who wields the power of Fire, but they don't really like how Fiery Aura plays. Shields, using the fire shield, can serve as direct conceptual alternative with very different game mechanics.

I'd also like to get a few more elaborate and ornate 'fantasy' shields in as well, to cater to those who actually are expecting the fantasy/medieval shield bearer. That could be new shield shapes, or it could be just more detailed textures to go on the existing shields (ala Romulus' pattern on the Round Shield).

I recently figured out how to get patterns and masks working on the shields themselves, so having the ability to do a 2 color pattern on the shield and then a 2 color emblem on top of that increased the amount of customization for shields by orders of magnitude. Most of the patterns that can be used on capes will work on the face of the shields, and I even went so far as to completely geek out and create new masks for basic Heraldry divisions and ordinaries (Fess, Pal Fess, Bend Sinster, etc)

Posi requested a 'hunk of scrap steel' for the Brutes and I still want to get an Energy and Electrical shield in the Elemental set. Right now I'm trying to finish up a Rularuu shield, just because I think so many people will be expecting it.

Jay's supposed to be finishing up with the new day-job related costume sets soon and pitching in on some shields. If that happens it'll be great, because he has a very different design sense than I do. He'll do some things that I would have never thought of...which makes for great variety for you guys. He did the 'Tech' and 'Fantasy' weapons, so if you're a fan of those Jay's your best bet of getting a shield to pair with it.

I've got dozens and dozens of things that I'd like to do (I really want to get police batons in as a War Mace option now), but a limited amount of time to actually do it. Plus at some point I'll probably be expected to stop making new toys and actually fix the bugs related to I13.

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-BAB

If he looked that up on the internet, I want some of whtever internet he is smoking.

You can use elemental attack sets with shields.

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The second toggle has Ranged AND AoE.

And did anyone SERIOUSLY expect a SHIELD set to have a self heal or regeneration in it? Seriously?

[/ QUOTE ]All those people who think Trik Arrow has a healing arrow did.

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Cave men didn't have shields, full stop. They are a [censored] sapians sapians invention.

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What a wealth of useless information you are.

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I'm a teacher, that's my job.

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Thankfully you're a Maths teacher. sapiens

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Physics actually, Mrs PRAF is the English teacher, I leave the spelling to her.

Against all Odds is -DMG aura.

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Cave men didn't have shields, full stop. They are a [censored] sapians sapians invention.

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What a wealth of useless information you are.

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I'm a teacher, that's my job.

Probably worth mentioning that thier is a very stong synergy for Sword+Shield scrappers, because of Parry.

Shield tankers are going to want Tough and Weave I think. (superteems excepted).

Cave men didn't have shields, full stop. They are a [censored] sapians sapians invention.

Painbringer gives +recovery.

Given that a medievil shield would be about as much use against bullets as tissue paper, The CoX Shields are superpowered, whatever they happen to look like.

...pain.

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I like this, but find it odd that it only applies to teammates, do they think it would be overpowered otherwise? It doesn't seem to make logical sense unless you turn around with your back to the enemy hold the shield in front of your friends...

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If you consentrate on holding you shield in fromt of your ally, you are not consentating in holding it in front of yourself.

And yes, it would be overpowered, or have to give such a small buff it wouldn't be worth bothering with.

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How could you possibly exploit this!?

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Edit the .costume file to point to costume items you haven't unlocked, or are otherwise unavailable.

I can think of a possible exploit with this...

It says max targets = 7 in the veiw details on Phalanx Fighting.

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BAB says he is working on Rularuu shield at the moment.

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given that 'Shield Bash' is likely be incorporated in the powerset

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Nope. We get a Shield charge instead (which sounds much cooler).

Shield powers discussion.

No, enhancements and sets won't disapear. If they enhance something which can't be enhanced, it will simply do nothing.

There will be a freespec with the issue to enable you to move or sell your enhancements, but there will be no need to use it before the change.

I think the point is all 4 PPPs have all 4 virtually idendical powers.

there has been some suggestion on the US forums that caltops will be removed, to pave the way to proliferate Ninjitsu to scrappers.Thi has lead to much histeria.

Personally, I think this is unlikely, as Castle says it is the least taken powers that will be removed, and I think Caltrops is the most taken power in that pool (Shiruken the least).

As for the thinking behind it, currently Body Mastery has 2 powers that are much better than anything else avaialble: Conserve Power and FA. As a result, probably about 80% of scrappers feel they have to take Body Mastery. Ether splitting those two powers between different pools, or dupicating them, would lead to more players choosing different pools.

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Someone managed to get a team? Why isn't this the headline on the main site?

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Because everyone apart from yourself only likes depressing news! At least, it seems that way from recent threads.

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That's not new, read a newspaper or watched the TV?

Certainly lots of arachnos webs have slow if you resist the immob. and they have a fair bit of taxic and fire damage.

I logged on for a few minutes 8am this morning and was immediatly asked to join a team. Unfortunatly I had to go to work.

Maybe people are playing at the wrong time of day?