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Personally, I think it does what I would expect a Shield set to do. Provided the numbers are reasonable when this goes live I will be playing it.

It does a dopler shift effect. Move past (or rotate) near a glowie and you can hear the pitch change.

Looks bad?!!! Are you mad!!!

Without Phalanx Fighting, it is still 26.7% base def, compared to Ice, which is 18% without EA, and no resistance back up.

Its about 41% slotted. Add in Combat Jumping and you are at the cap without even having to think about IOs or Weave.

And then you have the +150% damage buff.

Unfortunatly there is no way it will go live in such an overpowered state, but it ceratinly doesn't look bad at the moment.

Who needs it with the rest though?

There is also word that OwtS now has +hp, witch would make it a self heal. Don't know how genuine it is though.

Try 2 theads down.

It was posted here before the US.

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im curious to what looks like a shield bash? I thought there was just that tp attack thing?

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Shield Bash used to be in the set, but was replaced by Shield Charge. However, Shield Charge does not work properly, so Shield Bash may go back in.

Updated details, from US:

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Deflection:
+15% Defense to Melee
+5% Resistance to Smashing and Lethal
End Cost: .21/s

Battle Agility:
+15% Defense to Ranged and AoE
+17.3% Resistance to Defense *
End Cost: .21/s

Phalanx Fighting:
+1% Defense to All for each friendly entity within 8' (Max of 7)
End Cost: Auto Power

Active Defense:
Protection to Sleep, Disorient, Fear, Immobilize, Confusion, Repel, Knockback, Hold
Resistence to Defense Debuffs (21.63% and is enhanceable) This power now correctly shows that is is mez protection rather than resistance
End Cost: 10.4
Duration: 120 seconds
Recharge: 200 seconds

Against All Odds:
Taunt
+15% Damage Buff (For each enemy within 8', max of 10)*
End Cost: .21
(This power's damage buff was changed from 25% to 15%.)

Grant Cover:
11.7% Defense to All for teammates within 15' (The "Does not include self" tag was removed)
End Cost: .19end/s

Shield Charge:
~1.3 Smashing Damage (Damage Scalar)
Activiation Time: 2.87s
Recharge: 90s
Endurance: 13.52
Attack Type: Cone-- 60ft radius, 30 degree arc. Ten targets max.
70% chacne for .64 mag knockback.

True Grit:
+140.56 HP
+5% Resistance to Fire, Cold, Energy, Negative Energy, and Toxic
End Cost: Auto Power

One With the Shield:
30% Resistance to Smashing and Lethal
15% Resistance to Fire, Cold, Energy, Negative Energy, Toxic
+30% of Recovery
Protection from Disorient, Immobilize, Hold, Knockback, Repel, and Sleep
-60 End after two minutes.
Duration: 120 seconds
Recharge: 360 seconds
End Cost: 2.6


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Energy Melee: I just have lots of +recharge and cycle ET and TF as often as possible. Barrage is unslotted, the only other EM attack I have slotted is Bone Smasher. I have Laser Eyes and Energy Torrent though.

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New patch on test. Grant Cover seems to have lost the no-self tag. Looks like an AoE defense buff like Maneuvers now. This would be a lot of win for shields if true. FOTM like win.


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It's not specifically mentioned, but its pretty clear spike damage is being nerfed, which would include AS. I expect stalkers normal attacks would be buffed, and they may get some of the squishies resistance stuff.

Whirling Hands sucks.

My guess would be that base salvage will no longer drop.

Invention salvage can already be used to make tier two salvage. My guess is that will remain, and become the main path for building base stuff. Tier 2 salvage could be stored in the racks. Invention salvage in racks? It wouldn't suprise me, but might be limited to common salvage.

It's probably because people choose NRG secondary for the single target damage, which Granite nullifies, making this an anti-synagistic combo.

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So making new players last longer will surely reduce the amount of type 1s, and increase the number of type 2s?

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You really don't understand do you?

PvPers don't want new players (except as targets). They certainly don't want an even fight. They have put a lot of work in creating thier perfect builds. Any attempt to balance PvP is doom for them.

I'm afraid this (or any) change to PvP balance is a complete waste of Castle's time - it alienates far more existing PvPers than the new people it will bring in.

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colour changes to powers?
different looks?

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That's not proliferation, that's customisation, and as such aint gonna happen this side of issue 20.

Only 2 directions. knockup and knockback, as TRT says, knockback with a mag less than 1.0 is knockdown.

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One think though, there is no knockback power in Shields.

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I still call a 70% chance, 0.64 mag kb in shield charge a kb due to the direction. They taking it out? (I been too preoccupied to keep following).

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The direction? It's knockdown. It doesn't have a direction unless you slot it.

If you do slot it, it's direction is likely to be towards where you end up anyway, and its a once-per-fight agro grabbing power anyway, basically a clone of Lightning Rod.

But it doesn't work right atm, so it may well get taken out.

3dent, have a cookie.

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a controllers hold damage with containment will just be HUGE

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I bet you the controller damage buff is because they won't get containment in PvP anymore.


One thing is certain, sets that are currently good in PvP will be hit hardest by any nerfs.

Where's my cow?

Stupid forum software, some other Pratchett nerd got there first.

I believe the saying is: "quacks like a duck".

I understand now, I have different preferences in my playstle I guess (am quite happy with keldians for one thing).

One think though, there is no knockback power in Shields.

It's not a matter of reading the EULA. Its a case of simple manners. If you are new somewhere, and you say something that clearly annoys/offends people, you apologise, you don't continue to argue.

This is almost certainly not a new player, but someone who has had thier previous account banned, and is using a free trial under a different name to come back and cause trouble.

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Guys, be nice! It's pretty clear from his posts that English isn't his first language, so cut him a little slack.

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Oh, come on, no one is stupid enough to come to a game's official forums and start slagging it off on thier first day unless they are deliberately out to cause touble.

If this persons first language isn't English, then its Trollish.

Sorry, don't follow you.