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New Item: Shield

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  • Chedburn [1] Admin · 20 likes ·
    There was a plan to add 'Riot Shield' / 'Tactical Shield'. Using it would appear on the model covering most of your body, making you invulnerable in those areas, however it would only for the turn you used it on. …
  • Proxima [1879587] Wiki Editor · 9 likes ·
    Decent idea, my initial thoughts: - Good: should definitely restrict weapon access by taking slots - However: should probably restrict all secondary weapons that aren’t small (such as handguns, blowguns, etc) - feasible adjustment but a bit of work for …
  • mug [553318] Committee · 7 likes ·
    Yes I want a captain America shield in the shape of a riot shield that I can beat people to death with
iribuya [2103695] · #1 · edited
I think it would be nice if people can choose to equip a shield on their primary weapon slot.


Two options in what the shield could give.

Option 1: Act like an extra armor piece with 30-40 rating increasing the total dmg mitigation.
Option 2: Give 15% extra defensive stats, BUT decreasing speed by 20%.


Defensive players can then choose to equip this shield if that's their playstyle.

Let me know what you think with honest feedback, not just downvotes
_Abaddon_ [1617737] · #4
I am not sure if shield should be a thing in a fight system with rifles and machine guns.....but it has swords too......so why not ? Maybe shield would be more effective against melee weapons ? That could work. R+
DoubleG [1386437] · #6
how would you equip if you have a primary secondary and melee already

unless its an animated shield ... but that opens a whole other can of worms lol
iribuya [2103695] · #7
What do you mean equip? It just goes into the primary weapon slot. So not big guns for people that equip a shield. More defense but less offense.
Hcom3 [2003693] · #8 · edited
eh, this seems kinda of a "this would be cool" idea, there is no need for this to be added as it serves no purpose
Birbo [2027304] · #10
considering the fact how riot shields and the like work...no.
You can definitely use a pistol and other sidearms together with them, also one-handed melee weapons, but a rifle wouldn't be very compatible with a shield tbh.

still wanna see this be a thing though, maybe someone would actually go full medieval/sparta then :D
earthguido [2165190] · #15
All Def + shield could be a little overpowered IMO. Ched would end up nerfing Def.

But it could give like "converts x% of STR into DEF", so if the build is all DEF then shield would have no effect, but if the build is fairly balanced or leaned towards STR it could give a significant boost (and build flexibility).
Hospitalize [1065848] · #17
R+

I think making this a Primary Slot piece of equipment would really make this a workable option. Any other slot would make this OP, but I like this suggestion.
mug [553318] Committee Committee · #20
Yes I want a captain America shield in the shape of a riot shield that I can beat people to death with