[Screenshot 2026-06-01 001349] [Screenshot 2026-06-01 001220] shields providing defense to any class regardless of build undermines the entire point of having distinct classes. if any class can equip a shield and gain meaningful defense on top of their damage output then there’s no real tradeoff …

this sounds like a fair enough request i would have mentioned an issue with vanity but that can easily be fixed by just adding weapon vanity to the game

sounds good, tag me when it’s up.

classes that use weapon: sacrafice 5 skills that would prob have better dps (shield skills have basically 0 range on their abilities and are a itty bit slower to be more difficult to approach targets to use those skills in the first place, though Ardent halfs that penalty, 50 down to 25) anything t…

what if we kept shields the same but also gave warriors a 4th slot perfect solution and there are no flaws

could also just prevent other classes from being affected by any of the stats without the proper investments (some ppl might want it for vanity, so i’d just prevent it from affecting stats if they don’t have the investment)

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suggestion is up and tagged you [image] Shield Issues Suggestions Based largely on the game discussion thread by @FatWhale (just in an actual suggestion) Essentially this is a balance suggestion, but I’ll lay the issue out front and center so its easy to un…

incentivizes warriors to use them, but does not punish non-weapon classes from using them for little to no penalty (the point of this discussion)

just saw 75 new posts in this thread, this is NOT that important.. like, the reason WHY people use shields on nonweps is for defense and vanity (either or too). nonweps dont get skills and blocking so like.. shouldnt weight be a good enough tradeoff? like i dont get what the issue is

[image] qwimmzon: shouldnt weight be a good enough tradeoff? like i dont get what the issue is A single enchant can literally half that tradeoff without any cost on builds that do not use weapons (Ardent) and casual back and forth dashing has me see barely notice anything (Mages don’t even …

the issue is that weight isn’t actually a tradeoff for non-weapon classes the way it is for weapon classes. a warrior eating a mobility penalty feels it every fight because they need to close distance and dodge. a mage sitting at range casting spells barely notices it, and on top of that ardent cuts…

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Keiko June 9, 2026, 2:13am 241

suggestion is up and tagged you