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Old Oct 08, 2006, 01:07 PM // 13:07   #1
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Question Alitle Shield help pls!
hey, i was wondering what would be the best dual modded shield for me to pick?

the -2 dmg while stance + -2 dmg while encahnted one?
i have seen alot of "pro" warriors picking this type, instaed of the usual

30 always -2 dmg or the +45 health stance/ench and -2 dmg.

is -2 dmg really the same/better than +30 health? or +45 health= :O
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Old Oct 08, 2006, 01:19 PM // 13:19   #2
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Most "pro" warriors have all sorts of shields, so they can swap.
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Old Oct 08, 2006, 01:22 PM // 13:22   #3
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Having a +hp anything shield is better than having dual -dmg mods now that DR no longer is universal. Dual DR still works for farming melee mobs, but meh.
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Old Oct 11, 2006, 07:45 AM // 07:45   #4
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really -2 and the likes aint all that great..its only against physical now, best bet is getting hp+10al vs ??, but yea most warriors have a shield for each battle effects, e.g hexed and chanted, best bet is get 1 of each collecter shield of hexed and the likes and see how it goes for ya ^^
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Old Oct 11, 2006, 02:38 PM // 14:38   #5
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Just make sure it has +30hp. Conditional health mods are dangerous - if you are under fire so much that an extra 15 health matters, you're bound to be be having your enchantments shatterered/stripped etc, or e-denied. The absorbtion mods don't make a lot of difference now they only work on physical. I recommend a Geoffer's Bulwark (+30hp, +10 vs piercing) or gold shields with +armour mods. Gl!
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Old Oct 11, 2006, 03:46 PM // 15:46   #6
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Just make sure it has +30hp. Conditional health mods are dangerous - if you are under fire so much that an extra 15 health matters, you're bound to be be having your enchantments shatterered/stripped etc, or e-denied. The absorbtion mods don't make a lot of difference now they only work on physical. I recommend a Geoffer's Bulwark (+30hp, +10 vs piercing) or gold shields with +armour mods. Gl!
I see your point about the conditional mods, but in this case (Stance) there is not a time when farming Spiders when he is not going to be in a stance. If he isn't in a stance, he's already dead.
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Old Oct 11, 2006, 03:58 PM // 15:58   #7
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...gold shields with +armour mods. Gl!
Good luck indeed... Gold shields with + 30 hits and +armor vs something are so bloody rare.
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Old Oct 11, 2006, 04:06 PM // 16:06   #8
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Who are these "pro" warriors you speak of? Most warriors I know use the exalted aegis from the end of the game, and the only people I know that use +10 armor vs slashing are casters.
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Old Oct 11, 2006, 04:35 PM // 16:35   #9
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Who are these "pro" warriors you speak of? Most warriors I know use the exalted aegis from the end of the game, and the only people I know that use +10 armor vs slashing are casters.
OP is talking about Spider farming. Neither of those shields you mentioned is effective here. Seems like your friends are narrow minded. There is no 'one' shield good for every situation.
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Old Oct 11, 2006, 06:41 PM // 18:41   #10
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I run exalted aegis req strength... thats it id say. Im workin on getting a tactics shield or something but so far exalted aegis pwns no conditional health bonus or -dmg conditional... works for me.
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Old Oct 11, 2006, 06:47 PM // 18:47   #11
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OP is talking about Spider farming. Neither of those shields you mentioned is effective here. Seems like your friends are narrow minded. There is no 'one' shield good for every situation.
The +30/-5 shield comes close to the 'all-around' shield. The problem with the +armor shields, is that warriors already have good armor vs. physical damage (piercing included) so the -damage is actually better vs. physical. Anything else is too conditional to use in most cases. You gain very little if anything with a +45/-2 enchanted or stance shield and a -2/-2 shield is really only worth anything farming.
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Old Oct 11, 2006, 08:12 PM // 20:12   #12
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What about a shield that's 14 AL, +30 HP, +2 Energy?

Though not 16 in total AL, it is offset by the fact that I use Legionarre's Armor and always have at least one stance in my skillbar 120% of the time...
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Old Oct 12, 2006, 06:36 AM // 06:36   #13
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OP is talking about Spider farming. Neither of those shields you mentioned is effective here. Seems like your friends are narrow minded. There is no 'one' shield good for every situation.
oh. I have never thought of pve warriors as anywhere near pro level.

For the game I play, which is different from the game the op plays, exalted aegis or strongroot's/victo's are king.
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