req8 AL15 shield questions

Are they worth using over a req9 AL16 shield if I'm not investing in the required attribute anyway?

No. If you do not meet the requirement of a shield, you always get 8 armor from it.

^ given that the base armor on the shield is 8 or more, ofcourse

^^ Unless it's a PvP strength shield.

^ damn, you outsmartassed me

It depends, it is quite easy to get an r3 insc tactics/mot/command AL10 (max for r3 is 11) so if your going 12 12 and have 6 points left over it would be good if you could go part W or P for that type of shield. Sure its only 2 more armor, but it is more.

Sure, there are a few exceptions. For a more exhaustive description of what happens to the armor rating of shields when you don't meet the requirement, see the wiki page on shields, specifically the second paragraph on that page.

if its a strength pvp shield, you get 9 armor

how? as i recall it's the same 16AL as any max tactics shield.

guess i'll read the wiki post..

lol well it doesn't even tell why, just that it's a bug.