Sheild Wielding Class

[swaimy]

Sheild Wielding Class

I'm really hoping for a shield wielding character class . A class with Divine powers or some type holy fighter or a class that fights for holy light or honor/smiting etc . Thanks

 

[reyoo]

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How awesome would it be if you could duel wield shields.

 

[Dahmer]

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dual wielding shields? Sounds like fun but you'ld be insanely limited by range. I don't think it's physically possible to have a shield in both hands (on your arms) and be able to hit someone using sword and shield.

Trying to picture that just doesn't really work...

 

[reyoo]

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Batman says, "You can never have too much of a good thing."

http://www.superherotimes.com/assets/newsimages/DuelBlade.jpg

 

[Dahmer]

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news image called duEl blade? *sigh*
It's dual, not duel.
dual = two items
duel = fight between two

 

[Xandor]

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Titan Quest have a nice Shield wielding class, the defender. Which uses a shield to bash his enemies like the spartans. It is amazing to see the enemies flying away after being hit with the shield.

 

[KTang]

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I think a primarily shield-wielding class would be AWESOME. Probably not a dual shielder though. Just a really big one.

KT

 

[GuardianHadriel]

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i´m all in for the holy/honor type class but i DO NOT like the dual wielding shieldfag...just sayin:crazyeyes:

 

[Krugar]

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Why are we even discussing dual wielding shields?

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In an effort to bring the discussion back to the realm of rational thought, yes, I would like for a melee class centered around the idea of a shield wearer. Not anything paladin-like like initially proposed. But some guard-like concept with an entire skill tree devoted to shields.

 

[Knight_Wolf]

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Why are we even discussing dual wielding shields?

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In an effort to bring the discussion back to the realm of rational thought, yes, I would like for a melee class centered around the idea of a shield wearer. Not anything paladin-like like initially proposed. But some guard-like concept with an entire skill tree devoted to shields.

Good point, i really hope for a class that has a full tree for Shields, i even thought that it could be a mix of a Paladin and a Rouge (i.e uses shields + one handed crossbows) ... it will probably have one tree for Shields, one tree for Crossbows and Bows, and one tree for stat enchantments and defensive skills.

 

[Borje]

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Well, I've allways thought about that as something really cool for the D2 paladin - to be able to dual wield shields. Imagine something like a bonus to DR or even a higher block cap. It would make you very defensive since you'd, no matter what special boost this could give, you could get your res up very high (like with 2*HoZ). Maybe this would be a bit overpowered for a HDin or other casters (Holy Bolt/Fist of Heaven) but could still be kinda cool. This would turn you into a very good tank with an Aura to boat - making you pretty much the ultimate support char. Smiting is not the best skill against crowds but that would kind of be the point with a build that looked like this, you are there for support and survival..

I hope something like this turns up in D3!

 

[DemolitionSquid]

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The Barbarian in D3 has three Skill Trees. They are:

Juggernaught - Two Handed Weapon
Berserker - Dual Wield
Battlemaster - Weapon and Shield

Ergo, if you want a "sword and board" character, build a Barbarian with the Shield Specialization skill from the Battlemaster Tree.

'Doh!