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jon0592

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

N/

27 Oct 2010 at 17:06 - 1

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

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

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27 Oct 2010 at 17:53 - 2

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

jensyea

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2009

The Underworld

Mo/

27 Oct 2010 at 19:31 - 3

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

Nerel

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2008

Australia, what you want my home address?

[CAT]

Mo/

27 Oct 2010 at 19:35 - 4

^^ Unless it's a PvP strength shield.

jensyea

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2009

The Underworld

Mo/

27 Oct 2010 at 19:58 - 5

^ damn, you outsmartassed me

Ben Greenwood

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2010

Ontario

N/A

W/

27 Oct 2010 at 20:08 - 6

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.

Dzjudz

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

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27 Oct 2010 at 20:15 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by jensyea

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

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.

galactic

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Sep 2010

W/Mo

28 Oct 2010 at 03:57 - 8

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dzjudz

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

if its a strength pvp shield, you get 9 armor

ruk1a

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2008

UR MOM LOL

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A/

28 Oct 2010 at 05:19 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by galactic

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.