Complete Tier 2 solo WITH NO SHIELD! (I double-dare you!)

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Mayaura's picture
Mayaura

So the game's gotten quite easy for you. You've maybe taken your proto gear into tier 2 for some fun. But have you tried this? It's actually not as hard as it sounds - IF YOU'RE PRO! ARE YOU PRO?! WELL, ARE YOU?!?!

Shidara's picture
Shidara
Uh...

Is that it?

Dirt's picture
Dirt
A ways back I attempted a

A ways back I attempted a Dauntless Delver run with no shield. I made it to Depth 23 before I died.

Dogrock's picture
Dogrock
-_-

Ummmm funny story, I did this by accident once. :P

Alright, so the first half was an accident. The second was more or less "that was hilarious, let's do it again!" Though I did die once or twice on the second part, so does that count anymore?

Tier 3 Bomb only runs with no shields can be pretty funny too, mostly when you've got everyone in party on voice chat laughing at each other.

Shidara's picture
Shidara
@Dogrock

That sounds like amazing fun. Hey! You! Video makers! Yeah, you! Make it happen, and record it! :P

Dogrock's picture
Dogrock
It was great fun. We died a

It was great fun. We died a bit, but never had to energy revive. Arenas were total crazy events, especially cause I mostly used a Graviton Vortex.

Fehzor's picture
Fehzor
Kinder

Back when we were allowed to run arenas over and over for 5 hours rather than run FSC over and over when we needed cash, the shields would break. So yeah, I've had a fair bot of action without a shield.

Godzy's picture
Godzy
*~*

Inb4 double handed weapons

p.s. broken shields were fun with shield bonuses intact when looping was still possible

Tengu's picture
Tengu
after LD came out I think we

after LD came out I think we all did it at least once.

Gimme a stacked Beast/Jelly combination and I'll do T3 if I get to wear my bombing gear.

Darkbrady's picture
Darkbrady
http://forums.spiralknights.c

http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/41144

Swiftsrike is not quite NO shield, but in T3 it's pretty close. FSC mobs will destroy this in a hit or two. You spend most of your time never using the shield, it's just there for the bonus.

Nicoya-Kitty's picture
Nicoya-Kitty
@Shidara I'm busy killing RJ

@Shidara I'm busy killing RJ with a toothpick. One thing at a time, for goodness sakes!

Xylka-Mkii's picture
Xylka-Mkii
I did FSC with no shield,

I did FSC with no shield, only an Acheron and full proto armor.
Even though I only passed 2 floors, Ive done no shield runs in T3 and made it to basil.
Challenge accepted, there better be cake at the end.

Zinqf's picture
Zinqf
@ Mawashimono

Although this guy hasn't found out what things have been done in proto gear Tier 2-wise.

Started playing again after a 4 week break...

About 2 hours ago, I did something.

And its uploaded about 5-10 minutes ago as of this post.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDZwAnWsYL0

My channel shows more.

Remember, if you haven't seen the 1st movie, the sequel may confuse you.

Kryptix's picture
Kryptix
Tier 2? *yawn*

Do a full Tier 3 run shieldless for some real challenge, or run FSC with a Swiftstrike like I always do. No pics or it didn't happen? So be it. T3, no shield, no rev, and just one of many I have done.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BQsZpzBLIQs/Trcb425JqmI/AAAAAAAAABM/-FXctpdUoH...

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EWG8Z81JgaY/Trcb5Ij-SkI/AAAAAAAAABY/9LHtevPQOU...

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Njthug
@Tengu

When we do no shields only bomb runs they allow me to pick out the maps since I like to pick out some challenges we did t3 shock fiends no shield bombs only...candlestick a few arenas with no shields and bomb only to make it harder we started doing runs with health trinkets but only proto/groundbreaker armor for fun.

Tengu's picture
Tengu
I'll vouch for Kryptix. I've

I'll vouch for Kryptix. I've never seen him with a different shield than a Swiftstrike. I've started doing it too :D

Kryptix's picture
Kryptix
Even harder...

I've got another challenge for you, something even tougher than solo T3 without a shield. Use a Swiftstrike on a T3 Fiend stage with devilites. Especially status dealing devilites.

Darkbrady's picture
Darkbrady
Use a Swiftstrike on a T3

Use a Swiftstrike on a T3 Fiend stage with devilites. Especially status dealing devilites.

Pfft, swiftstrike is crucial to my build, so I do those status devil levels with swiftstrike and a slow sword every time. No option for me other than switchin' to my bombs D: