I'm a 3* gunner that will be transitioning into 4* gear soon. I know that once I get into 4*, I'll probably have to use different sets of gear according to the mission at hand, but even so, are there any shields that are generally helpful for gunners?
/taking a look at the wiki
So what is the best shield for a 4* gunner?
Tue, 07/10/2012 - 20:17
Tue, 07/10/2012 - 21:00
#2
Ginger
I'm currently using a swiftstrike, I love it. But i still need a 4* shield, I would probably go for the owlite line, but i need to get the horned shield first. Thanks for the response, though.
Tue, 07/10/2012 - 21:56
#3
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If I were to have one shield besides swift strike, it would be a shadow shield. Crest or Skelly, doesn't really matter.
Thu, 07/12/2012 - 15:50
#4
Personally I'd go for the heater shield.
The reason for this, is because you'll want to get CoA later, and making it will save you a ton of money due to the "free" recipes as you'll want to use swift strike forever anyway. The idea is to save CR to upgrade your weapons and armor first.
I suppose that if you wanted to play cautiously though, as opposed to just using the swift strike, then it would make sense to invest in a plate shield. Plate shields are just good gerenal purpose shields, and will be viable for fighting many things in the end. You could of course go for dread skelly or even owlite if you wanted though, you'd need 3 shields in the end anyway if you wanted to actually tank damage… rather bad game design IMO. It would have been much better to make all shields have UV-like abilities that upgrade as they lose defensive properties than to make them just get more buff.
...and besides, we all know that heater shield is the coolest.
As with all shields, its all dependant on the situation.
Owlite series seems to be the popular choice though, shock and fire resist are really useful. Though if you are a GOOD gunner, and are able to maintain distance and dodge, swiftstrike will help A LOT (but wont get you 4-5* clearance).