Spiral Knights - Shields that don't break from Duke's mace?

Shields that don't break from Duke's mace?

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Sun, 05/22/2011 - 15:46

Green-Lantern

I'm a bit disgusted that my Omega Shell w/ max elemental defense UV can't even block Duke's mace attack. This shield is arguably the best or second best in the game at the moment (Grey Owlite w/ max ele def being the other) yet it can't even block his mace. I cringe every time it breaks through and see a teammate with a plain Owlite blocking it without any trouble. This game's items are so incredibly unbalanced that I don't even know where to begin.

So yeah, which shields are guaranteed to block his epic, world-destroying mace while at full health? Thanks.

Sun, 05/22/2011 - 15:57

Kaybol

Legacy Username

I went with a 4-player party

I went with a 4-player party today (so Vana was at full strength) and I had nothing better than a fully leveled Wise Owlite (4*). It holds against Vana.

I've always thought shields were weird in this game. In the beta I was using a Heavy Plate shield and I was so unhappy with it. If you can't block 3 attacks with it, then all you can really use it for is bouncing monsters away (into your teammates of course). Owlite seems to work better for me than Plate. I've never had Omega Shell.

Sun, 05/22/2011 - 16:00

Green-Lantern

...a fully leveled Wise

"...a fully leveled Wise Owlite (4*). It holds against Vana."

^ That's just amazing if true, wow. It blocked his mace attack without breaking? Unbelievable

Sun, 05/22/2011 - 16:09

Inheritor

Yeah dude there's a reason we

Yeah dude there's a reason we all use Owlites.

I know Volcanic plate shield does good (somehow) but you really want that elemental def

Sun, 05/22/2011 - 16:15

Green-Lantern

So unbalanced. It's not like

So unbalanced. It's not like it would take countless man hours to balance the items in this game, either. It's simply a matter of changing the number values and/or adding or subtracting defenses and statuses. Hell, there's people here that would gladly help out and tell you what needs what changed. An ele max Omega isn't enough to block his mace but a plain 4 star Owlite is... really? I'm unbinding this garbage when the store opens and selling it, lol.

Sun, 05/22/2011 - 16:19

Renesis

My omega shell blocks the

My omega shell blocks the dukes mace just fine. Maybe yours is faulty?

Sun, 05/22/2011 - 16:23

Arterra

i wish we had shield costume

i wish we had shield costume option too O.O that way i could go crazy with looks...

apart from that, aren't pretty much all item types unbalanced some way? the whole system is blown...

Sun, 05/22/2011 - 16:25

Green-Lantern

RXrenesis8: a direct hit?

Sun, 05/22/2011 - 17:27

Pupu

Legacy Username

Volcanic does perfectly fine.

Sun, 05/22/2011 - 18:12

Sick

Legacy Username

I believe the extra damage is

I believe the extra damage is caused by the stun/fire status effects. If your shield doesn't resist those two, it will take more damage when you block.

I've seen a Swiftstrike block his mace (ask Blanky)

Sun, 05/22/2011 - 20:56

#10

Green-Lantern

Sick, I think you're right.

Sick, I think you're right. Basically fire resist is a must on the shield otherwise you take fire damage from the ticks. This makes me wonder how much fire res is needed for this... like can you get it on a UV and be set or do you need quite a bit like Owlite and Volc.

I refuse to use Owlite or Volc because I'm a hipster and like to be different, but looking at the shields the only other two that have fire res are Dragon Scale (no normal defense) and Crest of Almire (derp). Sigh..

Does your fire res on all your other items effect it or just on your shield?

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