I think it would be interesting if gauntlets were added to the spiral knight armory. Not as a piece of armor, but as a weapon. I know that they would be hidden by shields, but they have the capacity to be really cool. It could be possible for a knight to be unable to equip both the gauntlets and a shield at the same time. They could add some defensive benefits to the gauntlets to make up for the loss of the shield, and maybe countering an attack would block it?
Im unsure on the little details. But I figured I would see what everyone thinks.
But it received decent support in spite of its dual wielding nature.
Read through this whole thread, especially starting when the thread gained some mechanics.
Notice how at first no one liked it, then "someone" came in and helped it develop. Feel free to continue this thread after sending the current one to the graveyard.