I noticed the other day that shields do something very unusual. When you draw them to shield yourself, they actually grow significantly in size! Normally, when you lower your shield, they drop back to their "normal" size, but if you happen to be moving, the shield doesn't update, and remains "large."

I'm personally a huge fan of huge shields. I find they have a somewhat comical appeal, and there's just something comforting about hiding behind a shield that's as big as me. I think it would be interesting to add a little graphics option that caused shield models to stick to their "large" size (as a client-side option).

Hopefully it's not that hard to incorporate, to make up for the fact that this is a far less practical and far more aesthetic suggestion.

--Lyzak