This may sound like a stupid question, but what does status resist on a shield actually ~do~? Because it doesn't seem to provide me with any noticeable resistance to that status, and according to the wiki's Shield page, a shield's resistances only apply when the shield is up. So can some status attack simply punch through a shield (I think I've seen this kind of thing from Lumber stun), or do attacks that would inflict status deal more damage to a shield that doesn't resist that status?
Question about shields (Status resist)
Wed, 06/06/2012 - 18:25
Wed, 06/06/2012 - 19:49
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Also some attacks have pure status but no raw damage. An example would be zombie's breath or a mist bomb (some battlepods).
Wed, 06/06/2012 - 19:53
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Follow up question-
Follow up question-
Can you destroy a Guardian Shield faster with a Pepperbox than you could with a Needle Shot?
EDIT: Or Nightblade vs. Elemental Brandish, for the sensible comparison.
Wed, 06/06/2012 - 20:23
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Re: Tiasthyr
I'm pretty sure Lockdown shields function differently. A shields-up Guardian can stand in a mist bomb all day long without any detriment or shield damage (Been there, done that), whereas their shielded allies will still get the status effect.
Thu, 06/07/2012 - 00:48
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The shield first blocks the
The shield first blocks the damage portion of the lumber attack; if it still survives, then it blocks the status effect. Shields do take more damage if they don't resist that status effect.
A shield's (default) status resist is pretty much infinite. It can stand in status breath/mist all day long.
Thu, 06/07/2012 - 12:00
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@Tiasthyr i have one thing to say, the shield haz equal resist to all dmg types,so none off them have any quiker time.
PS. u gotta get ur needle to blitz
do attacks that would inflict status deal more damage to a shield that doesn't resist that status?
^this is correct