Ok, so I already have an Owlite shield (because I heard that GO was good), but I have recently found (through searching) about the Volcanic Plate Shield. I find comparisons of these two when using in Firestorm Citadel, but I was just wondering about which one is better in general.
My (planned) gear:
Divine Veil
Skolver Coat
Barbarous Thorn Blade OR Acheron (depends on what stratum I'm on)
Storm Driver
I just really want to know whether it's worth spending my time on building VPS rather than GOS. And I would preferably only want 1 shield (just saying).
Threats in FSC:
*Zombies (normal/shadow, fire)
*Trojans (normal [elemental & shock when buffing])
*Vanaduke's mace (normal, fire)
*Red Rovers (elemental, fire)
*Rocket Puppies (normal, fire)
*Shadow fire (elemental, fire)
*Fire grates (elemental, fire)
*Spike wheels (normal)
*Spike traps (piercing)
*Oilers, uncommon (normal/piercing, fire)
*Wolvers, uncommon (normal/piercing)
VPS will be optimal against Trojans, Vanaduke, spike wheels, and rocket puppies.
GOS will be optimal against Red Rovers, Vanaduke, shadow fire, and elemental grates.
CoA will be optimal against Zombies.
VPS will be mediocre against zombies and Red Rovers.
VPS will be terrible against shadow fire and elemental grates.
GOS will be mediocre against zombies, Oilers, Wolvers, and Trojans.
GOS is not terrible against anything.
CoA will be mediocre against Vanaduke, Trojans, Red Rovers, Rocket Puppies, Oilers, and Wolvers.
CoA will be terrible against shadow fire and fire grates.
Mind that this is all relative to one another. They are all great shields, and as long as you're paying attention, they'll all protect you even against threats I've said they're terrible for. I know, I've used a CoA to hold off shadow fire and elemental grates; it holds up. Protect your shield, and it will protect you.