Sunday, 23rd June 2013, 16:52 by Siegurt
Here's my list of why I rarely use a shield (not never, but rarely)
1. Two handed weapons are typically so much better than one handed ones, that it's hard to lean in that direction except in rare cases.
2. Shields aren't exceptionally effective, the sacrifice of your off-hand gets you some medeocre protection, but even at really high values of SH it doesn't confer a whole heck of a lot of protection, and there are some things it just doesn't protect against (Although there's a couple things it does protect against which is fairly nice, i.e. OOD)
3. Shields take a LONG time to wear and remove, so it's not possible to switch back and forth to a two-handed weapon should the situation call for it (Like for example a bow or crossbow) this is perhaps my biggest complaint, if I could strap on a shield and go to town, then remove it and shoot things with my bow, and then strap it back on in say, 1 turn, or half a turn, it'd be more worth it to carry one and use it for melee, and still have the option of using a bow/crossbow for ranged attacks.
That being said, I have won the game with a shield, they aren't a *handicap* they just are often not as good as your other options.
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