Shield Stance

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Shield Stance

Postby blank » Mon Jun 18, 2018 2:48 pm

I would like to see what people actually think about the maneuver shield stance? i've been playing mc all of world 10 and i can honestly say there was only a hand full of times ive actually used or considered shield stance. for example when fighting trolls or any other beefy monster/animal. other than that i would stick with parry. in pvp the only time shield stance is effective is when running as well. prove me wrong. am i missing something or is shield stance just trash? it seems to me the 250% more mc you get out of it isnt even useful, atleast i cant seem to find it to be. maybe we can change its effect alil or something? what do you guys think?
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Re: Shield Stance

Postby synaris » Mon Jun 18, 2018 5:04 pm

150% more defense with no downsides? best stance for general use if you ask me. i hardly used anything else when i used a sword.
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Re: Shield Stance

Postby azrid » Mon Jun 18, 2018 5:36 pm

I use it in dungeons, stalling forever in pvp and for trolls.
Seems fine to me I just wish there were more than these 2 options for MC.
I would love to see a different stance for every type of weapon.
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Re: Shield Stance

Postby DDDsDD999 » Mon Jun 18, 2018 6:02 pm

It's trash, at least in pvp. Parry beats it way too hard.
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Re: Shield Stance

Postby vatas » Mon Jun 18, 2018 7:33 pm

Shield Stance also has significant drawback, in that if you're caught without shield and Shield Stance is the only defense maneuver on your deck, you're likely screwed.
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Re: Shield Stance

Postby jordancoles » Mon Jun 18, 2018 11:39 pm

DDDsDD999 wrote:It's trash, at least in pvp. Parry beats it way too hard.

Yep

It's good for mammoth cheesing with low stats though
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Re: Shield Stance

Postby blank » Tue Jun 19, 2018 12:23 am

I just feel like 250%+ doesn't have that great of an impact and maybe it needs a boost. No one in pvp would ever use it because parry just makes for the better mc maneuver offensively and defensively.
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