@Revverie
Giving every single class in the game a shield greatly distorts the balance in Multiplayer. In my opinion they should rather cut-down in the amount of classes that can spawn with shields, especially archers.
@Yukmouth++
The reason is fairly simple. Clans are highly coordinated and any 2h (without shield) will be focussed down by archers and cav (and infantry throwing weapons) before the fight even starts. This is the main reason why people don't play 2h in clan battles. I mean, it could work, but that is only when the skillgap between the two clans is insanely high so that it technically doesn't matter which class they take they still win.
@Yukmouth++
The reason is fairly simple. Clans are highly coordinated and any 2h (without shield) will be focussed down by archers and cav (and infantry throwing weapons) before the fight even starts. This is the main reason why people don't play 2h in clan battles. I mean, it could work, but that is only when the skillgap between the two clans is insanely high so that it technically doesn't matter which class they take they still win.
These statements contradict each other in a major way. You cant say that the solution to a balance issue will cause an imbalance. With things the way they are now (no shields) things are currently unbalanced. Being fine with things staying unbalanced because you dont want things to become unbalanced is pretty silly.
You admit you think they are terrible but you don’t want them to be fixed. They are allowed to be usable. Giving them small shields would make them usable.The first remark is my personal opinion. The second one is an explanatation of 2h in Competetive matches, without my opinion included. So what are you on about?
Somewhat, it would probably help, footshots are still incredibly easy to pull off though and with shielding you move so slowly most archers wont struggle to make the shots. Might actually be better to duck n dodge and hope for the best. Giving them full sized shields would prevent footshots sure but then theyre a super light infantry with a heavy shield and a 2 hander? ?You admit you think they are terrible but you don’t want them to be fixed. They are allowed to be usable. Giving them small shields would make them usable.
Somewhat, it would probably help, footshots are still incredibly easy to pull off though and with shielding you move so slowly most archers wont struggle to make the shots. Might actually be better to duck n dodge and hope for the best. Giving them full sized shields would prevent footshots sure but then theyre a super light infantry with a heavy shield and a 2 hander? ?
You admit you think they are terrible but you don’t want them to be fixed. They are allowed to be usable. Giving them small shields would make them usable.
So they stay useless.Yeah 2h's shouldn't have shields in my opinion.
they should just double the unit speed and make them harder to shoot
So they stay useless.
In competitive, yes. They will always be useless.