Adding A Heavy Sword And Board Stance

[Jamescell]

The Silva and Aegis are a good start to the Sword-and-Board category of weapons. A great way to expand the weapon category would be to make new sword-boards out of weapon variants based off those already in game. In order to fully implement this system another stance would need to be made for heavy-weapons. 

 

An example of new a weapon could be Magistar and (Insert Shield), using a currently existing weapon and adding on a shield. Offensive capabilities would be weakened while blocking efficiency would be greatly increased. (Perhaps constant stamina regen while blocking could compensate.)

 

The reverse could also be implemented, for example making a Silva without the shield, (perhaps larger and with better offensive stats, and changes to make the weapon look better on it's own). 

 

This method could turn sword-boards into an actual class of melee weapons as opposed to another specialized weapon category like the Nikana. 

Edited August 4, 2014 by Jamescell

[Guest Tehnoobshow]

Galatine + Shield = Final Fantasy

[RespectTheInternet]

Galatine + Shield = Final Fantasy

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[rapt0rman]

I've always wanted a grineer riot shield + cleaver combo.