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    Something useless i just discovered about greatshields

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    Post by Wade_Wilson Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:56 pm

    When you bash, it counts as having your shield raised for a split second and you can damage an enemy mid-swing without losing health. I was messing around with my +15 black iron greatshield in the burg and noticed during some bashes it would make the deflecting noise, I would lose no health but the hollow soldier would be staggered by the hit.
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    Post by WhatDoesThePendantDo? Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:12 pm

    I don't exactly understand. You call it useless, yet at the same time appear to be praising the move?

    I don't really get it. Shrug
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    Post by BackwardsBaboon Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:43 pm

    I think by "useless" he means that it cant be relied upon in battle, as the window of opportunity (where the bash counts as a block) is only a split second. Still an interesting fact though.
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    Post by WhatDoesThePendantDo? Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:49 pm

    Ok, good to know.

    Thanks for clearing it up.
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    Post by Buggy Virus Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:00 pm

    Do you mean there is a window to hit you during bash?
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    Post by BackwardsBaboon Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:10 pm

    Its been awhile since I have really used a greatshield, so someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but IIRC yes, you can be damaged during a shield bash. I seem to remember shield bashing a silver knight & getting my @$$ tore up in the process!
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    Post by User Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:12 pm

    You can do this with other shields when two-handing as well. The charge attack blocks and does a charge attack at the same time. Think of it as using the pick R1 Sprint as well as your shield up... although probably less damage if it is not elemental.

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    Post by sparkly-twinkly-lizard Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:14 pm

    not if its a bone wheel....big grin
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    Post by User Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:16 pm

    Nope. Boneshield has little to no protection.

    Secret about the Boneshield? It's to take your money away, with no protection whatsoever

    ow, bonewheel, well it works the same way anyways, except a little jagged around the rims... yuck.


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    Post by sparkly-twinkly-lizard Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:19 pm

    actually i've used it for a playthough and when two handed the protections fine since even while attacking you often block attacks, plus you only need 20 str to 2 hand it for the same moveset the rest can go into end and vit to compensate.
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    Post by User Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:21 pm

    When using non-100% physical shields, I may add that the best thing to add for your shield is a leech weapon. Just to remove the added minimum damage to have minimum health regeneration to level it evenly well.

    That's just disgusting, though.
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    Post by Rynn Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:23 pm

    sparkly-twinkly-lizard wrote:actually i've used it for a playthough and when two handed the protections fine since even while attacking you often block attacks, plus you only need 20 str to 2 hand it for the same moveset the rest can go into end and vit to compensate.
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    Cast Magic Shield. Press L2. ????? PROFIT!

    More on note. All shield actions block. A Bash is a block. A parry is a 80% block, an attack with the shield is a block (except for kirks bash).
    Havels shields special little buff? That entire thing blocks.
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    Post by bloodpixel Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:42 pm

    It's basically a bad parry.
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    Post by WhatDoesThePendantDo? Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:44 pm

    I wonder if you could get the Leo Ring counter to work with this. I suspect not, but you never know.
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    Post by Rynn Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:49 pm

    WhatDoesThePendantDo? wrote:I wonder if you could get the Leo Ring counter to work with this. I suspect not, but you never know.
    The shield that the Knight of Catarina drops can get a Leo Counter: it's running attack when two handed is a kick then attack.
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    Post by WhatDoesThePendantDo? Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:50 pm

    Good to know, never been one for the Pierce Shield but it might be worth a look. Thanks for the info.
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    Post by Rynn Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:59 pm

    Please note, all small/medium shields running attacks are a kick/bash followed by 1 or 2 attacks... so that's not unique to the pierce shield. Pierce is just the one that get's a leo boost.

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