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Vitalized wrote on 2015-05-17 02:11
So when I asked earlier about what weapon combination to use on my giant, a lot of people said I should use a 2H and Vales Shield. I wondered why, and somebody told me that all range attacks deal "1" against a player wielding a Vales Shield. Im just really confused because when I look at the shield, it doesn't seem that good, it only has a defense of 3 and Protection of 2.
Can somebody explain this to me? Is it some sort of glitch?
Also, if I get a Vales Shield, can I upgrade it, and it will still be just as good as before (so it won't get rid of the "glitch")?
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Avino wrote on 2015-05-17 02:27
All dmg drop to 1 if you use defense with vales shield, yes u can upgrade and keep the "glitch"
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ironwoman wrote on 2015-05-17 02:37
It's not a glitch, it's because the shield is considered a heavy shield, in fact, the only one in the game.
Heavy shields are supposed to do that.
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Rydian wrote on 2015-05-17 06:18
Also note that shields have invisible defense and protection bonuses (which really should be listed in-game).
http://wiki.mabinogiworld.com/view/Vales_Shield
And you'll get even more bonuses from Shield Mastery when you rank that up.
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Darkboy132 wrote on 2015-05-17 10:02
Quote from Rydian;1275278:
Also note that shields have invisible defense and protection bonuses (which really should be listed in-game).
http://wiki.mabinogiworld.com/view/Vales_Shield
And you'll get even more bonuses from Shield Mastery when you rank that up.
Hidden Shield Bonuses and Shield Mastery have nothing to do with Vales Shield reducing all damage to 1 though. It's all entirely based on the Defense skill (with rank not mattering) and the type of shield.
- Anything that is considered a Small-type shield reduces all damage by 50% as long as Defense skill is up.
- Medium shields reduces all damage by 70%.
- Large shields, in which the Vales is the only one, reduces all damage by 100%.
And as ironwoman said, it's not a glitch. As unusual as it appears, it's intended, and it's been that way for almost a whole damn year.
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Rydian wrote on 2015-05-17 19:40
Quote from Darkboy132;1275293:
Hidden Shield Bonuses and Shield Mastery have nothing to do with Vales Shield reducing all damage to 1 though.
I wasn't responding to that, which was already answered.
I was responding to this, which was not.
Quote from Vitalized;1275230:
Im just really confused because when I look at the shield, it doesn't seem that good, it only has a defense of 3 and Protection of 2.
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Darkboy132 wrote on 2015-05-17 19:57
Quote from Rydian;1275345:
I wasn't responding to that, which was already answered.
I was responding to this, which was not.
And I'm just clarifying.