Shield of Judgement: Create a shielding wave in front of you that damages foes and gives protection to yourself and up to five allies. [protection]
Shield of Absorption: Create a dome around you that pushes foes back and absorbs projectiles. [push][projectile-absorb]
Shield of Absorption 2: Detonate the dome to heal nearby allies. [heal]
Warrior
Shield Bash: Bash your foe with your shield and stun them. [stun]
Shield Stance: Block attacks. [block]
Engineer
Magnetic Shield: Create a magnetic field that reflects projectiles and can be released to push back foes. [projectile-reflect]
Magnetic Inversion: Release the magnetic field to push back nearby foes. [push]
Static Shield: Electrify your shield, preparing to throw it at foes. If you are hit, the shield discharges, stunning your nearby attacker. [stun]
Throw Shield: Throw your charged shield. Dazes foes it hits on the way out and back. [daze]
We can see that the effects are:
[protection]
[heal]
[push] x2
[projectile-absorb]
[projectile-reflect]
[stun] x2
[daze]
Basically, a defensive / CC weapon … but on a class that can LOS, kite, etc. while their illusions continue to deal damage. This is something that separates the Mesmer from these other three classes that can currently use a Shield.
Thus, while I’m disappointed that it’s not a ranged power weapon for my main-hand, I am curious what it will do for Mesmers.
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Though that would be an awesome replacement for the current incarnation of Mimic :-)
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I wouldn’t hold my breath on the mechanic changing.
When they showed the Ranger as a Druid with a staff, they still had their same class mechanic (Ranger pet)
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Really….
I mean, really?
Shield is nice, I’m happy to get it, it’s one of my top picks for new weapons… but this class is swimming in off-hands already, meanwhile it’s in desperate need of more main hands.
I really hope whatever this “something just as good” is will be something that alleviates the lack of main-hands.
No matter how good or interesting the “new” thing is, it all seems in vain if they don’t address the more fundamental problems.
It’ll probably be fun, and I’ll probably be happy to get it, but if I’m still stuck with sword and scepter as my only options alongside a growing plethora of off-hands, then I’ll still be faced with the same old problem.
Given how mesmers usually get treated? Polymorph Moa will become self-target, thus granting us the equivalent of five ‘extra’ weapon skills. Problem solved.
Or maybe they’ll give us something like a tome or something.
Just wanna leave here that at the PAX you can change at your settings the hotkes of your profession skills. You know:
F1
F2
F3
F4
aaaand F5
Ziggs Ironeye – Engineer | Madame Le Blanc – Mesmer | Mentor (PvE) | EU
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Well some classes will get F5 skill, those will most likely be the specs of:
Mesmer with another shatter / new mechanic
Ranger with an actual control about their pets (maybe like an engineer kit, to control your pet)
Ele with Arcane stuff
Engi – cuz they always need to have much to do
Idk, I’m tired, 5 am here YAWN gn8
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“Mentoring engineers / mesmers and showing you what you can do with your fantastic class!
Just pm me for my advice! Always eager to help!”
