Quote (Bash1337 @ Jun 14 2012 10:43am)
Okay, thanks, I think Im gonna give shields a try!
Could you give me some guidelines on choosing a shield?
There are generally a few approaches:
-- picking a shield for stats (your shield can be a huge source for resists, dex, vit -- mine has ~120 resists on it and 90dex)
-- picking a shield for armor (1k+, usually)
-- picking a shield for block rate/block amount
Obviously, you'll ideally want one with all 3, but that'll cost you almost as much as a good weapon. You can choose to prioritize armor vs. block depending on how you plan to gear up the rest of your stuff. Lots of people seem to really like block, but I haven't tried it.