Board Thread:Suggestions/@comment-31524869-20161022212540

Ok ok! I'm aware because I saw a few on the front page that they are to not work. lets see if this suggeston here can be reasonable..

The Riot Shield is mostly for riots, this will come in most use towards Normal Zombies, you click the [LMB] to use the shield. Protection will only be used in the front of the player only, it costs energy to hold the Shield up (About -3 energy and drains until let go), but loses energy as damage is absorbed (-15 Energy for every zombie attack). the player is FAR vulnerable from the back, making edgar ambushes highly more likely. Hit by a brute club will drain your energy entirely, protecting you from damage, but still flunged in the air. It isn't the best as it requires a Secondary Slot, and uses two hands to use, Turning is slow to keep the shield balanced to defend the user in the fornt. With blocking or not, your still more vulnerable to leapers.

The Riot shield is to absorb the damage while your teammates attack from the sides in safety. the weight of the Shield slows the user by -2 walkspeed even if not equipped. it takes roughly 4 seconds to ready the shield than weapons.

Now that is said, I wish that would not be implemented, but this is to solve the flame war on Riot Shields, or.. I made it worse. xD

Please, dislike the suggestion!

- Qwerty-To-Twelve 