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|a=DR-DARTENIAN
|t=Re: Odd thing I am noticing...
|d=8/2/2009 3:05:19 PM
|n=516
|f=The Paladins (30) \ Shields and Tactics for Shields (10)
|c=m,d
|p=''> >{{PRel|Category:Shields|Shield}} hindrance applying to {{PRel|Evasion skill|evasion}} is better for paladins who have lower evasion.''

''> Except that currently, your shield is hindering both.''

Correct. However, what I said before is also true. Anything that penalizes evasion is also indirectly penalizing both {{PRel|Shield Usage skill|shield}} and {{PRel|Parry Ability skill|parry}}. At least with the current setup, it is never better to penalize evasion instead of shield or parry, because when you penalize evasion, you are penalizing all three. Why? Because shield and parry are contested with what gets past evasion, and the more that gets past evasion, the less effective parry/shield becomes. Granted, this may very well be changing soon, but ultimately the reality of the situation is that right now, shield penalizes both evasion and shield. In the future, it will penalize only shield (unless using most two-handed weapons, in which case it gets a bit more complicated), and as others have pointed out, the current shield penalty cannot be worked down by skill, the new will be.

- GM [[Dartenian]]
|sub=Combat,Combat 3.0
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