robmathes Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I was very excited to discover that the Dawnguard of old had a more powerful shield and anxiously embarked on my mission to locate it. However, once this legendary relic was in my hands, I learned the real reason the old Dawnguard had been killed off... because they were all constantly completely exhausted from using this stamina hog of a shield! The whole of point of using a shield in combat is to block attacks. But blocking with the Dawnguard Rune Shield drains your stamina so fast (Ooh! Pretty shiny aura!) that after about two blocked attacks, you're utterly exhausted and can barely swing your weapon to retaliate. Now, if the magical aura emanating from this ancient shield was actually powerful (which it is not) then I might understand wanting to use this shield. You know, risk vs reward and all that. But let's face it, dumping your entire stamina bar for 10 points of damage to nearby vampires is not a smart trade. It's not even a mediocre trade or a questionable trade. It's downright suicidal. I truly hope that there will be a fix issued for this shield. I've read about the bug with the Dawnguard Rune Axe (I haven't yet found the rune axe in my game... ) and I assume that a fix for the rune axe will be included in the next patch. So I hope there will also be a fix for the rune shield to reduce (or eliminate? *cough*Spellbreaker*cough*) the rate of stamina drain when blocking. Otherwise, this remarkable ancient shield will remain utterly useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perraine Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Another person who also apparently missed the the stickied post "!!! DO NOT POST SPOILERS IN THIS SECTION !!!" ... Information about characters/quests/powers are all SPOILERS for those that have not yet played the game, or DLC, or that particular quest line. Just sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmathes Posted August 20, 2012 Author Share Posted August 20, 2012 Another person who also apparently missed the the stickied post "!!! DO NOT POST SPOILERS IN THIS SECTION !!!" ... Information about characters/quests/powers are all SPOILERS for those that have not yet played the game, or DLC, or that particular quest line. Just sayin' True enough. Mistakes do happen. If a moderator could please move this to the "Spoiler" section, I'd appreciate it. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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