honestly its not a great idea to play shield wp in RVR, since RVR is very rough and zergy. you will definitely want a 2nd healer just to top up hp, or else your group will just slowly die to dots since your only good ranged heal is 20 sec cooldown. shield doesn't really provide enough damage to justify being at risk in the frontline, although its can in situations be tankier than book since you aren't affected by healdebuffs. but it should work fine in scenarios if you happen to enjoy those.abezverkhiy wrote: ↑Mon Sep 20, 2021 11:46 pm Hey guys,
I came across this thread about shield DoKs and I was surprised to see a discussion instead of usual stuff 'they are not viable etc'. viewtopic.php?f=73&t=45452
So how do shield WPs survive in rvr? Can they be good? What are the challenges? Strengths, if any? Did they get any better lately because of some patch? Is there future for them?
P.S. Rydiak no disrespect but please refrain from posting a link to your guide of 2019. It is everywhere. Your deeper analysis would be welcome though.
even a fully kitted out shield isn't very strong. i have done full dps shield and you don't do much damage. if you do full tank shield however its pretty decently tanky. shield can be good cos its especially effective against low level noobs in orvr so you can bully people even though you are outnumbered which is nice, alot of noobs won't even try to kite you if they are ranged so they will just lose to your superior self sustain.
the class mechanic is pretty easy to manage, just maintain over 100 at all times so you can always throw out your big channel heal if needed. however since i play dok and not wp, i'm not sure if shield wp is supposed to take Sigmar's Shield or not because im unaware if that scales from willpower or strength, and this ability consumes alot of resource i believe.