Shield On Back? : V

» Tue May 08, 2012 6:14 pm

Anyone know if your shield sits on your back when you aren't using it?

Bethesda is so stubborn with details like this..

» Tue May 08, 2012 9:49 pm

No, it stays in your hand as it should.

» Tue May 08, 2012 10:17 pm

2-handers go on your back when you're not readied for combat. I've seen videos of that. Same with bows.

I assume Shield's do too. And your 1-handers are sheathed.

I can't find any videos at the moment to link shields though. I'll keep looking.

» Tue May 08, 2012 4:49 pm

No, it stays in your hand as it should.

Really?

http://aragorn244.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/boromir.jpg

» Tue May 08, 2012 8:06 pm

Yeah that one detail always bothered me. When I see my character in third person it would look so much cooler if his shield was on his back. More of a Link kind've thing

» Tue May 08, 2012 11:27 am

Yeah that one detail always bothered me. When I see my character in third person it would look so much cooler if his shield was on his back. More of a Link kind've thing

And Gothic series too. Oblivion had a mod for this.

» Tue May 08, 2012 10:56 pm

Really?

http://aragorn244.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/boromir.jpg

Boromir was not expecting to equip the shield on a moment's notice.

» Tue May 08, 2012 11:35 am

Boromir was not expecting to equip the shield on a moment's notice.

It's quite easy to shrug the shield off its shoulder strap onto your arm if you need it. It also doubles as extra protection against getting shot in the back by an archer.

» Tue May 08, 2012 3:00 pm

In the demo with Todd, the shield is not on his back.

» Tue May 08, 2012 10:28 am

It's quite easy to shrug the shield off its shoulder strap onto your arm if you need it. It also doubles as extra protection against getting shot in the back by an archer.

How easy? I'm not intimately familiar with the process, so my stubborness is born of ignorance. But I can't see moving it around to your arm in the same amount of time or with the same fluidness as a sword draw.

» Tue May 08, 2012 9:22 pm

I never heard anything about shields being on the PC's back.

-Mr. Maric

» Tue May 08, 2012 12:36 pm

Shield on back is a myth. No warrior actually did/ would do this. It just takes too long to get a shield off your back if you are locked in a fight situation. Unless under heavy marskman-fire, you will never tie your shield up your back.