Why Shields Are OP In Valheim

[@guntherwunderful]

I love that you can parry ranged attacks. It's like they just go "woooooah that was crazy"

[@kevbrosephtv1789]

The parry of a ranged attack in Valheim or Mordhau will always carry a more resounding awesomeness that a jedi only wish they could do with a "civilized" space sword.

[@ogulcandonmez9618]

🤣🤣🤣

[@falco830]

Omoiwa mo shinderu!! Archer Skeleton: NANI!???

[@Andre12F]

😂😂😂

[@oiboiwtf]

Yessss dude exactly

[@artreus8983]

I just want to thank the troll for participating in this experiment

[@molotovgrey]

giant troll with a log for a weapon = ~60 dmg tiny baby goblin with a stick= ~100 dmg um.....

[@SleepyMongoose]

It's a +3 stick though.

[@andreysobol1984]

It’s not about stick size, it’s about how effectively you’re using it. If you know what I mean

[@molotovgrey]

@@andreysobol1984 "it's not the size of the boat, but the motion of the ocean." Obviously you've never tried to cross an ocean in a row boat. 😅

[@theshittiestposter6853]

@@molotovgrey If you're built different enough, the rowboat is unnecessary.

[@ToxicUD]

Troll ? Randmon mosquito go brrrrr

[@sowhatsupeirik]

Not OP at all, well balanced with the stamina drain and fact that it doesnt negate any negative status effects. A sheild will rarely save you from running out of stamina or being over run, it's simply doing it's intended purpose for 1v1 fights, like a shield should.

[@squeak5242]

Umm so a troll should be able to get blocked? I think trolls should to unblockable dmg

[@uncleowen8011]

@@squeak5242 erm no... But I do think they should take away way more stamina when you do block them. That way it makes more sense because you just took the force of a swinging tree. It would be immersive because you would then be exposed for a follow up attack. Unblockable damage should only be exclusive to magic or the supernatural.

[@MrMapleMassacre]

If you parry you can avoid the effects. For example I parried Bonemass and negated the poison he would do

[@EssDubz]

@@squeak5242 that's an issue, but not with the shield, it's with trolls. I think the devs put trolls early in the game because they are really exciting and you get players to the point where they can have an exciting experience early. In reality trolls should be later game enemies. I imagine we will have some enemy rebalance as the game gets closer to leaving early access

[@Iskedo]

What about blocking the most dangerous of all enemies, the falling tree? 😂

[@devintompkins9626]

I take 0.7 dmg from falling trees now lol. Fully upgraded padded armor.

[@torinporteous4765]

I’ve got 150+ hours in and I still die to trees. I’ve never had to get armored up to collect wood before 😂

[@HoneyBadgerVideos]

Haven't died to a tree yet in 50 or so hours. And I build ALOT

[@ypgent]

1st thing I died to was a tree

[@whozgotyourbelly6763]

Just have better Armor silly

[@halleffect5439]

Damage Formula is if armor less than half damage: damage - armor else: damage² / (4*armor) Example if the Troll hits you with 60 damage: 30 Armor => 60-30 = 30 damage 90 Armor => 60²/ (4*90) = 10 damage

[@csmiika]

i think this must be in every game

[@richardboatwright4919]

So one less point of armor and it jumps from 10 to 61?

[@halleffect5439]

@@richardboatwright4919 No, it should be continuous

[@SteveAkaDarktimes]

@@richardboatwright4919 plot it on a line. 100 Damage. from 0 to 50 Armor you get Flat line: 0-50% Damage reduction, from 51 onwards you get a slowly Flattening curve. 75 armor gives you 66.6% Damage reduction. 100 armor gives you 75% damage reduction. reduce damage, more armor than enemy attack? efficiency goes down. 125 armor = 80%, 150 Armor = 83.3%. BUT at a certain point Damage becomes so low to be trivial.

[@redblack9618]

"armor doesn't matter just block" This is a man who's never been surprised by deathsquitos. You can only block attacks you see coming.

[@Pirokh]

You can hear them coming.

[@korona1102]

Those things are the real bosses in the game

[@creekochee3592]

“Death has wings”

[@chefmarcg]

its hard to get surprised by something if you have situational awareness....

[@torinporteous4765]

You see they reduced damage from em? HAHAHA

[@mrfurious018]

Dude I just got Valheim and have been loving it, your video series on it is probably the best on KZbin. Really appreciate all the hard work and testing that goes into them. Thanks for helping me understand the game as I bought it kinda blindly.

[@DeyvsonMoutinhoCaliman]

You need a lot of confidence to be sure that you are always aware of all the enemies around, because if you get surrounded or if you are surprised by an archer it can be very hard to block everything.

[@devintompkins9626]

True but repositioning yourself isnt difficult

[@Dahlia2B]

@@devintompkins9626 you can never know what level archer or mob it is that surprises you. Getting sniped by a lvl 3 Draugr archer hurts pretty bad even with armory, but getting hit without that armor your health is little to none. And that lvl 1 draugr you were about to kill hits you with his little axe when you're staggered and shwacks you. I've lost count of the amount of times i've been surprised attacked.

[@Excal123]

Always when there are multiple mobs your shield won't save you cause they'll hit and you'll lose stamina fast while trying to block them, trying to kite them all, hit, and use your bow at the same time.

[@SamLopeZz]

This is absolutely true. You can have full end gear armor and shield and maxed skill. A larger group of mobs can still run you out of stamina and leave you in a situation where you can't block, can't sprint away, and can't even attack back

[@Grasshoppa65]

I don't really call it OP. Its just done well. Stopping damage is one thing, but you still have to be vunerable when you hit back. This is a good combat model. I love it.

[@dsullivan777]

The value of shields becomes less prevalent against multiple enemies. If you're in a scenario where you have 6 fulings attacking you, the shield can only block 180 at a time, and torch fulings will still set you on fire even when blocking. Good armor lets you capitalize on windows where you can dish out damage but may take a hit in return. Both armor and shields boast strong uses, but it's almost apples to oranges in the sense that their primary functions have overlap, but they are fundamentally different. as for armor reduction, its a 1:1 reduction at or below half damage, so if you have 60 armor and take a hit of 120, you take 60 damage. anything after that follows a formula that I believe is something like (Damage/(4*armor))*Damage, so each point of armor past 50% of the damage taken reduces damage with diminishing returns

[@jimborimbo4375]

Parry

[@MaktheMad]

@@jimborimbo4375 You can't parry against multiple attackers attacking at different intervals. *edit Yout can't do that *and* attack or keep your stamina high enough to keep parrying.

[@flynngames4703]

Anyone else constantly updating KZbin looking for videos of Valheim?

[@ragingvegan6265]

I'm playing the algorithm as much as I'm playing the game at this point

[@ryangean1]

Mabey....

[@Esron13]

You can see from all the random structures in the back this man is experimenting with literally everything.

[@AbominableHuman]

The real problem with a shield that won't block all of the damage from, say, a Deathsquito, is that you will not be able to follow-up a block with a strike because if you don't block the full amount, you are guard broken (staggered). In that case you are open to receiving critical damage. It's even more dangerous if you are in low tier gear trying to parry the Deathsquitos because if you miscalculate, you may be 1 shotted, and even if you're not, you can only take a few hits. Keep in mind that Deathsquitos typically spawn in pairs. When you get to the higher tier ores, the first craft should be a shield, not armor. If you are in a situation of not having high tier armor, but you have a great shield, make sure you prioritize stamina over health in foods so you can turtle up without being guard broken and have enough stamina left to counter-attack.

[@chronomize]

I didn't need to watch this because I already knew all of this (and I do practise it a lot!), but I still did, because your videos are cool

[@Mephil]

I love the "fuling" name, its a really cute way to say "Ugly/Meanie" in Swedish.

[@askmiller]

I think the main difference is that if you make a mistake with only a shield, you're screwed without armor. You can't indefinitely block, eventually you have to attack, which can be hard if there's a lot of enemies. Second, every weapon can block as well, so to be fair you'd have to compare blocking with a shield to blocking with a comparable weapon. Third, there is a movement penalty to having a shield out that matches armor, though shields can be quickly taken off if you really do need the movement speed for a short burst.

[@MaltiseX]

I get that you console command this entire channel for and incredible amount of information, but I hope you actually got a chance to play this one legit it's a wild ride. With that being said, thank you for all the guides and tutorial videos they've helped my group out so much! Thanks again keep it up!

[@GentlemanOrc]

the simple way to remember armor is to memorize what happens with you match the incoming dmg If you have 20 armor and get hit with a 20 dmg attk, you will take 5 dmg (75% reduction) If you have 80 armor and get hit for 80 dmg, it's the same formula (75% reduction) so you should take 20 dmg If the attack is double your armor (200 dmg hit to 100 armor rating) the armor will reduce the blow by 50% So if your in a biome that's appropriate to your current equipment, you should be somewhere between 50-75%. Generally speaking if you can't mitigate at least 50% you probably shouldn't be there.

[@Tomcatntbird]

EXCELLENT VIDEO! TYVM for the info again. I have been learning alot from your channel since I just started playing. Currently started the bronze age this morning. Your videos on that subject helped quite a bit.

[@donutdynosaur4363]

parrying is insane, lets say your shield has 100 block power and a 1.5x parrying bonus, if you parry you can block up to 150 damage with an added bonus of staggering an enemy which will make the enemy take 2x damage (depending on your weapon's stagger bonus) when getting hit

[@Zach-rw6jf]

Observation #1 - The troll was doing 50-70 damage across your tests. Observation #2 - Block is an obvious flat reduction of damage which is applied first. Observation #3 - It seems to me that Armor provides a scaling dmg% reduction based on the damage dealt. When dealing 50-70 damage (no shield), you were taking 80% reduced damage with 60 armor. But, with 16-36 damage (50-70 minus 34 shield block) you were taking 97% reduced damage. This would make sense as you don't want someone to be completely invincible by just standing there, however you do want them to feel powerful when facing weaker foes while heavily armored. A scaling damage reduction which never fully reaches 100% makes sense.

[@MegaRugster]

They aren't op.. they are working as intended. Armour is neither op nor not. Both are circumstantial. When you have someone attack you from behind and in front a shield can only defend you from one attacker.. your armour will defend you from both.

[@BowmanHawk]

Ol firespark there just likes to spam videos :) i imagine he dosnt beleive half the stuff he posts. Just content for clicks

[@EnderElohimMusic]

to be honest shield are op. They probably intended to be op too. Op doesnt mean broken sooo XD also yeah using shield wont give you intelligence to prevent you to have enemy to attacking you behind

[@Barrosy]

6:27 Be mindful though that when you're out of stamina, you can't raise your shield and still take full damage. Armor does help in this case.

[@09Drdray]

He mentioned it later in the video

[@necrobard]

Parry also increases your block amount by the parry multiplier, so if you have 100 block with a 2x parry multiplier you can parry up to 200 damage.

[@frostymuffin3187]

Please do more videos of this game! Always nice when there’s a great commentary! Thank you!

[@MannyXVIII]

While I agree with you that damage negation is better than reduction, there is a point to be made playing alone against half a dozent enemies that attack you from so many sides. The shield will protect me from the drauger attacking frontally, but won't help me against getting shot by a drauger archer.

[@davidevans7477]

Trees are your friend... and stagsmasher for that cheeky aoe....

[@tauron4051]

100k sub !! Finally !! Congrats ! Little milestone but you deserve every one of them and more. Glad to by part of the journey. Thx for all your work 😁

[@anw5772]

“If you have a choice between a weapon and a shield, go shield” The day how to train your dragon teaches you something in a video game

[@ryanfairhurst5567]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking of that.

[@KramYEET]

But remember what sun tzu said: the best defense of a good offense

[@jamielonsdale3018]

@@KramYEET Yeah, and a fist is a good offense; when paired with a shield that allows you to survive getting close enough. It's all relative. Compared to an 8th century archer, a 17th century musketeer would be overkill. Put that same musketeer against a modern Iraqi insurgent (training is similar militia style) and the AK-47 would win the day the same way a musketeer wins against an archer.

[@davidevans7477]

@@jamielonsdale3018 Actually..... the archer is more likely to hit....Muskets became popular because of how they pierce armor.....

[@imfaiz4747]

imagine having Odin and Thor as your final boss, and playing in 9 different world (from midgard to asgard). this game has so much potential.

[@mega7509]

if that was the case it wouldnt be called valheim would it

[@slydog75]

we're trying to impress Odin, not kill him!

[@rz3264]

Fight against loki & fenrir haha

[@Burnit78]

For leveling Blocking really fast : 1) Find a Burial Chamber with Skeletons on it 2) Kite 3 of them to the entrance and jump on the rock before the exit 3) Resting on this rock, just manage your stamina with a "go in, go out" of melee range 4) Enjoy ! :D

[@TheMorrogoth]

Burial Chamber is legit how I leveled my Block and Sneak to 100. Lol

[@Orsa1305]

you are doing a great jobs when i end up watching a video you made whenever i have a question about something in valheim ;) don''t know why but most information is half baked until i see one of yours, amazing. keep up the good work.

[@Sentient.Sentinel]

You can, given the right equipment and skills, block ALL incoming damage. How? In the keybindings you can find block/parry, what this means is that normal blocking will just block the damage but then how do you mitigate all damage? Press block right at the time when they hit you (practice with necks) it will parry their attack, stagger them AND 2 hits right after will be critical hits due to the stagger effect!! Upvote so more can see this.

[@1un4cy]

Not always two hits but usually two, and then you can double stagger them just from pure damage sometimes so you can get more than 2 critical hits. The greydwarf brutes are good practice, you can usually 2-hit then block-parry and 2 hit again

[@e.collins2768]

So you have different bindings for block and perry?

[@ryanjosiah9605]

Man youve been a lifesaver ever since old Conan days, great to see you pumping out content on other games, im really enjoying valheim and im happy to see ill be able to get the good cheesey game tips from your channel! Congrats on 100k subs man earned it!

[@deviantdiva702]

That is such a cool looking open weave structure!

[@skyesfury8511]

This confirmed everything I suspected about shields. Good to know. Thanks!

[@jabberwocky9968]

Thanks to you, shields and parrying are gonna get redone in H&H now. I hope you are happy ;)

[@kgamer121]

Hey @FireSpark81 These Valheim videos are great. Very high quality. They've really helped me a lot, since you cover a lot of information that other people do not. Can you do a video on intermediate cooking, and advanced cooking in Valheim? Specifically, once you get out of the starting area, what are some easy and effective foods sources you can transition to, that are better than berries and cooked meat?

[@remnantryku7112]

In history, there were times when people fought wars with little to no clothes, but they carried a good shield.

[@skaryzgik]

If i've read correctly, if you parry it will block even more damage, and also while the enemy is staggered it will take increased damage. I'd recommend having *both* armor *and* shield appropriate for the biome you're in, but if you have to pick one to upgrade "first", the shield sounds like a good starting place. That being said, most weapons *can* block and even parry, with a few specific exceptions. So even if you don't want to carry a round shield, you can still get the benefits of blocking and parrying with whatever torch or two-handed weapon you like.

[@LlethanderDrae]

After trying and failing to parry a troll's attack I went back to my tower shield. I love me my tower shields.

[@Deniz13]

whats the difference ?

[@LlethanderDrae]

@@Deniz13 Tower shield blocks way more damage but can't parry.

[@sciuresci1403]

You can parry trolls with blackmetal shields. Might have to do with parry force stat. Parrying and dealing extra damage is more efficient.

[@LlethanderDrae]

Yep. I just suck at timing it. Better to block the damage than try to parry and eat a face full of tree-club.

[@christianmarrero5196]

Another good thing of tower shields is that with it you can still throw your spear/javalin while you cant do that with the round shields

[@Old_Ladies]

We just started playing this game. My friends and I went into a burial chamber and there was a lot of skeletons including a big one that attacked us. I was the only one with a shield and both my friends died pretty quick while I was surviving for literally 10 minutes with enemies that kept hitting me. I backed into a corner and slowly I was able to clear the burial chamber by myself. My stamina was able to grow faster than their hits so after 2-3 times blocking I was able to get 1 or 2 shots off. Shields are OP. I also took no damage with the tower shield. So I cleared it with 100% of my health remaining while both of my friends died in under a minute.

[@TheUnknownFactor]

Tip: use the skeletal hammer thing, and before opening a door, just smash a few times in front of it. You can kill stuff on the other side of the door 😁

[@Javawocky92]

The game seems to be using DR/DT system; Damage Reduction/Damage Threshold. Shields use DT meaning they negate up to their Threshold then spills into damage. Armor is using a DR system where 100 armor = 80% damage Reduction with each point equaling .8%

[@MelodramaticOne]

Congrats on 100k! It’s well deserved! Keep up the great content

[@cristianoaugustoalves4324]

Parry allows you to perform a critical hit when enemy is destabilized really good tactic agains hard enemies :D

[@jthymesthree602]

Yep. Trolls become trivial once you learn how to parry correctly.

[@petroandras]

@Firespark81 I discovered your channel when searching for "what is Conan exiles", and stayed ever since. Thank you for all the useful information! It is interesting to watch, as well as helpful both for playing the game and for deciding whether a game is for me.

[@GeraltofRivia22]

As good as shields are, they are still not gonna save you from being one shot if your armour is bad. Multiple enemies, running out of stamina, getting attacked from behind, a stray ranged attack, mis timing an enemy's attack, etc mean you are going to get hit without your shield up at some point.

[@tsukuyomu2313]

Just FYI while parrying, you get Parry Power * Parry bounes + blocking Power as the Max in coming dmg you can Parry. So it is fully possible to Parry trolls attack with un-upgraded Bronze shield or those double Hand weapons

[@RafaelCabreraAzrael]

love how you test stuff before saying anything, a true scientist

[@geraldlivingston4582]

Great video, I just got the game and was a little intimidated, now I feel better!

[@KainZC]

0:40 test subject troll reminds me of attack on titan lmao

[@ardentdfender4116]

I just appreciate the demonstration and explanation and a Shield and Sharp Edge player up close. Bow from range. But now i understand the mechanics and from the other Shield Parry video, i think i got things.

[@Inndar83]

it's the RISE OF THE SHIELD HERO!

[@havgon3791]

Thank you for these helpful videos. Been following you for some time now. Keep up the awesome work.

[@Mattaruu95]

Can you shield a tree falling on you...asking for a friend.

[@NICK2POU1]

i have a dug up hole in front of my base where roughly 20 to 30 necks have wondered in. You can jump in hold ur shield up and gain block experience while taking 0.1 damage at a time. At first u will start to panic as ur stamina will run out real quick and the thought of dying to necks will make you quit until you realise that its only tickling. easiest way is to dig up a hole, kite a neck to it then push them in.

[@Cjoudan]

have you done a video on damage types and what enemies are weak to what type? or what type of damage they deal?

[@miasmia4968]

I thought I was crazy for running around with troll hide still. Thanks for the validation 😆 👍

[@edp7786]

this is true when fighting a single enemy but it seems way too often you are fighting multiple enemies which you cant parry, block all of them and still have a window to return fire without getting hit. you will get get often in this game, armor is a must imo.

[@LONlG]

Awesome vid, thanks Firespark. I didn't realize it was mitigation vs avoidance. Glad to keep my sweet lookin troll armor a bit longer then :)

[@takagimorisato9021]

OP? More games need this games shield system

[@Sagittarian1202]

I know how much of a meme it is comparing games to dark souls but I love how it's nearly the same with parrying/blocking

[@aliebrubaker7473]

Shields were super common for a reason. I would much prefer a good shield combat system to all the dual wielding flippy acrobatic ninja death twirls that are so common in mmorpgs.

[@W1se0ldg33zer]

If you hit any enemy while they're staggered, you get a critical hit on them.

[@moss__]

You get the staggered bonus its not a crit

[@W1se0ldg33zer]

@@moss__ Yeah that - they called it a critical hit - and it is on most enemies.

[@W1se0ldg33zer]

@@moss__ depending on how many people you have playing - gets harder the more you have playing.

[@moss__]

"@moss depending on how many people you have playing - gets harder the more you have playing." wat

[@W1se0ldg33zer]

@@moss__ Yeah the enemies are tougher the more people you have playing.

[@michaelbowman6684]

If your defense is higher than the attack of an enemy, then the game uses this formula to calculate how much damage they will deal to you: (Damage/(Armor*4))*Damage For example, a Deathsquito does 90 Pierce Damage. If you had 100 Defense from fully upgraded Padded Armor + Any Cape, you take (90/(100*4))*90 damage, which equals 20.25 Damage. Now, if your defense is _lower_ than the attack of the enemy, we instead use this formula: Attack - Defense So let's swap out our Padded Helmet for a Dverger Circlet, changing our defense to 70. In that case, 90 damage - 70 defense is equal to... 20 Damage. Unless I'm mistaken about something, this is how the game calculates damage. Having 89 Defense against a Deathsquito will make it deal 1 damage, whereas having 91 Defense will make it deal 22.3 damage. Armor is weird in this game.

[@michaelbowman6684]

I've discovered what I missed. The game first checks to see is if your armor is less than _half_ of the damage of an attack, and if it is it will subtract your armor from the _full_ damage. A Deathsquito does 90 Damage. So using our above examples, the game checks: Is their Armor above 45? If Yes, deal (90/(100*4))*90,equal to 20.25 damage. With the Dverger Circlet example, it would still be yes and you'd take (90/(70*4))*90, equal to 28.9 damage. If your defense was 44, you'd take 46 damage. If your defense was 46, you'd take 44.0217391304 Damage, which obviously gets rounded. My questions and concerns have been answered.

[@Iffy50]

Thanks for the math! I'm confused about "Unless I'm mistaken about something, this is how the game calculates damage. Having 89 Defense against a Deathsquito will make it deal 1 damage, whereas having 91 Defense will make it deal 22.3 damage." (90/(89*4))*90= 22.75 ; where does the 1 damage come from? (even if there is no check)

[@askmiller]

@@Iffy50 his original logic missed that the switch to the ratio formula happens if your defense is 50% of their attack. He originally thought it was at 100%, which led to the wrong math.

[@TheUnknownFactor]

The thing not being shown here is dealing with multiple enemies. Sure you can block that, but you end up without opportunities to attack unless their attacks all synchronize

[@sebastiedjuan7468]

do u want an ez game or a survival?

[@CDN_Ewok]

I make the decision entirely based on looks, speed is meh in comparison to looking like a badass. (Awesome vid as always, thanks for taking all of the time for game-science!)

[@DavidAkhter]

That was actually a good quick guide and video man.

[@VioletShinobi]

I trapped 3 necks in a narrow pit. I put a bonfire just close enough to the the sliver in the pit that I get the rested bonus. I jump in my little sliver of a corner with the bonus and just let them attack me multiple times a second. levels me up super fast afk.

[@SolidSteak01]

The normal Troll (without a tree) has a ground smash attack and a slap, the slap can be parried and blocked, however the smash can also be parried but the damage can't be blocked

[@rdog1589]

I honestly know something that I have tested. The trolls with no log have a double arm slam attack and I've never been able to block it! Would love for you to test and let me know!

[@JondarKorric]

you have to back up a little when you see it going for the slam, otherwise the AoE lands behind you and bypasses your shield.

[@samsquatch7285]

Nice vid! I also feel like my iron armor sucks more stamina when I'm running around as well as making me slower. I feel like stamina and speed is better than health and armor. I think I'll be going back to my troll armor and upgrading my shields as quickly as I can

[@Crowquilt]

I usually just put on armor when I'm fighting. I take off my armor and run around naked most of the time. It's just a bit slow and I'm going to assume it saps stamina more.

[@edsoad]

@@Crowquilt because you're slower you have to use more stamina to sprint to the same place vs no armour

[@Crowquilt]

@@edsoad Yeah haha makes a lot more sense! I've got running to 70 now so I run like I've got the eikthir buff on but stamina management can still be a problem. I run naked 90% of the time.

[@Drummin451]

The blobs with their AoE poison I never seem to be able to block. Possible it just not a blockable ability.

[@NooDLES411911]

I don't think you can. Your shield didn't block an airborne poison

[@aliebrubaker7473]

I came here to say this.

[@Drummin451]

@@NooDLES411911 thats what I think as well but was able to block the greydwarf shaman poison cone.

[@SamLopeZz]

@@Drummin451 that's a directional spell, hence it can be blocked. AOE spells however seem to be the ones not blockeable

[@Elitregya]

Personally just love using armor and no shield so I can be more aggressive. The Atgeir is currently my favorite weapon =) But still great information!

[@linkolek]

There is no better damage negation than killing enemies before they can hit.

[@dinkusstinkus4396]

I felt like the stamina demands for the atgeir lowered the dps too much for me

[@crabbychimera3969]

I'm a little ashamed to admit that I've only ever parried with my shield. For some reason I got it in my head that leaving it up to wait for an attack lowers the amount of damage it can block to the point of being nearly useless.

[@Fractal_blip]

Clearly not the case lol block away!

[@FrancoSciaraffia]

I've been pretty happy with my spear and shield combo. blocking and parrying everything like a pro. Throwing the spear feels really cool :D

[@kincaid9134]

Too bad the primary attack with the spear is a half shaft downward thrust from overheard...literally the worst way to use a spear...lol

[@Loxmyr]

If u are interested I have a suggestion for a experiment, will the harpoon work on bosses like the dragon

[@neshotah1976]

Thank You, Highly Informative for my solo play!

[@imshevi]

To level up the blocking skill, grab like 4 skeletons and parry them until they attack at the same time. Do this inside a little house with fire to get the rest buff and yeah literally hold left click and levels go brr Edit: they have to attack at the same time, otherwise they stop your stam regen

[@eb4416]

I ran into 3 fulings my first time. The first one approaching me had 2 stars equipped with a spear. Me with iron armor and an iron shield (all upgraded to 4), held up my shield and got one hit killed 😅 So the game told me: "This is no WoW where you can handle 10 mobs at once. This is Dark Souls just a little bit harder!" And I love it 😄 So whatever you achieve by being cautious and well prepared, it feels waaay more earned and deserved. Love it!

[@alfblack2]

funny how ranged can parry (stun). like the skelly goes. Whao! that was a good block (stunned). lol

[@Knapweed]

I haven't worn Troll Armour since 'The Realm' back in 1996!. :D Good tutorial. thanks.

[@redtsun67]

I have never once even touched a shield in this game. 80 hours, beat every boss except the mistlands one, never touched a shield. Never touched heavy armor, either. Don't like having my movespeed gimped. Fenris armor FTW.

[@krikrio818]

wow.

[@rikamasyume8921]

@@krikrio818 fenris set = 18% movment speed = normal movent 8% faster as running without Armor without stamina using is OP

[@carlaboonen-holshuijsen3663]

@@rikamasyume8921 I got a stroke trying to read that

[@DavidFletcher566]

@FireSpark81: You mention the timed blocking (parrying) as very useful for stunning opponents but you neglected to mention that tower shields (and the Serpent Shield) do not have the parry feature, making them much less useful than the standard shields. The blackmetal shield is way better than the Serpent Shield, even though they have the same blocking amount, because the blackmetal shield can parry. And while your opponent is stunned from the parry your attacks on them do 2x damage. A huge benefit. Tower shields also slow you down a lot, adding to their suck level.

[@Wonderwall627]

how does the blocking with battleaxe compare to shields blocking?

[@meller7303]

I'd like to see another high level buckler. My buddy ran a bronze buckler in end game for the 2x parry damage instead of just 1.5x on a sheild. A black metal buckler would be so sick

[@arstulex]

The parry bonus stat is a multiplier for your block power NOT your damage. So if you have a shield with 50 block power and a 2x parry bonus then parrying a hit allows you to block 100 damage (50 x 2). Regardless of what shield/weapon you use, the damage bonus from a parry is ALWAYS double. In short, your friend is wrong and is using a low tier shield for no reason.

[@meller7303]

@@arstulex good to know! Thanks

[@jube8835]

Shields are best for fighting single enemies since you can focus on them and parry accordingly, armour is best for hordes of enemies that can only be defeated through sacrifice and tankiness

[@johnpatrick3096]

but you can parry multilpe enemies at once but it can be deadly against the baseball bat psychos. xD

[@Trog16]

That is my take as well, while possible to block a horse, for me it seems to drain my stamina so quick I never get to fight back. So being able to trade a little health for offense seems good. I still agree with the premise that shields are DOPE in this game!

[@styan9]

There's perfect block as well if you block right before the attack hits you. This will make your enemies vulnerable.

[@xVDRx]

He literally shows that in the video. It's called parrying.

[@camronreynosa4958]

6:00 Did the quick maths and find out your getting %83 damage reduction with 60 armor and no block. If the armor mitagations are flat and not diminishing each armor point gives approximately %1.35 damage reduction.

[@Bamblagram]

There’s a different formula. It depends on your armor vs the amount of damage you are absorbing. It’s linear to 50% then it falls off

[@pvtnomad9170]

Congratulations to 100k subs man!

[@kcvortex]

The unarmed troll's double fisted ground pound is unblockable

[@theshittiestposter6853]

I think you just need a high enough block skill for it not to break through.

[@quicksandriggs]

I haven't fully tested it, but it also seems like it's missing the shield because it's just hitting on top of your head, might work with high enough block power and if you back up a bit. Gotta test it out. But that hits a beast!

[@1un4cy]

I thought that too but it may have hit behind you which would not have been blocked. Almost everything is parryable.

[@ligrearmy]

11:50 If you’re being hit by a Fulling with a torch, you will block the damages of the hit but still burn for a good amount of damages

[@b00tybu77chks]

The virgin shield user VS. The chad i frames roller

[@gage824]

You got it backwards. Chad's don't run from anything.

[@b00tybu77chks]

@@gage824 ? Rolling isnt running

[@gage824]

Still a form of retreat

[@b00tybu77chks]

@@gage824 ok

[@gage824]

@@b00tybu77chks *wrecks kid in chad*

[@trustindex5421]

I like the idea but i like the Armor it looks good even it lows my movement speed when i fail to use my shield my armor saves me and thats what matters to me

[@seanwarren9357]

As a radographer, I can confirm the power of shielding. :P

[@BrolyPowerMaximum]

10:41 the armor also doesn’t prohibit you from performing other actions like blocking does. And you can argue that pairing attacks converts into more damage, but it appears pairing, and attack takes even more stamina than blocking an attack by quite a margin. Armor increases your general throughput of damage because you can take damage while dealing damage at the same time. It’s also pretty beneficial when there’s multiple targets compared to just one target draining your stamina while you block. Finally, blocking doesn’t appear to block behind your character in the case that you get ambushed, or there’s just a whole bunch of enemies moving around

[@med2904]

So which is better depends on your playstyle. Which means it's a good game balance. If you're a methodical player who prefers careful positioning, maneuvering, and not taking any chances, then high mobility, good shields, and bows are better for you. And if you want to power through everything, then heavy armor and heavy-hitting weapons are better for you.

[@stormfire962imastarcitizen5]

Sir I like your videos and they're very helpful and informative. However I do have one minor suggestion and I hope that you might consider taking it. I am not sure what microphone you are using when recording your videos. But your audio is quite intense and to the point that it does make it a little difficult at times to listen to what you have to say. Therefore my suggestion is the following. Take a moment to listen to your videos carefully and try different tones of voice or reducing the volume just a little bit so you don't come off so strong to the point that some people will ignore or not even bother listening to your stuff. You're a good content creator providing a lot of helpful information on this game and you can grow a lot further if you just tone down the volume a little bit on your video. Also please do understand I am not trying to be harsh about any of your videos I am just trying to help you out because I see great potential in what you can do and how you can help out the community. Thank you for these videos and hope to see more of them and take care of yourself sir. Also keep up the good work too.

[@ImaITman]

Yes! We all love the vids, but the sharpness of the current mic hurts. If he's just doing voice over for his game and not talking while recording, then it can be adjusted in post via EQ adjustments.

[@magnapeccatrix]

For your input at 11:06 find a 2 star goblin with javelin or hard hitting weapon and most of time shield can't block all his damage. Even it does, it's a serious stamina drain to death after couple blocks. Unless changed.

[@WarrenBloodmoon]

5:56 IF troll does 50-60 damage and you have 60 armor following the equation on how armor works troll does between 50²/(4*60) we get 3000/240= 10.4 Damage and 60²/(4*60) we get 3600/240= 15 Damage when you blocked the first hit with the wood shield and 60 armor you took 1.8 damage 33.8 was blocked 1.8*(4*60)=432. √432=20.78~ this is damage passed the shield before armor reduction. meaning the swing that troll took at you (20.78+33.8) was a 54.5 damage hit.

[@badderborroda4972]

Why is it (4*60) for the first calculation but (8*60) for the second?

[@sigurdolsen3653]

Plz do my homework?

[@WarrenBloodmoon]

@@badderborroda4972 typo, sorry bout that. It was 3AM.(math is still right just slipped a wrong number in there)

[@WarrenBloodmoon]

@@sigurdolsen3653 Let's just say that Damage squared was not on the first page of equations I tried, i feel like this is how Einstein felt when he came up with E=mc²

[@skylorhager5257]

At low armor values, this equation would multiply the damage. I thought this could be an issue, but the equation is perfect if you assume that damage caps off at max damage. This would mean armor would be useless under 50^2/(4*x) = 50 (max damage) = 2500/50 x = 12.5 armor, when taking 50 damage Or, if x is your armor and y is max damage taken y^2/(4x) = y ---------->> y/4 = x therefore, you take max damage when your armor is less than 1/4 of the damage taken according to the provided equation. Hot darn, this sounds testable! Very cool equation! lmk if you want the results

[@Aaron-bu3mo]

Grats on 100k Subs :D

[@adambroda8240]

Hello, very nice video but i have some questions: 1. Does lvling blocking work better with how many times you block or with how much dmg you block? 2. Does lvling blocking work better with blocking or much faster with parrying?

[@mikegamerguy4776]

I think all the skills might be based on how many times you do it. I can stab a tree with a spear and level up. I have sat there and let low level enemies hit my shield and leveled up. But that's all "gut feeling". I'll have to find out for myself.

[@corruptparagon]

Test the Blob's damage, I'm pretty sure its AOE damage and shields cannot negate it. (poison damage not jump damage) Congrats on 100k my dude!!!

[@dinkusstinkus4396]

It's a poison debuff, you can avoid the majority of the damage from it by brewing poison resist meade in a fermenter