The current implementation says pretty clearly that they were only meant to be available to shield users. Oh, I understand this - my argument is that it's a poor implementation. This indirectly buffs Heavy Weapons builds, and nerfs Light Weapons and front-row Battlemages. Those are bad balance deci...

I like the flavor of these monsters, but if they are incorporeal then the party should be able to move through them.

Dungeon Master 2 had similar enemies, the Lighting Vortices, near the first clan piece. They couldn't be damaged with normal stuff but you could move right through them.

petri wrote:A) Remove shield from crystal armor set. Crystal shield would still exist, but it would not be needed to complete the armor set.

Please make this change, but also change the Meteor Shield in the same way. There's no reason for these set bonuses to only be available to shield users.

Despite some obvious trolling in this thread, the point remains that this change is a step backwards for character builds. Making shields required for the set bonus only limits options. It means that dual wielding and weapon+staff are less effective. There's no reason for this. It just makes heavy w...