Samurai Shield Class | Forums

[BearClaw7137]

I already know people are going to say Samurai didn't use shields, but they didn't fight Knights and Vikings either. I was playing Skirmish on Forest and saw a Samurai Captain with a Shield, and it made me realize that Samurai are the only ones without a Shield class. He/she could have a Shield and a Yari, or Wakizashi. I personally think this would be a fun class to play and would be very unique in his Faction.

[ShonM93]

Well they put a romanlike hero to the knight faction, so a pre-samurai era fighter is enterily possible. And before the samurai era japanes soldiers used shield much more often. (But technicaly there is a shield class for the samurai. The kensei, his "shoulderpads" (sode) is basicly a shield made for deflecting arrows and stuff.. Fun fact for nerds like me ^^)

[BearClaw7137]

I know the Samurai had shields called Tate, but they didn't carry them on one arm, they put them on the ground with a stilt, like Mobile cover. However, in For Honor, The Samurai soldiers and some Captains, use Shields. When I say "Shield Class" I mean like Warlord and Conqueror, not Kensei's massive Shoulder pads, although I love Kensei.

[Fancypants2400]

Isn't the nobushi's naginata or the valyrie's spear basically the same as a yari? I know the devs want each class to feel unique and have relatively different weapons so feel like they wont have another spear wielding character like the valkyrie and nobushi

[CaynAldan]

I think nobushi is designed to have a "shield flavour" with her hidden stance, similar to a total block stance, but i think we could have a shield samurai shield without shield.

We can have a katana - wakizahi, or "daisho" warrior using "full block" stance using both swords, or superior blocks attacks, much like WL or valk, blocking with wakizashi as he attacks with katana.

It would be a good and interesting hybrid class between WL and Orochi

[Gemoroda]

How about a samurai that wields 2 shields and uses them as 2 disks to pummel they'r opponents?
Its a funny idea )

[UbiJurassic]

I actually hadn't even noticed that the samurai were the only ones lacking a shield. Definitely an interesting suggestion!

How about a samurai that wields 2 shields and uses them as 2 disks to pummel they'r opponents?
Its a funny idea )

My dreams are still haunted by those who wield dual shields

[Duskmare]

Hahahahahahaha, that's just beautiful UbiJurassic.

[Gemoroda]

exactly what i had in mind when i said funny idea )))))))))))