I don’t normally choose the shield as my armor ability but found myself picking it from the pre-loaded loadouts last night. It’s going to take practice but I’m getting better with how/when to use it. Anyway I had a thought that I wanted to share, maybe it will be considered if the shield makes a comeback in H5.
I think it would be cool if your character reacts differently based on the angle of the attack. The shield would automatically deploy facing the attack, even if you’re not facing in that direction. So if you start taking fire from 90 degrees to your right, all you have to do is deploy the shielf and the character points it for you. Add some cool poses so it looks like the Spartan is bracing himself against incoming fire and not just standing upright. Think more Braveheart bracing against a hail of arrows and less standing up and holding a riot shield. That kind of character movement would be realistic and really help you get into character and the action.
Anyway, just thought it would add some extra flair to how your character behaves based on external inputs.