Suggestion : damaging shields and dual-wielding shields

Hey !

As a D2 veteran, I remember that shields had a damage property and could be used for offense. Diablo fans will of course remember the famous Smite skill, generations of Über Primes have been bashed with this skill :)

Now, let's push the concept a bit further for a suggestion : dual-wielding shields !

Of course it's not a new concept, many games already have this feature :



And even *him* may at times dual-wield shields... :



This setup would require specific, new skills.
Any thoughts/ideas about this ?

Well, I would sooner say 'very few' than 'many'. And no wonder, it looks beyond stupid, probably from behind two shields too, assuming you can see anything at all.

Sure, you can die from a solid blow with a sturdy shield rim and spikes on bucklers and targes (targae?) are even deadlier so I'd be up to it, but dual-wielding shields - nope.

massive fan of 2 shields if i could efford it i would design a shield for the weapon slot.

I think this is just about the only way they'd implement it: A gauntlet that grants block chance and physical damage and has 3D art for a shield on your main hand. Maybe thorns too to take up a mod space.

There r already som offensive uniq shields and u can craft flat phys dmg on rares. Caster shields always had offensive part and with cast speed craft even more now.

I fin dual wielding shields is just stupid concept. Especially in poe, were is no real way to tank. And done tell me about cries. If u run benid the mob, spaming endu cry and it still runs behind my party member ...