That's really exciting for me because I always want to play a sword & board class, but typically and especially in ARPG's, all the shield amounts to is some negligible passive defensive bonus at the cost of 50% or more of your DPS. It's almost never worth the tradeoff, so I end up with 2h or dual wield if I'm playing melee. Having active blocking and shield-based abilities will definitely get me to go sword and board in this game.
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