request Block/Shields?

[Silentdarkness1]

I was just thinking, it'd be nice for those who are continually given extreme trouble by Don't Starve's combat, if there was a way to block attacks. Like a shield/bracer type thing that goes in the weapon slot.

Maybe it'd lose a variable chunk of durability depending on enemy damage on strike. A wooden one that's quite flimsy, but doesn't require science, then a stone shield, a marble shield that slows the player, and a gold shield that's fairly costly, but has a chance to knockback on taking a hit? Something that's not just "kite or die".

Now, perhaps it'd make sense for giants/bosses to ignore shields, via config options, too....

 

EDIT: Of course, how could I forget Bee Shield and Dark Shield? Bee Shield with damage reflection onto enemies, and Dark Shield with a strong melee bash, but sanity drain.

Edited November 10, 2017 by Silentdarkness1
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