One word... unbalanced. Duels with shields are solely dependent now on skill level in shield... it's pretty much as bad as the HA situation... just my two Trias. I like shields, but they shouldn't block almost every single hit... and though I was for shielded duels a while ago, now I'm fully against them. It takes all skill and strategy out of duels. As far as against NPCs though, thanks for making something that could let us survive against the really strong baddies.