Wizards and SHIELD cosmetics

[Apoxia]

I recently crafted a shield on my Wizard and was dismayed when the shield looked like nothing I would want to wear, but my thoughts were brightened by the fact that I knew I could go to the store and purchase a shield cosmetic kit to make my shield look AWESOME.

So I click on the DDO store icon and MUCH to my surprise the wizard class is excluded from buying shield cosmetic kits.

With the trend of wizards taking shield proficiency/mastery and torcing up shouldn't you allow us to buy cosmetic kits for our shields so we don't have to be the ugly ducklings of the armored community?

[Ravoc-DDO]

With the trend of wizards taking shield proficiency/mastery and torcing up

This is the real problem imo, not your cosmetics issue.

[Alrik_Fassbauer]

A shield can efficiently be used by the use of the spell "Master's Touch".

My Wizard carries a Chitin Shield all of the time with him. And applies that spell when in need.

From this perspective this exclusion doesn't make any sense to me.

[nibel]

Shield skin (unlike armor skin) can't be used in any shield anyway. Only the phiarlan shield and marketplace shield (from maleficent cabal and chronoscope, both BtC) can be changed to be "round" or "square". And that's it.

It's the second most useless thing in the store right now. The first one are the gold contract ship ammenities you can buy before you even have an airship.

[Talias006]

A shield can efficiently be used by the use of the spell "Master's Touch".

My Wizard carries a Chitin Shield all of the time with him. And applies that spell when in need.

From this perspective this exclusion doesn't make any sense to me.

If the reason you would put a shield on in the first place isn't the idea below, please help me understand why you would do such a thing?

With the trend of wizards taking shield proficiency/mastery and torcing up

[kilagan800]

I'm all for different builds as long as the player knows how to play them. I've never played a wiz w/ a shield myself, (I've always used black widow bracers) but I've seen them around and thought the idea was very interesting. I don't believe in restrictions so I think the op has a good point.

[TekkenDevil]

This is the real problem imo, not your cosmetics issue.

No Fun Allowed Endgame Master Race has arrived.

[sirgog]

I'm all for different builds as long as the player knows how to play them. I've never played a wiz w/ a shield myself, (I've always used black widow bracers) but I've seen them around and thought the idea was very interesting. I don't believe in restrictions so I think the op has a good point.

The OP isn't playing a 'sacrifice a bit of power to do something unique, different and cool' build. Shield Mastery is becoming pretty much standard on level 20 Pale Masters (except for first lifers who usually can't spare the feats as they feel more pressure to invest deeply into Spell Penetration).

IMO Pale Masters benefit more from Shield Mastery than any other builds except some pure favored souls, because when you have procs that on average restore about 20hp and 4sp when you are hit, the difference between taking 80 damage and 64/68 damage is enormous.

[Apoxia]

This is the real problem imo, not your cosmetics issue.

Thank you for contributing nothing to the thread good sir.

The OP isn't playing a 'sacrifice a bit of power to do something unique, different and cool' build. Shield Mastery is becoming pretty much standard on level 20 Pale Masters (except for first lifers who usually can't spare the feats as they feel more pressure to invest deeply into Spell Penetration).

IMO Pale Masters benefit more from Shield Mastery than any other builds except some pure favored souls, because when you have procs that on average restore about 20hp and 4sp when you are hit, the difference between taking 80 damage and 64/68 damage is enormous.

This ^^

I couldn't imagine not using a shield on my Pale Master, and I know you Turbine (BE HONEST), you like money! This is a win/win scenario for both of us. Your Pale Masters will have beautiful shields and you will get some extra cash in your pockets. Make this happen!

[Alrik_Fassbauer]

Your Pale Masters will have beautiful shields and you will get some extra cash in your pockets. Make this happen!

... Not only Pale Masters ... Call my crazy or a madman if you want to, but I see use for "normal" wizards as well, as I have stated above ...

It just would be out of the norm, then, nothing else.

[voodoogroves]

The OP isn't playing a 'sacrifice a bit of power to do something unique, different and cool' build. Shield Mastery is becoming pretty much standard on level 20 Pale Masters (except for first lifers who usually can't spare the feats as they feel more pressure to invest deeply into Spell Penetration).

I carried a shield before Shield Mastery became the awesomeness that it is ... and now ... gravyboat!

I do use shield in other places too - would love working shield cosmetics.

[Galeria]

http://ddowiki.com/page/DDOstore/Cosmetics

There is also a battered Stormreach Shield which drops in Diplomatic Impunity.

I don't think the issue is that you are a wiz, it's that you don't own one of the three shields for which a cosmetic application exists.