Changes

Shields are an item type found in Diablo III3. Specific types of shields are not yet known, but they will be familiar to gamers from other RPGs; the D3 Diablo 3 Team isn't reinventing this item type.

==Shield Changes in Diablo III3==

Shields are much changed in function in Diablo III3. On the whole, they'll be far less effective than they were in Diablo II2.

They still block attacks, but while their % chance to block varies (as in D2), they only absorb a set amount of damage. For example The buckler, the weakest shield and the only one we know the stats of, absorbs 6-10 damage. Higher quality shields will take much more damage with a successful block.

This change makes shields much more realistic, but also much less effective (mandatory) in Diablo III 3 than they were in Diablo II2.

At one point during their development, [[Monk]]s could not use shield. [[Bashiok]] offered an explanation of this in a pair of forum posts in early March 2010. <ref>[http://diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments/blizzard-on-diablo-3-class-specific-weapons/Class-Specific Weapons] [http:- Blizzard, 11/3/diablo.incgamers.com/blog/comments10 </blizzard-on-diablo-3-class-specific-weapons/]ref>

::<blue>Bruce Lee would not use a shield, and neither would the monk.

::We have shields. Everyone but the monk can wield them.

::Of course that’s subject to change.  It did. A Monk was seen using a shield in August 2010, during the [[Artisan Video]].</blue>