Hello everyone, welcome to yet another thread detailing an inaccuracy in the game that requires urgent and immediate correction.
This time we're looking at shields, or more correctly the shield. As there is only one in game currently.
Here is what the shield looks like:
And here is what it is called:
Medium Round Shield with Flat Buckler Frame. Let's take this apart and analyse the components.
In reality this should read either:
Option 1: " Medium Round Shield with Flat Boss Frame "
or
Option 2: " Medium Round Shield with Flat Boss and Leather Frame ( or Binding ) "
The reason for this is twofold;
A small round (usually) metal shield. Note, the buckler also has a boss.
Although one could be forgiven for thinking a shield boss was a buckler as they are very similar in shape and size.
My suggestion would vary depending on if we are going to have the boss always linked to the frame or binding around the shield. If when selecting a shield "Frame" we always get the same lining and boss, then I believe it should read as option 1 given above.
However, if the outer lining or frame can be selected separately from the boss shape and material, then it should read as option 2 given above.
This is my only real criticism of this shield, however off topic from the naming, I do have one more nitpick, which would be how far the wooden handle comes away from the shield body itself resulting in the hand and knuckles not resting inside the boss at all, although I have high suspicions that this was done to accommodate larger gauntlets or compensate for body size increases while maintaining the same shield size.
In closing I would like to mention just how impressed I am with the quality of this shield and the accuracy of it, naming conventions and vibrating components aside. Most games don't get this far.
Thank you for reading, and have a great day.
This time we're looking at shields, or more correctly the shield. As there is only one in game currently.
Here is what the shield looks like:
And here is what it is called:
Medium Round Shield with Flat Buckler Frame. Let's take this apart and analyse the components.
- Medium - Yes, this is accurate and a fair assessment, as a larger round shield like the Danish/Viking or Anglo-Saxon round shield would be much larger than this, whilst it is also not as small as a shield that is supposed to be small such as a buckler.
- Round Shield - No problems here.
- Flat Buckler Frame - This is the problematic part.
In reality this should read either:
Option 1: " Medium Round Shield with Flat Boss Frame "
or
Option 2: " Medium Round Shield with Flat Boss and Leather Frame ( or Binding ) "
The reason for this is twofold;
- Because the round metal protrusion on the shield is called a boss.
- A buckler is its own type of shield entirely.
A small round (usually) metal shield. Note, the buckler also has a boss.
Although one could be forgiven for thinking a shield boss was a buckler as they are very similar in shape and size.
My suggestion would vary depending on if we are going to have the boss always linked to the frame or binding around the shield. If when selecting a shield "Frame" we always get the same lining and boss, then I believe it should read as option 1 given above.
However, if the outer lining or frame can be selected separately from the boss shape and material, then it should read as option 2 given above.
This is my only real criticism of this shield, however off topic from the naming, I do have one more nitpick, which would be how far the wooden handle comes away from the shield body itself resulting in the hand and knuckles not resting inside the boss at all, although I have high suspicions that this was done to accommodate larger gauntlets or compensate for body size increases while maintaining the same shield size.
In closing I would like to mention just how impressed I am with the quality of this shield and the accuracy of it, naming conventions and vibrating components aside. Most games don't get this far.
Thank you for reading, and have a great day.
