I created a burning character, an explorer, and made them a page. I've never played one before, but I knew kind of what they were like, and knew ahead of time that I wanted to specialize in one-handed blunt weapons, with a shield as a secondary weapon. Mainly just for the style - most of my warriors are two-handed weapon-users, and I wanted to mix things up a bit.
I was pleasantly surprised when I got to third job, to discover that pages actually get a skill that greatly enhances their proficiency with a shield, giving them damage boosts, defense boosts, a chances to completely block damage, and a chance to stun a mob when an attack is blocked. So this looked like it'd work out perfectly.
I was not pleasantly surprised when I got to 100, got my 4th job advancement, and opened my frozen boxes. The weapon box was great - it gave you the choice of 4 different weapons - but opening the frozen secondary weapon box gives you a frozen rosary. This is not a shield. Why do you not get the choice of a frozen shield?
My Mihile character, who was also a burning character, got a frozen soul shield, because many of his skills and passives are based on his shield usage. The page isn't as focused on the shield, but it's clearly a class where the shield is important, so why are you not given the option of a shield?
Now I'm stuck with either using the frozen rosary to complete the frozen equipment set and get the maximum bonus, or using a shield to make use of my passive skill, and foregoing the set bonus. Neither are optimal, and I'm rather annoyed.
Nexon, please add frozen shields as an option to your frozen secondary weapon boxes. And if you could grant one to my PaladinKelp character, that'd be great.
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The only actual shield that exists is, as you said, the soul shield for mihile. The reason mihile gets a shield while no other warrior does is because mihile, like the rest of the unique classes(those not encompassed by the resistance, explorer or cygnus knight selections), requires a secondary weapon in order to use any skills. Your paladin doesn't need a secondary weapon or shield to use skills.
The mechanic frozen secondary can't be equipped. Pretty sure I tried every order, unless there's some voodoo method to equipping it that I don't know of.
It can be. You need to get your 4th job advancement, unequip the Eternal Magnum that Checky gives you, and then equip the Frozen Magnum.
This is a Mechanic I burned this August:
That's what I meant by some voodoo method.
Oh.