Shield stat bug?

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I reported this as a bug but was wondering if it was intended and if so, why?

My Sword has 14 STR and my shield has 14 STR but when I switch to my War Hammer which has 28 STR total it only allows half so rather than +28 STR like my War Hammer shows, it only gives +14 STR unless I remove my shield. I feel like its a bug but trying to understand why it would be intended.

I feel that weapons when they are active should give the full stats rather than halving it if you have a shield on your back that gives you 0 benefit.

Thoughts?

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Working as intended, shield give their bonus only when actively using the sword. Preventing people to use the shield as a stats boost

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But when the sword is not active and the War hammer is active, why would the shield (not active) half the stats from the active war hammer?

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It doesn’t, the test was probably not done right, OP only see the benefits of the sword (14) he should unequip all weapon and the shield and test the total one by one.

While using sword and shield he also get the 28str from the war hammer by putting them aways he lose the 14 str of the shield not half the Warhammer and he still get the 14 from the sword

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Devs have already stated that it’s a bug/issue that shields don’t properly give attributes.

I posted this elsewhere, but it’s pertinent:

Here is an example:
1st Slot +20 STR Greataxe
2nd Slot +20 STR Warhammer.
You will get +40 STR at all times no matter which weapon you have readied. If you are swinging your greataxe, you still have the +40 (+20 from greataxe, +20 from warhammer) bonus.

Here is the Sword/Shield example:
1st Slot is +20 STR Greataxe
2nd Slot is +10 STR Sword and +10 STR Shield
If you are swinging your Greataxe, you will only get +30 STR bonus total (You lose 10 STR because your shield’s attributes aren’t counted). If you are swinging your sword, you will get +40 STR bonus.

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I double checked and included screenshots. I removed all weapons. Added the sword. +14 STR, then added shield, added 14 STR for a total of 115. Removed everything, added war hammer, +28 STR for a total of 115. While war hammer was equiped. Added back sword and shield and made active weapon war hammer, Total STR of 101. Removed sword and shield and added Great Axe, +28 STR total of 115, switched active to war hammer and total of 115.

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Exactly working as intended, shield only give benefits if they are currently equipped while using a sword. I was part of the closed beta it was made like that to prevent people to equip a shield without using it. (as a stats booster)

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I don’t think you understand what I am saying. If my war hammer which is +28 Strength is the only weapon I equip. I get +28 STR and have a total STR of 115. If I add a shield to my back and still leave my war hammer as the active weapon then I only get +14 because the shield on back even though its not the primary weapon. I can take a video and upload it as well.

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Oh okay so if you only equip a Warhammer you get 115str and by equipping a shield with nothing else you drop to 101? If so yeah my bad that’s a bug

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It’s not working as intended. The devs have literally already put it on their list of issues that need to be fixed.

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Yeah, that is whats happening, and all good. I did see there were many posts about the shield not giving buffs while it was on your back so I figured there might be some confusion.

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Thanks, must have missed that in the notes.

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