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[Artaus]

So while looking at the Chivalry skill tree, I noticed that a level 90 ability for lancing is being able to block while lancing. Since a shield is a tier 3 skill in the Footman tree, what could be made of this?
Will Chivalry soldiers be able to use shields as well? Or use something else to block?

[Willbonney]

Warhorse Skill Required - 60
Chainmail Skill Required - 60
Mounted Fighting Master Skill Required - 60
Lancing Skill Required - 90
Total: 270

Blades Mastery Skill Required - 30 (100)
Scale Armors Skill Required - 30 (100)
Shield Mastery Skill Required - 0 (100)
Total: 60

So would only be 330 skill points for the minimum required skills. I would then raise Blades, Scale, and Shields all to 100. That would be 570 Skill Points. Leaves 30 points to put somewhere else, likely in either Warhorse Skill or Mounted Fighting Master.

Edited:
After some thought, I would rather a Royal Warhorse than Royal Scale Armor, so:
100 Warhorse Handling
60 Chainmail
60 Mounted Fighting
90 Lancing
100 Blades
90 Scale
100 Shield
Total: 600

[Artaus]

That is a good build, pretty similar to one I have thought of, with exception of taking points away from warhorse handling and scale armour, and putting more points in mounted fighting mastery and chainmail.

But while there is a freedom to have unlocked a majority of both skill trees, to be good certain skills would make it very restrictive. What about formation, equipment maintain, first aid, and/ or drill? Placing skill points at the Chivalry and Footman skill trees would leave very little for the other minor skills, which I personally IMO find can be detrimental in fighting/ campaigns without one or two minor combat skills unlocked.

If there was a suggestion for me to make, it would be to allow shields to be used with those who unlocked mounted fighting mastery or lancing, but don't give any special abilities or powers that the Footman shield tree benefits from (so just wield and block with them), helps keep Chivalry soldiers from looking to other trees to access abilities from their own trees.

That's just my two cents, I frankly don't have any idea what the devs want to do with that ability.

My build

[Willbonney]

If there was a suggestion for me to make, it would be to allow shields to be used with those who unlocked mounted fighting mastery or lancing, but don't give any special abilities or powers that the Footman shield tree benefits from (so just wield and block with them), helps keep Chivalry soldiers from looking to other trees to access abilities from their own trees.

Personally I'd rather see different "mount capable" shields, or one or two of the originals, available for someone mounted. Should never see a Pavise or a Tower type shield on someone mounted.

The smaller version of the Targe, Kite, and Heater shields would be fine though.

[Artaus]

I agree with that, I'm assuming devs would take measures in disallowing large shields and weapons from being used on horse.