Talk:Hellfang/@comment-173.209.207.249-20130912120243/@comment-5166842-20130912131105

Perfect blocks do damage, so that'll be affected, but it isn't like it's a huge amount or anything, so probably not a big deal.

The big difference between the top-tier shields and the rest is stagger and stamina. My favorite shield is the Feather Light Pelta, but on BBI it's just too impractical. Even the lesser enemies' basic attacks will stagger me when I try to use it there, and things like Living Armors eat through my 3,500 stamina pretty fast.

I'm not a fan of Capcom's weapon, shield and armor system. There's too huge a chasm between the best and the rest.