Looks Like We Cannot Equip Shield To Right Hand... : V

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:59 pm

Notice when Todd is cycling through items in the inventory (QuakeCon demo) how it has LT/ RT under weapons, so you can equip to either hand. When he had the shield highlighted it didn't have that option. Only A to equip. Looks like we can't have shield in right hand and sword in left. Shield will auto equip to left hand. Doesn't bother me at all, but I've seen a lot of people ask about this so I just wanted to point that out.

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:24 pm

Yeah it's a minor annoyance, not everyone is right-handed afterall.

I wonder if we can equip a one hander or spell to our left hand only, and/or a spell to our right hand and a one hander to our left hand...

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:13 pm

It has been confirmed that we can't dual wield shields a while ago, but it doesn't really matter in which hand you equip it.

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:57 am

I wonder if we can equip a one hander or spell to our left hand only, and/or a spell to our right hand and a one hander to our left hand...

That shouldn't be a problem, because weapons and spells have the LT/RT equip options. We should just be able to highlight a sword/spell and press LT to equip it to our left hand.

@Honey This isn't about dual wielding shields. Some people wanted a sword/shield combo, but sword in left hand and shield in right. Looks like this isn't possible.

@d4rk The way the UI is setup it looks as if that playstyle should be possible with weapon in left and spell in right.

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:46 am

Maybe you can equip a sword in your left hand and a ward spell in your right hand. Pretty much accomplishes the same thing... Personally I don't care whether my character can be left-handed so it doesn't bother me.

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:00 am

Probably so you can't equip two shields. lol
That might be fun though... Like bumper cars!

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:46 pm

What if you equip a sword to your left, then equip a shield, will it shift the sword over?

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:51 am

Maybe I'm wrong but I think the main complaint here is, if your left handed and your persona's are left handed, oops no can't. Not the best news for people that enjoy the RP in an RPG.

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:33 pm

Probaly 95% of people r righty n the other 5% just get used to it lol

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:06 pm

What if you equip a sword to your left, then equip a shield, will it shift the sword over?

Most probably. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:17 pm

Probably so you can't equip two shields. lol
That might be fun though... Like bumper cars!

Yeah I was disappointed when I heard we can't equip 2 shields at once =/...

So much for my turtle Dovahkiin.

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:15 am

What if you equip a sword to your left, then equip a shield, will it shift the sword over?

Very good question, but from what I've gathered it looks like that would have to be the case.

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:18 am

Probably so you can't equip two shields. lol
That might be fun though... Like bumper cars!

Hehe, who doesn't want to roleplay as a clam.

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:43 am

What if you equip a sword to your left, then equip a shield, will it shift the sword over?

Yeah this maybe the case. Sheild doesn't have l/r next to it because you can't duel weild them but if your swords in your left hand when you select a sheild, itshould jump to your free side not swap the sword, I hope so anyways it seems like little game work to let ppl be left handed, not that I am but it's hardly a small number of the populase and would add diversity to enemys.

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 6:52 am

Notice when Todd is cycling through items in the inventory (QuakeCon demo) how it has LT/ RT under weapons, so you can equip to either hand. When he had the shield highlighted it didn't have that option. Only A to equip. Looks like we can't have shield in right hand and sword in left. Shield will auto equip to left hand. Doesn't bother me at all, but I've seen a lot of people ask about this so I just wanted to point that out.

B.Obama will not be happy to know that ...

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 1:58 pm

Probaly 95% of people r righty n the other 5% just get used to it lol

95% of people are stupid, 5% are not. So should we get used to stupid pointless comments like that?

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:14 am

Probaly 95% of people r righty n the other 5% just get used to it lol

Actually, about 10% of the world's population is left-handed. Though I do agree with you. While I would like the option to be left handed in a game, I am far more used to a game being set up right-handed, and being left handed in a game would probably throw me off.

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 2:34 pm

I better get too choose which hand holds the shield.

Don't see why not.

Being Left-Handed doesn't make me biased. :shifty:

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 8:59 am

I'm not doubting you, but can you really see that? All I can make out on my comp is an arrow showing up when somethings equiped.

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:13 am

I better get too choose which hand holds the shield.

Don't see why not.

Being Left-Handed doesn't make me biased. :shifty:

I'd rather have that Easterling armor on your icon.
Oh and choosing which arm the shield goes into.
An Easterling shield.

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:18 am

Huge disappointment if its true.

I made a thread a long time ago called Lefties Unite!

I thought it was all settled. If not i hope some modder gets it into the game this time.

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:26 am

Probably so you can't equip two shields. lol
That might be fun though... Like bumper cars!

This...actually makes no sense. Valid topic for once. Assigning one shield to the right or left hand /=/ Dual shield wielding.

I mean it really beats my head why. It's not as if the shields have been especially designed for the left hand. The base shield models have no special grip or anything.

Being left handed I was going to have a shield on my left hand anyways. But why shields can't be assigned to either is strange.

Nothing to throw a fit over but it's an interesting bit really.

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:12 am

Probaly 95% of people r righty n the other 5% just get used to it lol

That's been the story of my life.

I for one would like to be able to equip a shield in my right hand and a sword in my left, just the same as I want to be able to use a bow and arrow left handed...but what do I know, I'm just a stinkin' southpaw (AKA wrong handed) :shrug:

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 6:05 am

I demand a mod that allows you to dual wield shields post haste! (after the game comes out that is)

» Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:01 pm

It matters if you cannot wield a shield on the right, possibly a gamebreaker in fact.

The left mouse button does the left hand action. The right mouse button does the right hand action. It is a well established convention that the left mouse click is the "trigger" button. In oblivion, left click means attack, right click means block.

To break from user expectation and decades of habit would be a colossus mistake, unless they have a switch left hand / right hand option.