When I played the "Warrior" class blocking always erked me. It had the Auto chanced too do stuff like kockback or dsarm. I would love too see An attack / bash. Also the sheild them-selfs need better enchants, would love too see when you block with the shield, it cast a cast a spell .. nothing big but somthing. And maybe the abilty too block spells with A shield (good sheilds with enchant) not sure .. seems A bit OP ... maybe not.

I think blocking spells with an enchanted shield would be cool. Even better would be absorbing them with an enchanted weapon and then releasing the spell on your next attack.

No, the best offense is magic.

EDIT: But also, you shouldbe able to parry.

Bash attack is in game in the magazine the dude who wrote it said something about striking your enemy of his feet or something, anyone remember what he said in more detail?

Actually the best defense is a great offense. Thats the motto America lives by. Invade the country before they invade you.

Sounds like USA to me alright In martial arts, first lesson was best defense if being able to outrun your enemy...

Depends on wich martial art.

the motto of wing tsun is: the best defense is a good offense

They could implement something along the lines of Morrowinds " Thrust / slash / chop "-system ( even though that in itself was no success ) - but for shields...

IE : moving forward while tapping the 'block'-button = shield slam
Holding block = you are blocking
Moving backward + blocking = decreases the fatigue-damage you take from blows and your chance of flinching, but also your chance of an aggresive parry.

Just if the top of my head....

Yip, from what I've read America has a pretty good Offense department. Haven't figured out though why they call it Defense Department.

As for shields, yeah I'd like to have shields like say a Scottish buckler with a big dirty spike that you can jam into your enemies. Also strike with the ridge of the shield, inflicting both blunt trauma and maybe even lacerations depending on shield.

I'd like shields to have constant enchants that apply only when you are actually blocking. That way, we could have the desired behaviour with an "Absorb Magic" or "Reflect" effect :thumbsup:

Shields should have three main features:
* Deflect - For smaller buckler shields, where a successful deflect will cause attacker to loose balance. If the weapon is heavy, this translates directly to the attackers stamina and speed to recover. But a missed deflect will still cause a world of pain.
* Bash - For the medium sized shields, where deflect and absorb is much lower. You may use it to bash harm right onto the enemy. A buckler would be too small to carry the amount of energy needed, and a big tower shield would be too heavy to use for this.
* Absorb - Your main worry is to simply hide behind the shield. It may restrict your movement speed, but it is truly an extension on your armor. A successful absorb will cause you little to no pain, but will degrade the shield. A good absorb will have greater effect on knockbacks, knockdowns, and even disarms, against the heavier weapons.

Weapons should also have different abilities:
* Deflect - Works precisely as a buckler shield, but less success rate. But also here, requires great skill to deflect bigger weapons, but rewarding when it does work.
* Parry / Trap - Used against lighter weapons. Try to parry a blow from a 50 kg Daedric Battle Axe with a puny sword - it smells like a fail. Trap is used instead for appropriate weapons, like certain daggers (i.e. japanese Sai), hand claws, and manriki chain. A good parry may knockback, knockdown, and disarm.

Oh, I could go on forever on what would be a "perfect system" for weapons. But this was about defense, so I'll leave it at that