You're definitely one of the best dark and darker youtubers. No drama, no shit talk, just trying to get better at the game and sharing what you've learned with the community. Even if you end up moving to other games, your approach to gaming seems to be a great one and it'd probably be healthier for everybody else if they took a page outta your book. I gotta say, too, that friction reducing glove is some chad shit
Played my first duos yesterday, sword n board (as one does) and my teammate was like "you're making that shield work look easy." and in my head I was like, thanks, I take classes for it.
'Luck is the residue of design' Your ability to point out intricate details is really valuable to me. Countless times I think 'huh, never thought of that. Awesome!' How about the Round Shield? I've been using it just for old-man-eyes and it seems to be a decent compromise between the Heater and Buckler. Thanks for all your hard work!
haha thanks! definitely easier to see around the round shield, but also it's easier for opponents to hit you as well (e.g. stiletto). IMO the round shield is the worst shield in the game, but running perfect block can make it deceptively powerful -- good luck & shields up brother!!
This man makes me want to give another try to shield fighter every time I see his videos, then I got sh1t on by almost everyone because shields doesn't work in most cases and go back to Longsword that is more reliable. You have definitely inspired many fighters to try this shield playstyle. Anyway, love your technical explanations and fight breakdowns, keep it up.
You are certainly the best shield fighter I've ever seen in this game, and definitely one of the best fighters in general. Extremely educational in your approach and you inspire me in your ability to keep your cool.
hey thanks so much, staying cool is the hardest part of this game!! and I definitely edit out some of my less-composed reactions to frustrating situations, just FYI!! good luck in your adventures friend :)
I've seen a few of your videos and realized that shield fighter is more my style. It's been alot of fun in PvE and I've started winning some PVP as well. thanks for introducing me to shield fighting!
@@YourBoyBlinn you keep shield high to block face while jump crouching and it makes legs much harder target than just blocking high and running at enemy
Thanks for the inspiration. I've never run this playstyle. I've always treated the shield more as a way to get PDR or as a secondary but Ive tested this and have really been enjoying it! Thanks. Ps I caught a ranger with the "ranger trap" trick from one of your other videos. : )
Wow, I managed to run into you just not too long ago! It really was cool to fight you, and it was really interesting being on the enemy end of you rather than just watching your pov. Love the vids and hopefully we can fight again
oh, nice! I hope you won?? haha thanks for stopping by and letting me know. must be weird to get my full agro, rather than the educational angle of the vids :)
@@YourBoyBlinn Haha yeah I did, though I’d say a big factor was having more pdr. And yes it was, though I wasn’t fully sure it was you until after. However all the behaviors were adding up like turning off torches and having single health lol. But it was cool since I approached it understanding how good you are at blocking
Absolutely love the vids blinn, didn’t realize that when you posted in lorrs discord how much a chad you were at teaching and breaking down these plays. Keep up the good work boss!
Also for the door thing in the first fight, your collision hitbox is based in the head and then mapped to the body, so your considered on the other side of the door if you peek your brain through right when it’s closing. Does give them a headshot if their quick with it and attentive and if your really unlucky you’ll get stuck directly in the middle of both sides of the door hit box (most collidable objects just “exist” at the very visible edge) so if you end up between by some chance it just floats you inside it till it opens and forces you out
hey man, been trying to apply this heater shield tech on my cleric, and i've been seeing a lot of good results. morning stars, falchions and bardiche still whoop me now and again but ive never been so confident vs things like felling axe. great videos
Hey blinn just an update, I'm doing really well right now after switching back to flanged mace and heater, buckler arming wasn't working for me but honestly I'm happy I switched back it's given me a lot of success, I've got 14k gold 4 stashes plus my shared and my character is level 83 now, thanks for helping me on this grind, its let me appreciate the balanced skill focus of fighter
huzzah!!! 14K gold is huge & I'm so glad to hear you're enjoying more success with heater+flanged mace.. keep going & let's see how big your pile gets by mid-season!! thanks for keeping me posted :)
I've never played shield fighter before, it's definitely not the meta, but your videos are so well done and you make it look so enjoyable that I've got to go give it a try.
Another great video! I love your deep explantation as it’s vital to get those fine details of the battle. I do have a question, sometimes when I get a successful full block versus a bear or even double axe/bardiche my next swing is regular and not 50% faster with the shield mastery perk. Any idea why that happens? Thanks!
thanks very much! shield mastery can be a finicky perk that doesn't trigger unless your timing is right.. you basically need to start your counter-attack as soon as the successful block has been registered (while the block recovery animation is playing out), here's a quick video highlight: ua-cam.com/video/FhP5GN-TG6U/v-deo.htmlsi=Y21x-7PUoyxSlSgX&t=1996
Hey Blinn, I've been wanting to pickup shield fighter but I've never played fighter. Do you have a video on desired stats/gear when looting and buying from the market?
yup, start here: ua-cam.com/video/7W1VeOsMpR8/v-deo.html and then try this: ua-cam.com/video/hXEPcNALdcY/v-deo.html welcome in to the shield fighter fam :) say hi at a livestream sometime!!
Really great video learnt a lot from it. but im still struggling with block and attack at the right time. maybe i can play 1 or 2 games with you so you can take a look and coach me live ? also the commentary help a lot to understand your way of thinking. keep it up.
Hey Blinn! Like your stuff, when are you going to use the lantern shield? I feel like there's plenty of room for skill expression and I play with it. So that advice would definitely get used.
thanks for the reco, got lots on the list including how to use the lantern shield... just trying to find time to fit it all in :) good luck with your quests!
If you stand somewhat far back in the room you're leaving as you close the door, you can prevent the person from chasing you through a door 100% of the time.
load up on Dex, and make sure you've got Shield Mastery as a perk.. here's another tip: ua-cam.com/video/FhP5GN-TG6U/v-deo.htmlsi=b5KMm6LALsI-YmkU&t=1945
He likes the speed that the flanged mace comes out with especially with counter attack it's extremely fast swinging. Also the flanged is a very consistent 3 swing combo while the morningstar has a more weirdly paced one. He also said he didn't like that the morning star is a diagonal attack.
3:55 in the higher end part of the game most people don't use heater cause it's too slow and good player will alter theirweapons path and dance around the heater Instead they use buckler for its stats and maneuvering. U barely see heater in hr unless it's trios spacing is alot more effective. Imo
@YourBoyBlinn sorry didnt mean it to come across rude I have just tried it alot and even if u r a pro blocker the ms hit and bulkiness is too much. especially when everyone is 310 ms plus. Arena tho is a diffrent story. The sword and board has potential to do really well because the fights r isolated and u have a good chance at blocking all the bow shots. Did u try arena ? Ull need a long bow but I bet u would really like the fights. I learned more platin arena then I did in 1500 hrs
@@Btk780 now worries BTK, I take no offense, you are totally right about the competitive headwinds of a bulky, slow shield :) I've been living it haha.. arena seems fun (tried a few rounds) got lots of minted items too. good luck out there!
try and trap them in a door. try to optimize a kit for ultra movespeed to catch them (no chest piece, fast boots, rapier + buckler). make them pop their phantomize and then use sprint to stick with them -- best chance to drop a troll Curselock is to punish them coming out of phantomize. but make sure there are no open doors they can run through.. it's hard!!
@@YourBoyBlinn Isn't ranged, so like Recurve on the fighter, kinda the way to counter Warlock or was that incorrect information? I like your analytical approach and style, got a sub from me, keep it up.
@@twistednapkins IMO not really, since a) they can heal your chip damage too easily, and b) if you're using a bow, you can't block their curses... I've found the best way to deal with warlocks is to get in their face and stay in their face with melee >:)
I always feel naked without Sprint, since move speed is SO important in solo gameplay.. so my reco is to keep Sprint if you are trying to be competitive with PvP in solos!
I've been playing Cleric for a week or so! also, it was my goal to go as deep as I could on shield fighter this summer, and it finally feels like I'm coming to the end of the chapter! thanks for your comment :)
@@jimz1024 how so? The game is so much better when you use more than 1 class, I was more just curious if he uses other classes so I asked that. Are you like dumb or something and your interpreting this as an insult to him? Lol
@@acestronaut4893Just incase you weren't aware of this fact, people are infact different from you and have different experiences, goals, likes and motivations. Some people enjoy sticking to a sole character/class and becoming as proficent as they can at it. Some happen to not even derive any pleasure from trying other classes whatsoever, crazy right? Hope this revelation finds you in due time so you aren't stuck thinking your way is the only way any longer, cheers.
Yeah door closing mechanics piss me off. It seems like I can never get through the door when someone else is closing it, but when I'm closing it my opponent gets through every time. Annoying and dumb.
It's about using your body positioning to block your opponent. You literally body block them out of the area they need to be in to make it through the door. It can be risky when you are learning though, because you could lock yourself in.
Blinn’s blocking-focused livestream starts at 1pm ET! ua-cam.com/video/lpf_s4V1C4o/v-deo.html
You're definitely one of the best dark and darker youtubers. No drama, no shit talk, just trying to get better at the game and sharing what you've learned with the community. Even if you end up moving to other games, your approach to gaming seems to be a great one and it'd probably be healthier for everybody else if they took a page outta your book. I gotta say, too, that friction reducing glove is some chad shit
thanks for the awesome comment, it really means a lot!!
bro is one of the most informative fighter players posting content out there, feel like im in class rn.
happy to help, want to see more melee enjoyers in the dungeon!!
Played my first duos yesterday, sword n board (as one does) and my teammate was like "you're making that shield work look easy." and in my head I was like, thanks, I take classes for it.
I almost spit out my breakfast, hahaha happy to help, shield brother!!
'Luck is the residue of design' Your ability to point out intricate details is really valuable to me. Countless times I think 'huh, never thought of that. Awesome!' How about the Round Shield? I've been using it just for old-man-eyes and it seems to be a decent compromise between the Heater and Buckler. Thanks for all your hard work!
haha thanks! definitely easier to see around the round shield, but also it's easier for opponents to hit you as well (e.g. stiletto). IMO the round shield is the worst shield in the game, but running perfect block can make it deceptively powerful -- good luck & shields up brother!!
The torch kill was PogChamp. Well done buddy.
sometimes that's all it takes! haha
love the way you communicate with mates and reflect your own gameplay. ty for letting us be part of your thoughts and feelings as well.
pleasant vibes
hey thanks for letting me know!
I love everyone who is not slaving meta builds.
Lots of entertainment and lessons in this one.
yay fun!!
This man makes me want to give another try to shield fighter every time I see his videos, then I got sh1t on by almost everyone because shields doesn't work in most cases and go back to Longsword that is more reliable. You have definitely inspired many fighters to try this shield playstyle.
Anyway, love your technical explanations and fight breakdowns, keep it up.
awesome, thanks so much!!
You are certainly the best shield fighter I've ever seen in this game, and definitely one of the best fighters in general. Extremely educational in your approach and you inspire me in your ability to keep your cool.
hey thanks so much, staying cool is the hardest part of this game!! and I definitely edit out some of my less-composed reactions to frustrating situations, just FYI!! good luck in your adventures friend :)
@@YourBoyBlinn LOL that's fair!
Woooooo buddy! These were some filthy blocks!
Jogi is a welcome addition to the community vibes :) always great to read your comments my guy!!!
I've seen a few of your videos and realized that shield fighter is more my style. It's been alot of fun in PvE and I've started winning some PVP as well. thanks for introducing me to shield fighting!
it's my pleasure, so happy to see more melee in the dungeon!! hope you have a great weekend coming up :)
Nice play at 11:40, using all the tools in your arsenal!
thanks! needed my whole backpack for that guy!!
Sorry for my lackluster performance! That fireball jump was something out of an action movie cheers ! 🍻
nah bro you carried in some of the other rounds we played -- Wolf the GOAT with a Zwei
0:47 if you jump crouch while blocking with heater it makes you legs almost un hittable by arrows.
it also prevent the slow down from blocking
nice reco, but if I block my legs, hWhat about my face??
@@YourBoyBlinn you keep shield high to block face while jump crouching and it makes legs much harder target than just blocking high and running at enemy
@@neidhartmuller8804 ahhh gotcha, thanks!!
Damn this is good content lol i like this a lot. Subbed.
thanks thanks & welcome in!!
Thanks for the inspiration. I've never run this playstyle. I've always treated the shield more as a way to get PDR or as a secondary but Ive tested this and have really been enjoying it! Thanks. Ps I caught a ranger with the "ranger trap" trick from one of your other videos. : )
YES! totally caught a rogue with a 'Door Trap' pn stream earlier today! keep it up buddy!
Good stuff dude! Early to mid wipe is the best for Shield Users!
time to shine!!
Wow, I managed to run into you just not too long ago! It really was cool to fight you, and it was really interesting being on the enemy end of you rather than just watching your pov. Love the vids and hopefully we can fight again
oh, nice! I hope you won?? haha thanks for stopping by and letting me know. must be weird to get my full agro, rather than the educational angle of the vids :)
@@YourBoyBlinn Haha yeah I did, though I’d say a big factor was having more pdr. And yes it was, though I wasn’t fully sure it was you until after. However all the behaviors were adding up like turning off torches and having single health lol. But it was cool since I approached it understanding how good you are at blocking
@@phantomski6002 awesome! hope to bump into you again sometime!!
Informative as always. Shield surfing fireballs with a side of pin point torch throwing, good stuff!
"shield surfing" hahaha nice
Absolutely love the vids blinn, didn’t realize that when you posted in lorrs discord how much a chad you were at teaching and breaking down these plays. Keep up the good work boss!
Also for the door thing in the first fight, your collision hitbox is based in the head and then mapped to the body, so your considered on the other side of the door if you peek your brain through right when it’s closing. Does give them a headshot if their quick with it and attentive and if your really unlucky you’ll get stuck directly in the middle of both sides of the door hit box (most collidable objects just “exist” at the very visible edge) so if you end up between by some chance it just floats you inside it till it opens and forces you out
@@ZachONT ahhhhh very very insightful, thanks!!
thank you for a super encouraging comment, appreciated!!
Pushing through the left side of the door and looking down can help you squeeze through. You post some of the best DaD content keep it up
thank you so much!!!
hey man, been trying to apply this heater shield tech on my cleric, and i've been seeing a lot of good results. morning stars, falchions and bardiche still whoop me now and again but ive never been so confident vs things like felling axe. great videos
huzzah!! I've been playing a lot of shield cleric too, and it's not as bad as I thought :) thanks for letting me know & good luck out there!!
Your breakdowns are great. Subbed and will be showing your videos to my friends who just started playing
huzzah, thanks for letting me know!!
Hey blinn just an update, I'm doing really well right now after switching back to flanged mace and heater, buckler arming wasn't working for me but honestly I'm happy I switched back it's given me a lot of success, I've got 14k gold 4 stashes plus my shared and my character is level 83 now, thanks for helping me on this grind, its let me appreciate the balanced skill focus of fighter
huzzah!!! 14K gold is huge & I'm so glad to hear you're enjoying more success with heater+flanged mace.. keep going & let's see how big your pile gets by mid-season!! thanks for keeping me posted :)
I've never played shield fighter before, it's definitely not the meta, but your videos are so well done and you make it look so enjoyable that I've got to go give it a try.
110% love getting comments like this, thank you so much & good luck!!
I wish you posted more often. I always watch when I see a new one though. Keep it up.
thanks very much, will do!!
Beautiful torch shot
hehe thanks!
Another great video! I love your deep explantation as it’s vital to get those fine details of the battle. I do have a question, sometimes when I get a successful full block versus a bear or even double axe/bardiche my next swing is regular and not 50% faster with the shield mastery perk. Any idea why that happens? Thanks!
thanks very much! shield mastery can be a finicky perk that doesn't trigger unless your timing is right.. you basically need to start your counter-attack as soon as the successful block has been registered (while the block recovery animation is playing out), here's a quick video highlight: ua-cam.com/video/FhP5GN-TG6U/v-deo.htmlsi=Y21x-7PUoyxSlSgX&t=1996
@@YourBoyBlinn Great ty ty
Love these videos please more I’ll leave a like as long as I’m playing!
ok awesome, I'll keep going!! :)
Hey Blinn, I've been wanting to pickup shield fighter but I've never played fighter. Do you have a video on desired stats/gear when looting and buying from the market?
yup, start here: ua-cam.com/video/7W1VeOsMpR8/v-deo.html
and then try this: ua-cam.com/video/hXEPcNALdcY/v-deo.html
welcome in to the shield fighter fam :) say hi at a livestream sometime!!
well played bro.
tysm!
How do you like the new cat race? I figured youd love it because of little burgess AND the additional +2 dex buff!
tune in to the Board Meeting this afternoon to find out!! haha
Really great video learnt a lot from it. but im still struggling with block and attack at the right time. maybe i can play 1 or 2 games with you so you can take a look and coach me live ? also the commentary help a lot to understand your way of thinking. keep it up.
takes practice for the timing to click! happy to help if you see me online sometime!!
Shield fighter is best fighter. (Honorable mention to long sword. Tink!)
Luv yoo Blinn from Laandaan (or London for the non-natives).
cheers budd, thanks for saying 'ello!!
Do u have a video about desync blocking mechanics or something? Ive read about it a little and dont know if its any good and viable
no content for it, unfortunately.. it's a little too advanced (and risky) for me currently!!
Hey Blinn! Like your stuff, when are you going to use the lantern shield? I feel like there's plenty of room for skill expression and I play with it. So that advice would definitely get used.
thanks for the reco, got lots on the list including how to use the lantern shield... just trying to find time to fit it all in :) good luck with your quests!
Saw you get a kill in my lobby last night! We tried to find ya afterwards to say Hi 😅
look in all the dark corners :)
thanks lifecoach
just a helpful DaD
WP, amazing video
thanks very much!!
If you stand somewhat far back in the room you're leaving as you close the door, you can prevent the person from chasing you through a door 100% of the time.
yeah I've noticed :( haha
For some reason my return after blocking has never felt slower. What stats are you prioritizing?
load up on Dex, and make sure you've got Shield Mastery as a perk.. here's another tip: ua-cam.com/video/FhP5GN-TG6U/v-deo.htmlsi=b5KMm6LALsI-YmkU&t=1945
Question, why are you not using morning star ? It has more damage and range too i guess ? so why mace ?
He likes the speed that the flanged mace comes out with especially with counter attack it's extremely fast swinging. Also the flanged is a very consistent 3 swing combo while the morningstar has a more weirdly paced one. He also said he didn't like that the morning star is a diagonal attack.
@@Ghostpeanut11 you nailed all the points! thanks very much -- the flanged mace is also easier to drag around longswords IMO!
man i wish i was able to get to todays stream i just barley missed it because of school
no worries, fellow canuck!
3:55 in the higher end part of the game most people don't use heater cause it's too slow and good player will alter theirweapons path and dance around the heater Instead they use buckler for its stats and maneuvering. U barely see heater in hr unless it's trios spacing is alot more effective. Imo
interesting! yeah the hit to ms is a big issue in solo HR, but I'm going to try and make it work best I can!
@YourBoyBlinn sorry didnt mean it to come across rude I have just tried it alot and even if u r a pro blocker the ms hit and bulkiness is too much. especially when everyone is 310 ms plus. Arena tho is a diffrent story. The sword and board has potential to do really well because the fights r isolated and u have a good chance at blocking all the bow shots. Did u try arena ? Ull need a long bow but I bet u would really like the fights. I learned more platin arena then I did in 1500 hrs
@@Btk780 now worries BTK, I take no offense, you are totally right about the competitive headwinds of a bulky, slow shield :) I've been living it haha.. arena seems fun (tried a few rounds) got lots of minted items too. good luck out there!
how do you kill max move speed warlocks that just run around the whole map healing themselves and draining your hp
try and trap them in a door. try to optimize a kit for ultra movespeed to catch them (no chest piece, fast boots, rapier + buckler). make them pop their phantomize and then use sprint to stick with them -- best chance to drop a troll Curselock is to punish them coming out of phantomize. but make sure there are no open doors they can run through.. it's hard!!
@@YourBoyBlinn Isn't ranged, so like Recurve on the fighter, kinda the way to counter Warlock or was that incorrect information? I like your analytical approach and style, got a sub from me, keep it up.
@@twistednapkins IMO not really, since a) they can heal your chip damage too easily, and b) if you're using a bow, you can't block their curses... I've found the best way to deal with warlocks is to get in their face and stay in their face with melee >:)
Blinn I may have come down with longsword addiction, I’m trying to fight it though
hey brother, any kind of melee is fine by me!! good luck ;)
Is a perfect block plus second wind be a good combo
I always feel naked without Sprint, since move speed is SO important in solo gameplay.. so my reco is to keep Sprint if you are trying to be competitive with PvP in solos!
6:32 Bonk
big brain !
Will you make a discord server for the fighterbros?
we got one! it's currently available for channel members!
Hello shield community
shields up brothers!!
can you make a quarterstaff combat video
YES
day one of asking Blinn for a tier list of the hardest weapons to fight against and why!
very good reco, thanks!!
1. show me vs lock!
2. what does perfect block do?
lock clips are gathering up!
perfect block lets you interrupt the attack combo of very heavy weapons!
@@YourBoyBlinn thanks king!!
@@adrianoss.bougas3720 I got you bud
God the hitboxes on druid are sooo bad.
ikr :(
Why don't you try any other class? That's like most of the fun in the game
I've been playing Cleric for a week or so! also, it was my goal to go as deep as I could on shield fighter this summer, and it finally feels like I'm coming to the end of the chapter! thanks for your comment :)
weird take, don't give this comment much value, creator
@@jimz1024 how so? The game is so much better when you use more than 1 class, I was more just curious if he uses other classes so I asked that. Are you like dumb or something and your interpreting this as an insult to him? Lol
@@acestronaut4893Just incase you weren't aware of this fact, people are infact different from you and have different experiences, goals, likes and motivations. Some people enjoy sticking to a sole character/class and becoming as proficent as they can at it. Some happen to not even derive any pleasure from trying other classes whatsoever, crazy right? Hope this revelation finds you in due time so you aren't stuck thinking your way is the only way any longer, cheers.
Yeah door closing mechanics piss me off. It seems like I can never get through the door when someone else is closing it, but when I'm closing it my opponent gets through every time. Annoying and dumb.
agreed.. and I'm motivated to figure it out, because it's something that basically every class can use against you
It's about using your body positioning to block your opponent. You literally body block them out of the area they need to be in to make it through the door.
It can be risky when you are learning though, because you could lock yourself in.
@@sleepyboi541 yeah door tech & body blocking is a whole sub-genre of skill in this game!!