Howdy all, I recently returned back to UO after a long while and had a technical question for you all. I am working up a throwing character and am considering equipping a shield for the extra stats it can give, provided those stats can outweigh the penalty to hit. As per both stratics and UOGuide:
"All the throwing weapons are one-handed in nature which allows the thrower to equip a shield or other item in their off hand. The player will suffer a defense and hit chance penalty for using a shield while using a throwing weapon. These penalties can be offset by investing skill points into Parrying. Player’s with no skill points in the Parry Skill will now have a minimum chance to hit. "
Is there ANYWHERE I can go to read up on the specifics on what/how much the penalty is, and the corresponding levels of parry/HCI penalty?
"All the throwing weapons are one-handed in nature which allows the thrower to equip a shield or other item in their off hand. The player will suffer a defense and hit chance penalty for using a shield while using a throwing weapon. These penalties can be offset by investing skill points into Parrying. Player’s with no skill points in the Parry Skill will now have a minimum chance to hit. "
Is there ANYWHERE I can go to read up on the specifics on what/how much the penalty is, and the corresponding levels of parry/HCI penalty?