Are Shields Worthless against AN Attacks

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Originally Posted by Knai

Sombre, thanks for being kind enough to correct a gross misconception held by a group of people who basically spit on you not too long ago. Still, your information, while good, was not the information we wanted, so kindly GFY.

I imagine he didn't answer the point of melee vs shields because the answer is obvious if you think about the mechanics for a second.

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/showthread.php?t=43615#5 There's a link if you need a refresher.

In short, shields increase defense and should the attack roll fall beneath the natural + shield defense, the shield's prot value is then added to the prot value of the unit.

In shorter, you're asking if shield prot helps against armor negating damage.

In shortest, l2p.