The Keeper and your shield are the two together?

**Goodest** · 03-31-2011, 02:25 PM

There is a debate in game on rather the keeper "steals" mana shields from other mages or some how uses elf's mana shield in a way to make his better.....

The keeper.

I say this is BS with killing him countless times.
I have even got bored and a level 48 bird and my level 52 bird killed him no other help and he used his shield countless times.

want users thoughts on this topic

**StompArtist** · 03-31-2011, 02:26 PM

Originally Posted by Goodest

There is a debate in game on rather the keeper "steals" mana shields from other mages or some how uses elf's mana shield in a way to make his better.....

The keeper.

I say this is BS with killing him countless times.
I have even got bored and a level 48 bird and my level 52 bird killed him no other help and he used his shield countless times.

want users thoughts on this topic

This is a Pocket Legend the keeper does not steal mana shields.

**Lesrider** · 03-31-2011, 02:26 PM

Where do people come up with these things?

**Goodest** · 03-31-2011, 02:29 PM

Originally Posted by Lesrider

Where do people come up with these things?

I really have no idea but my mage has been booted three times now for using mana shield while killing keeper...

**Groad** · 03-31-2011, 02:31 PM

It's so funny that this is still confusing to players. Why does the myth continue?

**kiitz** · 03-31-2011, 02:32 PM

The shield is annoying as hell, but no the keeper doesn't steal it. It does indeed prevent 100% of damage.

Here is another question - is the shield active duration only based on a timer, or does damage in anyway help bring it down? I've always been under the impression that shield is on a timer. I always see people blasting away, blowing cooldowns while the shield is up though which seems pointless, and even stupid because then when the shield comes down for the 5-10 seconds after, they don't have their big cooldowns (rage, BOM, focus)

The thing is that there are other aliens that put up shields... i don't remember which ones - but in AO2. It might be that those shields just last much shorter, but it feels like you can DPS through them... Any thoughts?

**Doubletime** · 03-31-2011, 02:36 PM

While I mean this in the politest sense, this has been discussed numerous times on this forum (I think there was even a thread yesterday) and it is always the same. This is just a false myth of the game.

The booting for using a mana shield is just silly.

Besides, just kill him before the shield comes up, its easier that way.

**Lesrider** · 03-31-2011, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by Goodest

I really have no idea but my mage has been booted three times now for using mana shield while killing keeper...

Wow.
The PL collective IQ keeps getting lower and lower.

Well, look at it this way, I guess -- they made it easy for you to choose whether to put them on your friends list (or ignore them)

**braluk** · 03-31-2011, 02:42 PM

We need mythbusters for PL!

**Goodest** · 03-31-2011, 02:42 PM

Originally Posted by kiitz

The shield is annoying as hell, but no the keeper doesn't steal it. It does indeed prevent 100% of damage.

Here is another question - is the shield active duration only based on a timer, or does damage in anyway help bring it down? I've always been under the impression that shield is on a timer. I always see people blasting away, blowing cooldowns while the shield is up though which seems pointless, and even stupid because then when the shield comes down for the 5-10 seconds after, they don't have their big cooldowns (rage, BOM, focus)

The thing is that there are other aliens that put up shields... i don't remember which ones - but in AO2. It might be that those shields just last much shorter, but it feels like you can DPS through them... Any thoughts?

You are incorrect the shield provides him some help but not 100% my bird can hurt him with the shield up easy I have also killed him with his shield up. So the point you push is wrong
I have a level 53 bird 200 Dex and death set.

**StompArtist** · 03-31-2011, 02:45 PM

The Keeper stole my arrows.

**Goodest** · 03-31-2011, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by Doubletime

While I mean this in the politest sense, this has been discussed numerous times on this forum (I think there was even a thread yesterday) and it is always the same. This is just a false myth of the game.

The booting for using a mana shield is just silly.

Besides, just kill him before the shield comes up, its easier that way.

I do see your point on this I did search it and read a few of the threads. but my post count is low.

**Goodest** · 03-31-2011, 02:47 PM

Originally Posted by StompArtist

The Keeper stole my arrows.

he stole my talons...

**superss** · 03-31-2011, 02:51 PM

i think he dose! whenever i turn mine on his comes on an mine turns off

**Moogerfooger** · 03-31-2011, 02:58 PM

This myth is just wrong, wrong and wrong and has been discussed before. The shield is just on a time, roughly 45 seconds if I recall from someone who had roughly figured it out.

Most if not all of the other bosses with shields in AO2 and AO3 can have their shields removed with Blast Shot...but not the Keeper. Many a time I have nailed another shielded boss with Blast Shot the instant his shield has visibly gone up and it came right back off.

**Moogerfooger** · 03-31-2011, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by superss

i think he dose! whenever i turn mine on his comes on an mine turns off

Sorry, just not true. It is on a timer, and it happened to come on right as you hit your mana shield, or right as yours ran out.

I have gone in there with parties with no mages - all bears and birds - and guess what? The shield comes on no matter what.

**Yvonnel** · 03-31-2011, 03:03 PM

Nice sig pic Mooger

**Sky../** · 03-31-2011, 03:03 PM

Nah, if the party was silly enough to believe this, i don't think they are capable of lilling keeper that fast.

Originally Posted by Doubletime

While I mean this in the politest sense, this has been discussed numerous times on this forum (I think there was even a thread yesterday) and it is always the same. This is just a false myth of the game.

The booting for using a mana shield is just silly.

Besides, just kill him before the shield comes up, its easier that way.

**Physiologic** · 03-31-2011, 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by Moogerfooger

Sorry, just not true. It is on a timer, and it happened to come on right as you hit your mana shield, or right as your ran out.

I have gone in there with parties with no mages - all bears and birds - and guess what? The shield comes on no matter what.

Originally Posted by mastermindds3

Nice sig pic Mooger

I concur, epic sig.