User blog comment:True Aranel/Help With Character Building?/@comment-177.183.27.236-20120825232042/@comment-1687225-20120904122824

Parrying is excellent for PvP, but requires a lot of time, patience and skill to master. It does not work the same way as parrying for monsters. Go on youtube and watch Parrying Instruction, it runs through all the basic and advanced parry techniques.

Speaking of which, it's best to avoid heavy shields for PvP. Even if you can't parry, medium shields and lighter will discourage people from spamming attacks at you in the fear of being parried; if you have a heavy shield however, they'll just wail on you.