Talk:Target Shield/@comment-193.1.104.14-20140813141813/@comment-174.28.121.144-20140814185602

No, that isn't true. There are "special shields" which are the buckler and the target shield, and parrying knife which is not a shield, that all get a longer parry animation with which you can land a parry. Small shields include all the other shields in the small shield group. While yes they may get an extra frame or so of active parry animation and a faster cool down time, they are all about the same. Medium shields get the same parry animation as small shields, although they get maybe a frame or so of a smaller parry animation which isn't noticeable without slow motion testing. And an equally unnoticeable slower recovery time after the parry. Large shields or "great shields" such as Havel's shield and the like, are unable to parry, but are instead awarded with a shield bash. The actual "parry window" of the attack itself is the same regardless of what shield you are using, however it is the "parry window" of the shields party animation that changes depending on the shield. Which more or less determines how much slack the game will give you for your timing. If you are using one of the items in the "special group" your timing when executing a parry can be more off and still be rewarded with the parry. If using a medium shield your timing must be more precise. However if you are a player with great timing for parries then the time at which you parry the attack will be the exact same, rendering the difference in parry timings pointless. In fact many people prefer medium shields when parrying in PvP situations due to the short recovery time in case of a missed parry. A good video where all my information in this reply came from which explains parruibg in great detail is the video "Experts guide to parrying" by vegeta311 on YouTube.