Option to hide shield?

Please anet,

give us finally an option to hide the shield while we are out of combat ( stow weapons ).I want to see my backpack and not the shield :(

Also give us shield looking backpacks :p

I agree on both accounts. As much as I liked my shield, it is slowly becoming tedious seeing it. We have a "hide backpack" option, we could use "hide shield" option for those of us that actually like their backpacks. I wouldn't mind having my backpack displayed in the loading screen either.

I really wish our backpack would take priority over the shield. We have an option to show or hide our backpack, if someone wanted to see the shield instead they'd hide the backpack. Right now I've got all sorts of expensive backpack style customizations I've bought (and numerous matching gliders I bought to go with them) but I'm using a shield and so never get to see my backpacks when out of combat, backpacks I spent all this money getting.

If you must always have our weapon sets displayable, simply make it so we can toggle if the shield stays on our arm or gets put on our back (if on the back our backpack would hide, otherwise it would stay on our arm and show our backpacks). That would work out perfectly: if you didn't want us to be able to hide our weapon set just let us toggle keeping the shields on our arms even when out of combat. That would work wouldn't it?

I don't equip shield just because I cannot hide it... So I 100% follow OP request. :)

Hmm, I forget what game it was but I once played a game that had 3 different options for back... In that game you had your ranged weapon slots, your mainhand/offhand slots and then a cape/back slot and a checkbox in options on which to display. I feel that when the two clash, there should be in options on what the preferred display would be.

Or just hiding weapons in general when not in combat. I look kind of silly running around in my wedding dress and carrying a sword and a shield.

You could always change weapon and holster your other weapon set while out of combat if all you want to do is show your back pack.

personally I love the way shield hides backpacks and other effects, someone attacks me then realizes once it's too late they just attacked someone with The Ascension and Sublime Armor (looking at all those thieves who poked me once then tried run away)

@sokeenoppa.5384 said:Also give us shield looking backpacks :p

And backpack looking shields too

@SkyFurY.6057 said:I want to see my backpack and not the shield :(

Yes please

As long as it is optional. I really like how it works now for my toons

Actually, I would like an option to hide every weapon (not only shields!) out of combat, please. :)

I don't have any characters who use a shield, but I can see how this is an issue.

I guess this is STILL an issue.

Please add an option to hide weapons when out of combat.

This bothers me too, as a Greatsword and Shield user. There's nothing I can do that isn't clipping with a backpack and I'd love to show off a pack sometime without it looking a mess. When a lot of the gem store is about selling cosmetic backpacks, this is a problem...

I'd like an option to see both my weapon sets when I have them sheathed instead of having them disappear into the mist.

ie Bow on the back, daggers in hand.

I realize the issues with having multiple 2h or 1h sets, but you could just have this be a small check box like the hide helmet/shoulders in the character window.

This could be a feature to implement with some things mentioned here. Hiding weapons, etc.

I'd love some system that allows you to adjust sheath positions, like shields on arms, daggers on back, swords on back, etc. But that's never gonna happen I'm sure, but a simple show/hide option could be feasible.

Please let us choose to hide shield, so the backpack can show instead. Its been 7 months, sad story. Like if you think ArenaNet/ NCsoft should add this option.

Can this suggestion be seriously looked after please? The shield hide your character face/hair, a big part of the outfit and also the backpack. It render aesthetic purchases irrelevant for the most part as 1/2 of what you see on 3rd person is the shield itself blocking everything else.

Backpacks and cosmetics in general need an overall of options. Its annoying I can't see my back piece while gliding or emoting without having to use a tedious workaround.

I don't see how this is an issue unless you have a shield in both weapon slots? Why not just swap to your other set to show the backpack you want to see? I'm not opposed to it at any rate.

I would like to bump this. Not only does the shield hide my wings, unless I use the Shield of the Wing transmutation the shield hides my entire character. I feel like I'm a shield with legs most of the time. I know someone has mentioned that we can swap weapons for appearance, but that's not easy when you're playing Engineer. I get that the shield should be visible during combat, but when out of combat it serves no purpose, not to mention that most shields are ugly looking.

Anyway, I hope this bump (July 12, 2018 - January 12, 2019) wasn't too annoying or necro-ee. I found the thread via google search after I tried to search for options that could help me hide the bloody thing. Found nothing yet, btw.

I'd rather have a shield on my back then a backpack that makes no sense.

I dont think such a thing would ever happen. Guild Wars 1 hardly had any requirements or reason to carry a shield other than for a few skills and some armor. Yet everyone still wore a shield even when it was not used in such a manner.

I dont have faith in Anet adding such a request.

@Robin Skyshroud.1863 said:I dont think such a thing would ever happen. Guild Wars 1 hardly had any requirements or reason to carry a shield other than for a few skills and some armor. Yet everyone still wore a shield even when it was not used in such a manner.

I dont have faith in Anet adding such a request.

I don't understand how those are related

Please add option to hide shield, or wear it on arm.