Originally posted by Mike:

No, i believe i only had 3-5 blocking skill. But again: I am pretty sure, that i could block the majority of a trolls damage before the new patch with the same blocking skill, by using a fully upgraded round shield or tower shield to parry/block. I know you are not supposed to face tank a troll at this point, since the expected 15-30 damage through the shield are still a considerable amount, no matter before or after the new patch.

I just do not want to believe, even we are talking about wooden shields, that the intended damage is 70 to come through any of them, when the base damage of a blunt troll is 60 (around 70 in 4 player co-op).

is it still that base damage? They might have changed how much damage it does.