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taking off the shield would make them as soft as a cotton ball. won't be able to play as they are supposed to be played in this high rate server, wont be able to fight head on, counter magic, bla bla.. well they could but wont be able to attack at the same time.. if this would happen, playing sniper would be a pain in the ass.. MVPing would also be difficult.. so no, not in a kazillion years..
regarding the katar, they mostly use it for sonic blow right, use backslide, spam it.. High damage output, plus friggs? lol, no..