Stacking shields?

If 2 people use shields near each other, will the protection bonus stack normally? (30%+30%) or will it be combined in some weird mathematical way that reduces the benefit of the second shield?

wow...I forgot this skill existed...uhh anyways, it'll be averaged in some...odd way. I don't know what but Now I need to get these skill on my mage = 3=;; dat MP gain ya?

I don't suppose we have a pair of fine gents on the wiki who happen to have r1 magic shields? xD That'd be the easiest way to check.

I have rD in all shields atm on my mage o-o;; no AP to rank them yet.

well i remembered that if 3-4 people used their magic shields in peaca overlapping each other when a ghost thundered or fireballed, everyone took 1 damage. does that answer your question somewhat?

Also they were like rank F.

So I guess it stacks then?

I guess so o3o, but if 3-4 stacked rF shields that would be about 30-40% reduction, shouldn't be reduced to 1 damage as aubog says. Unless...is there a hidden bonus for multiple shield stacking?

Hmm according to this elemental magic shields are more effective against int/adv magic, it's possible that could explain why player where only taking 1 damage against thunder/fireball
i.e 40% + 40% + 40% = 120% elemental protection effectively reducing even a r1 fireball critical to 1 damage…

If you ask me, it's all based on a person's magic attack/int, damage done, shield rank.

but I would think that damage would be reduced proportionally to damage done o-o;;