What is the maximum amount of creatures you can block before defense is decreased?

Question

I've heard that the maximum you can tank before your shielding or defense decreases is 2. Anything above that something happens to your defense. What exactly happens or decreases? I'm a Druid and not a Knight but I find myself always tanking things and curious as to what exactly happens thank you.

Comments

Not sure who downvoted this question but I hope you understand it's a curious question.

Answer 1

In addition to Jeffrey Dead's answer: ranged ammunition, such as arrows, bolts, etc also ignore shields defense, doesn't matter if you have 1 or 8 creatures on you, the distance attackers will hit harder. (maybe thats why Hunter was so dangerous back in the days :D)

Answer 2

You can block 2 creatures using your shielding defense. Any more bypasses the shielding skill so you are being directly hit by the creature without defense.

Answer 3

If you gather 3 or more creatures they break your defense, in other words you have less chance to defend and with that the damage rate you take is higher.