i think that this will make swords and shield really weak. i believe that sword and shield is a more defensive weapon than offensive.
#Destroyable shield
green mantle
eternal remnant
The host of a lobby can set equipment points maximum
With that you can prevent people from using sword and shield
Once the game releases you'll be able to make custom move set and moves that may counter shield users
surreal epoch
use the bardiche and swipe their legs, gg ez
latent zinc
attacking the sword arm is a great way to nullfiy a shield user, if they try to protect the arm with the shield. their offense suffers
breaking shields seems like itd make shields overall useless, and add a lot of extra luck factors that would make the game feel inconsistent to play