I was shielding with a buddy of mine last night. It was probably the most fun ive ever had in blops 2 yet.
everyone reacts differently with a shield coming at them and with a good setup you can stay competitive in a match. obviously the reduced bash makes it hard to melee, but I've been equipping 2 hatchets, the 2 perk gloves, and 3 shot burst pistol.
dumb people think you have no offensive capabilities and reload a few feet away from you after you absorb their whole clip, perfect time to throw a hatchet in the face. sometimes people see you and turn their back on you, perfect time to switch to pistol and shoot them in the back.
lot of fun in ground wars with kill confirmed. hoover up those tags like nobodies business. again the hatchet comes in handy here. you also get a lot of assists as you cause the distraction and team mates get the kill.
this playstyle did not do anything to help my k/d but it was damn fun. i recommend it in HC TDM and GW DOM and KC.