Talk:Shields/@comment-85.151.64.251-20130116170658/@comment-5687967-20130118212546

You get a 3 day shield when you start. The shields are worth the money if you use them for the purpose for which they were intended. That is, they allow you to take a break from the game for a while without worry about being raided. Like if you went on a one week camping trip or something.