Do I need the Motor Shield to drive servo motors? I was perusing Arduino's list of official shields and noticed the Motor Shield that can be used to drive up to 2 servo motors.

Being brand new to Arduino/robotics, I am wondering: do I really need this shield to drive a set of servos?


What does this shield really offer in the way of driving motors?
What is lost by not using this shield?
What if I my project has more than 2 motors?!?
The Motor Shield is for driving bare motors, not servos. Servos already include drive electronics and only require a PWM signal in order to control them, whereas the Motor Shield provides the drive electronics for bare motors.