Quote Originally Posted by Naysayer View Post
-you don't use a shield for the blocking on elemental shaman
-shields have better caster stats than 2hnders, try looking around at some caster shields
-shields at lvl 80 have around 7000 to 8000 armor... annnnnnd you can also use stoneskin/devotion with them too...
-staves suck for melee and are only tolerated by classes that can't use shields.

do you know how much melee damage you mitigate with 8k armor?
I don't argue about that, I only tried to explain *why* I asked that question (as you were thinking I was trolling). And that was mainly based on stuff I had seen on my level. There are so many armor pieces that it's overwhelming for a beginning player to draw the right conclusion. Not to mention that there are quite a bunch of opposing opinions out there from seasoned players when googling.

Anyway, so I got me a shield for each shaman and a 1H weapon. And made sure I had the AC buffs on. Did 4 more AV's with it. Died 1-2 times max per run. My total damage done increased a lot. So definitely a win.

I kept the shield on for questing as well. Feels like I killer slower, but thats just a temporary thing. While I'll stop using the melee tactic on my shamans, I decided to just use the stuff that max out my dps stats wise. Depending on what is available at my respective level.

Conclusion: I was in doubt, asked what to do, followed the advice and made my toons better. No trolling, just using the forum.

Thanks again