[Aegis]

Seems like ALOT of you underestimate how much your shield will help you, although Nil's ending statement is his post sums it up well. Level 25+, shield itemization is more rampant, and you have a plethora to choose from. Shields add TONS of melee evasion (block), and while I'd have to say up until level 20'ish, shields are uneccesary for tanks, when i throw on a shield, healers have to use 3 times less healing power. Based off of what I've seen though, dk's are gimp in the shield skill department. Only time I use a 2hander is if I'm pvp'ing against a spellcaster of the oppopsite faction (I play on a faction pvp server).