Question - 2h or 1h for group content (BRD and SHA)

[fesler]

I'm gearing up my box group, and have gotten to the point where I am replacing my SHA and BRD weapons. I'm mostly doing older content to get all the aa's and then TOV group stuff. I've thought of setting up the shaman to contribute melee, especially when grinding aa's. Is it better overall to do a 2h with the SHA? How about for the BRD? I see they have access to 2h'ers also. Has anyone experimented/parsed this out?

 

[Sic]

bards are going to want 1 handers - there are no ToV 2 handers for bards, nor do they have 2h skills anyhow, so not sure where are you are getting that info.

they do have some instruments which people use in secondary slot - personally i just use velium infused sword and velium infused dagger on my bard.


I like a 2hander on my shm if she's meleeing, just cause i like 2handers heh) they have 1 ToV 2hander for each tier - Velium infused devotional staff is the T3 crafted (Mender's Shiver Staff if you wanted ToV T1)

 

[BeepBeepImAJeep]

As a SHM, I've shifted from using 2HB all the time to using 1HP and shield. It just became to much of a bother to toggle back and forth between the two of them. While every inch counts (nods to @Sic ), I I will swap to 2HB for melee. If you're doing "older content" be sure to go and get your quested 2HB from RoS. It has a nice proc and clicky heal.

From what I have seen, raid bards will either opt to go w/ 2x 1HP or 2x 1HB. The ones using 1HP tend to max/min personal dps, while the ones using 1HB are looking to support the raid and aid in healing by procing heals on their targets target.

 

[fesler]

I was misfilled the search info on raidloot so I thought there were 2h bards still, but there hasn't been since ROS. Thanks for the heads up for the ROS 2hb, i wasn't aware of that. Are there equiv items for the other classes?

 

[eqtrader74]

Veeshan's Peak in RoS - See the quested weapons linked here. Healer clicky is top notch. The melee 2h is very nice, but the proc is AE so can mess up mez. The range protects from a little bit of spell dmg as a permanent worn effect, so nice for tanks though less mitigation than the EoK wurm mitigation.

VP is a keyed zone in RoS and collecting the key parts and doing all the missions is kind of a long slog. I doubt anything besides the End of Empire mob health balance mechanic is really challenging in ToV gear.

If you don't want to key, you can look up the EoK FM Ancients timer spawn credit and try to get the healer clicky there instead. Same timer, so you'd get one or the other. Wurmy and Obulus (mana regen for nukers) are still decent situational items from EoK, though getting out-classed on stats by newer stuff.

 

[fesler]

Thank you very much.

 

[Sum1]

Veeshan's Peak in RoS - See the quested weapons linked here. Healer clicky is top notch. The melee 2h is very nice, but the proc is AE so can mess up mez. The range protects from a little bit of spell dmg as a permanent worn effect, so nice for tanks though less mitigation than the EoK wurm mitigation.

VP is a keyed zone in RoS and collecting the key parts and doing all the missions is kind of a long slog. I doubt anything besides the End of Empire mob health balance mechanic is really challenging in ToV gear.

If you don't want to key, you can look up the EoK FM Ancients timer spawn credit and try to get the healer clicky there instead. Same timer, so you'd get one or the other. Wurmy and Obulus (mana regen for nukers) are still decent situational items from EoK, though getting out-classed on stats by newer stuff.

I just recently did end of empires for flagging a couple of new toons. The balance effect is nearly trivial now I zerged the fuck out of it.

 

[fohpo]

If you’re automating the shaman and not meleeing - you’re doing it wrong. 2h all the way though, proc is significantly better and I can’t think of any areas where you need a shield for extra defenses.

 

[dealings]

agree 2hb and spear (DD) when ever u are not doing anything else for the heal proc