tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36733892.post4039129852112803096..comments2024-03-22T11:13:26.808+00:00Comments on Life is a Mind Bending Puzzle: Lotro: A Champion with a Shieldmbphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037758442729422620noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36733892.post-17895706455608398732009-05-15T18:58:00.000+00:002009-05-15T18:58:00.000+00:00Hello @anaonymous and welcome. I am taking a break...Hello @anaonymous and welcome. I am taking a break from Lotro at the moment so my experiences may be a bit out of date. I did play around with a spear about a year ago but I soon abandoned it. the proc rate on the bleed was very low (perhaps one in 50) so the overall dps increase from the bleed was tiny. I think you will generally do better with a slow heavy hitter such as an axe or a mace. Many skills use the weapon damage as a base and these will do better with a slow weapon. Also you use less energy with a slow weapon because everything takes longer. This is important in tanking because you won't have the massive energy regen of fervour mode. As a dwarf I generally stick with an axe for the racial bonus.mbphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037758442729422620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36733892.post-13286142336867388892009-05-15T18:23:00.000+00:002009-05-15T18:23:00.000+00:00Hey! I found this useful - so thanks for taking t...Hey! I found this useful - so thanks for taking the time.<br /><br />Curious what your thoughts are on the tanking one-handers... I've read spear is maybe the way to go for the extra bleed dps over time (mroe agro?)... dunno... kind of where you were before writing this. Just starting to play with champ tanking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com