12-06-2006, 01:50 AM
Personally I value Shield Slam quite highly even for solo grinding. I actually do more damage with 1H+Shield solo than I do dual wielding with Protection spec - having access to a cheap hard hitting instant is worth more at my gear level (blues plus AV) than the extra white damage. On the PTR I still preferred grinding with 1H+Shield to Dual Wield Devastate, though I wasn't able to give the latter a fair test since I don't have a slow MH.