>As for your second point, I'd actually say that wearing a
>shield as a storm giant 2-hander will hurt you more than help
>you most of the time.

I can think of times I'd want to wear a shield as a storm giant two-hander paladin, however, most of them not only don't involve player vs. player action, they nearly demand that I feel fairly sure that no one will be able to try to kill me at that moment, either.