Ryzom

Shield does a couple of things for a fighter. The primary function is increased damage reduction similar to extra armor in the front. It is also another hard point for stat bonuses. There is a special fighter skill that allows a tank with a shiled to take a percentage of damage done to a nearbye ...

Aimed attacks are supposed to gaurantee a body location hit. A critical hit on a specific body part is designed to cause a particular effect (attack slow,snare, stun, etc). One of the other posts lists hit with corresponding effect. The only real advantage I have seen is on mobs that are resistant ...