The Unstoppable Force vs The Immovable Object

[Athenau]

You have to stutter-step when playing a 2-hander build. Never stand in the middle of mobs unless you're unloading revenge. Always reposition yourself between swings to minimize incoming damage. Use terrain and chokepoints when you can. Against things that hit hard in melee use iron-impact for the 4 seconds of (near) invulnerability to burn one or two enemies down, disengage, and repeat.

You need to good micro to play melee dps in this game, unless you're heavily overgeared.