@Vexus
He must turn more accurate, footwork more and generally put a lot more effort into attack. As someone who has used both 1h and 2h weapons, I find it about balanced, at least for a good deal of options.
I don't know if you are complaining about 1h in general or only about steel pick but like I said as a general rule 1h have a lot less damage than comparable 2h. The one thing that stands out are these warhammers, look at swords, axes, mid level maces.
But since you mention the bec, how does that compare to the barmace? Imo the whole blunt category needs a rebalance.
About price, you are right it can't just be OP because it's expensive, but you can't balance the best in 1 category with some lower mid stuff of the other.