Mention weapon names. How often they're used. What disadvantages they have.
most used 1h
100-105 reach nordic-knight-eslavona 30-36 dmg upkeep 9-10k + shield another 6-10k
most used 2h.
124-125 reach. +15 on lolstab danish/german 40-43 dmg. upkeep 11-12k
except advantage to use a shield 1hander have no advantage in term of speed, reach dmg, cost of 2handers, wpf, and manouvrability, and upkeep
you are whining against the obvious, shielder = harder to kill = more survivability, if you remove that the class have no sense to exist.
you sacrifice sourvivability, for more reach dmg, lolstab, animations, less upkeep, more wpf, and manouvrability