Ok so we have drawn ALL conclusions it seems:
Xant is an arrogant twat, but nifty in a fight
Teeth is also pretty quick
Idzo is qq'ing cause archers can block
And we ALL agree that the "speed" rating of a weapon is a stupid number, because in actuallity its NOT speed of the weapon, merely the speed of the animation, and with long weapons this means the speed at the tip of the weapon is massively increased, this rendering many polearms and 2handers FASTER than 1hander, making 1handers even more shit.
We have all also agreed the term "Swashbuckler" is STUPID to describe 1handers, or 2 reasons: 1/ Swashbuckler uses a BUCKLER, thats why its swashBUCKLER and 2/ 1handers are called 1handers, if they have a shield they are shielders.
Ok, so to reach a positive solution from this thread, we all agree, nerf the speed on large weapons by approx. 10 points each, 20 for the axes that outspam scimitars, stop calling 1handers silly names, buff/nerf shields so they stop melee weapons when in REST position, as they do for projectiles, but remover ALL of their forcefield, vs melee and ranged, in rest and BLOCK positions, and we can all be happy. Great!
Good work lads!