You cannot stab at close range with a 2h either unless your damage is very high and/ your enemy is unarmored, same goes for 1handers. Try a high PS STR build and see if it makes a difference.
So no, 2h is not amazing at stabbing at any range, quite the contrary. Go make a STF balance or AGI build and see for yourself.
I disagree I've been stabbed by 5-6ps players with a 2h at the very very tip of their animation for full damage. Also the same event occurs at point blank. Where is a 1h suposse to be superior? Never currently. It's all in the players skill unlike 2h and polearm.
Your arguement of manual block is invalid. It's easy to do.
In any case 1h sucks. Remove its hit box restrictions so that it only will glance at the end of the swing animation. This will balance the game by giving 1h the facehug advantage, since it will no longer glance at any range and at initial swing. But as it should be, be less effective at longer range(because they are short) and giving 2h and pole the advantage.
That makes sense to me for balance.
In anycase I'm done playing crpg until they improve 1h. Which has been shat on the last 3 patches.
