even when i wear high armour, the 1h stab is extremely hard to block; as an example i have been playing with jackiechan when he has been purposely abusing the long espada eslavona stab as much as possible, and you may disagree, but it seems a lot faster, higher damaging and generally more effective than even a spear support in a 2v1; not to mention a lot longer range (it maintains it's high damage accross the stab, from closest point to furthest), than it really should be.
i'd like to reiterate, i don't just disapprove of 1h instant stab, i don't like the instant stab mechanic in general; i thought crpg was better when stabs were not instant
regards, Corsair