Axe loose its purpose but Sword and Mace gain their purpose so its actually a good idea. Still Axe was more of a Trinity weapon rather than a Human maybe even for Giants. Other than that 8x% DD on those weapons are OP for any class that can use it. You should rather ditch that Axe (sell it on EM ofc) then getting a Mace (Def) or Sword (Guard) and use your class as it should but looks like you guys like running around playing like immortal Templars just hitting stuff till it dies. I gave you a solution (Boosted Human's with their class weapon) and still there's a problem with it then don't take it simple as that lets better not do anything and let game as it is. There's a simple solution to everything if we keep debating, this is bad cause X and Y or this is too Op because Z and W we will never get anything done. Last time i checked Axes was a weapon of choice for humans not a must. No offence to Axe buyers but you guys took the risk and accepted it. Its like Templar players gearing temps to its max never knowing when that nerf comes if it does ofc(still hoping it never comes).
It seems thats what Atzigan did in the past we raged/debated and all in forum and never got to a simple solution to stuff and he just followed his boss wishes and done. Congrats
Compensation is always a fix to a nerf and they wont loose too much its just a bunch of pixels they will give away. Maybe even change said Axe for a max DD (75%?) Sword or Mace with that 50% off hand boost it will fix everything and keeping the 100% DD set.