Game Mechanics: Melee PVP Buff During Classic

[Technique]

base is an integer and I'm guessing the second expression is coerced to an int, so damage bonus for the cleaver and axe would be 26 and 56, respectively.

At any rate, the problem with melee isn't 2hander damage (it's accurate to the era) or frequency of max hits (they're not), it's the base hit chance, independent of all other factors, which is simply too high.