Gauntlets actually work better for adding dmg, at least at my last check.
I dunno, Like I said in OP, it's been slightly under-developed since 2011, when I made my original thread.
I like the combat system, and I like that the system rewards those who put in the time to learn it with victory, I just hate that melees only benefit is fractional weight increases, Unused because block stance is useless because you need two hands to weild a b12, and a sword has become a decoration rather than a benefit.