Larian Studios Forums Divinity 2 - Ego Draconis (English) Divinity 2 - Ego Draconis Balancing: Single-handed vs. Sword-and-Shield

Started playing D2 yesterday. In looking at the Skills Single-Handed Expertise and Sword-and-Shield Expertise, I noticed something that looked odd early on in the skill progression:

Single-Handed:
Lvl 1: Weapon does +2% damage
Lvl 2: Weapon does +5% damage

Sword-and-Shield:
Lvl 1: Weapon does +0% damage, Shield grants +5% armor
Lvl 2: Weapon does +7% damage, Shield grants +8% armor

I take it, Single-handed is intended to play out like a weapon master devoting solely to the weapon, and that seems to be evidenced in the comparison of the two skills at Lvl 1. At Lvl 2 however, Sword-and-Shield is doing more damage AND has shield bonuses as well.

Is there something I'm missing here, or does this look like fodder for rebalancing?

Finri