i wanted to make my first character hand to hand. but i realized there would be no h2h items, not much difference that i could see in attack speed enough to compensate for damage difference. it would be viable if in addition to gauntlets and leggings damage, melee skills affected it and :% chance to proc" attack effects like poison stacked so that you get your dps from the increased chances to trigger that effect

Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you. See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands... - Isaiah 49:15-16