Melee is a bit underperforming in the early stages of the game, but it's silly to judge them when you've only hit level 4.
Look in to talents, specifically: Weather the Storm (50% in all magic resistances), Leech (healing from blood which is often in the front lines) and Picture of Health (extra health which scales according to man at arms level).
Have a character skilled in blacksmithing and crafting. Start improving weapons by using the whetstone, improving armors with the anvil, adding elemental damage to weapons with essences and many other crafting/blacksmithing creations).
Invest in more skills. Skills such as battering ram, flurry, whirlwind, power stance and rage are all great. Combine that with oath of desecration + power stance + rage + haste and you won't be complaining about them sucking.
Also, put a few points in Body Building and Willpower, it won't give you a 100% reduction to CC, but it certainly helps, don't rely on it though (focus on the enemies which actually dish out the CC, disable them first).
Last edited by SpookyBoogie; 09/07/14 03:59 PM.