[Observation] Physical damage interaction with armor behaves like conversion

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with the flat physical damage on the augments and gears.

This is true, kind of the reason why I’m making all these tests and posting feedback.

2H melee physical damage builds are insufficient in end game.

That is not true, in fact, the only working physical (non converted) melee builds are 2H (Blade arc). Because the base damage in ONE source is high enough to bypass the armor.
Here is the previously-best-physical-build-in-the-game.

[1.1.5.2] The Big Bad: 5:45 Crucible Gladiator 150-170/SR 75-76 farmer no greens 2h-melee Physical/Bleeding Witchblade [c+][sr][vid]

two-handed physical meta will be like [image] Thanks to Tararihen from Safarael Discord community for providing the picture Foreword Two-handed melee builds have never been meta in Grim Dawn. Unfortunately, they still lag behind dual-wielding melee characters. Recently there has been a very tiny 2-handed resurgence in a form of a very solid and powerful 2-handed melee Archon made by John Smith which I personally recommend to check out and try. So inspired by that build I have decided to dig …