You are right, and that will be in my Duke Patrick Melee mod. They do this for clipping reasons, too close and yo see a lot of clipping. But I would FAR FAR prefer the clipping than a short sword that hits from 20 feet away!
it seems like weapons hit farther than the animation would imply just like in OB. Really hope this gets fixed asap as i play evade and hit and it's frustrating when i get damaged even if it doesnt even look like i shouldve gotten hit.