By single-handed I mean using only one one-handed weapon. I don't like the current system how it shoehorns you into either using shield and sword or dual-wielding. I, and a few others I have talked to, would love a skillset for using a single weapon in combat. At the moment there is no reason to use only one one-handed weapon, in fact its a detriment.

Please be the one game where they don't force you into using something in your offhand, there are many very appealing fighting styles using only one weapon in one hand.

Sounds interesting. In what ways might that skill be balanced, though? A damage and/or stat bonus? The ability to parry instead of blocking?