hi, i'm using linux desura version. the calculations of the armour absorption and melee power are incorrect... as you can see in this screenshot. no malus in equipment. i tried to remove all and put all again it never moves always 1 on melee weapon and 2 in armour aborption.
It's part of a bug that breaks stats in general. Hopefully this gets fixed in the next patch. Unfortunately can't do anything for your savegame right now.