This weapon + shield combo changes your basic attack to something like shotgun, close range spread shots. That's why your character is trying to get close to attack. You can make interesting builds with that, game is very flexible.

so you think this is by design ?

you described it correctly - looks just like shotgun :-)

ok then .... could be , I guess .... with so many bugs , you can't know anything for sure

but that not working for me ATM ... i prefer distance .. back to two guns I guess

Yup, I stumbled on this info in some build guide. This time is actually a feature, not a bug :D It seemed hard, to make that build going btw. Dude was clearing, but wasn't really comparable to a good mage or melee lifesteal builds.