EXP Penalty / DMG Cap (WRONG) - INT casters

[knotme]

I recently started a chanter, roughly 12/2023, and I noticed that regardless of my weapon DMG, I was only able to hit for MAX 12. Smoldering Brand-12, Noble Walking Staff-12. It is treating EVERY melee weapon as being a 6/ weapon. In addition, the EXP has been around 1% per kill on blues. No grouping or pet was involved. This can't be right, and it makes leveling a caster at low levels dreadful. Please check