Khajiits have a racial bonus that make them better at H2H. this could mean that H2H is tied to something (and that the Khajiit racial bonus interferes with that)
Ya, I've heard of the different animation. It could also mean khajiits just deal a higher static damage. :shrug: Without it being tied to a skill, the only real thing it could be tied to would be stamina, and like I said before it'll be hard to increase hth damage by fighting with your fists when the only way to increase stamina is when you level up and physically put points in there.
Even if that is how it goes down, it goes against TES's core of get better at something by doing it. It makes no sense if they do it that way, and it's rather annoying that such a thing is my "last hope". :swear:
If it is like that, will I be happy? Yes, because I'll be able to kill a dragon with my fists and say HA to all those who said I shouldn't be able to. But at the same time, it'll annoy me to no end that I'm training light armor and speachcraft to increase my hth damage.