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Per Mal's request, I thought I'd help out and formalize it.
Mal Malenkirk said:Well, I propose it!
A level 1 PC doing 2d8 damage at-will without even spending a feat for a superior weapon is just a bit much... Especially from the POV of a spell caster stuck with 1d6 or 1d8.
Beside, the increase in size yields wacky, counter intuitive results. A battleaxe goes from 1d10 to 1d12; +1 damage on average. A good deal. But A waraxe improves on the battle axe by 1d12 to 2d6; +0.5 (and you lose variability). A damn poor deal for a superior weapon, few would take it. But a bastard sword goes 1d10 to 1d12 while keeping a +1 to hit over the waraxe and so, behold, you'll see more minotaurs with bastard swords than with Waraxe, a much more minotaurish weapon! And a maul goes 2d6 to 2d8 ; +2 to damage. That's a great deal! Again, you are as a result much more likely to see a minotaur barbarian with a maul then a Great axe as a result.
It's just a complete mess.
The Dragon issue 364 gets rid of that while fleshing out the minotaur as a full PC race with an array of cool feat.
Per Mal's request, I thought I'd help out and formalize it.