Talk:Damage Calculation/@comment-216.231.159.16-20160113032557/@comment-1953451-20160114085050

Having a weapon that specializes in either physical or magical attack will always be better than a mixed attack. Why?

Your enemy has 500 physical defence and 500 magickal defence. You have 1000 strength and 800 magick, so you do 500 + 300 = 800 damage total.

The sum of your attack stat however is 1000 + 800 = 1800 points. Now let's say you have 1800 strength instead of having it spread out towards magick, your final result would be 1800 - 500 = 1300 damage. Doing both magick and physical attacks makes you experience both your opponent's magick and physical defence. Only having physical defence lets you ignore your opponent's magickal defence. So specializing cuts the defence you need to get through in half, essentially.