This is old topic but I still don't get the difference...
Instead of Sword/Blade let's take Spear/Glavie, so it might be more visible:
Values taken from
http://sro.mmosite.com/database/items_weapon.shtmlSpear:Melee Attack Power: 1411 ~ 1781
Magical Attack Power: 2419 ~ 3135
Melee Specialization: 2240 ~ 2774
Magical Specialization: 3840 ~ 4883
Glavie:Melee Attack Power: 1512 ~ 1959
Magical Attack Power: 2258 ~ 2850
Melee Specialization: 2400 ~ 3052
Magical Specialization: 3584 ~ 4439
Now there is just nothing the Glavie really owns, besides maybe a value of +150 for Melee Attack Power. Everything else is powned by the "Magic Weapon" (Spear).
Now I think the +150 Melee value is completely useless, because of the one reason, that enforcement of the weapon by imbue etc. only enhances the magical attack power - but not the physical. The same applies for all skills you can develop on the skilltree.
Therefore the magic weapon would always be stronger no matter how you distribute your magic/health points. Why should anyone use a glavie or blade at all? Can someone explain that to me? It just makes no sense.
It would make much more sense if it were that way for blades/glavies: Instead of:Melee Attack Power: 1512 ~ 1959
Magical Attack Power: 2258 ~ 2850
it should be inverted like:Melee Attack Power: 2258 ~ 2850
Magical Attack Power: 1512 ~ 1959
But... even then it would suck, because the imbue etc. still mostly enhances the magical attack only, and not the physical. No matter how... it always looks like that blade/glavies are inefficient compared to sword/spear.