I just happened across your site here the other day and started looking around a little bit. Reading this thread totally reminded me of old school EQ talking about formulas and comparing weapons and ratios.
That led me to looking for an old thread I remembered reading. It's got a lot of good info about how lower level damage works, why speed is king for 1h, ratio for offhand/2h, and such.
I'm not sure what your max level is at right now, or how similar the combat mechanics are here vs. classic EQ, but even if the majority of this information is useless here, it might be an interesting read for some if you feel like taking the time. Perhaps moreso if if you were around back then, especially if you remember reading the thread.
The original from 2000 is dead, but here is a currently good link to where someone copied it in 2003.
http://www.thesteelwarrior.org/forum...ead.php?t=1541