Okay, so (as I said) we have the same attributes, he hasn't been sainted and neither have I, Formation doesn't come into it; I'm just comparing two weapons.

So that leaves Talent. This guy is Level 53 and I am Level 59 so I don't see how he could have invested so much into talents as to make his weapon FIVE times more powerful than mine? I have gone for a pretty broad spectrum so I suppose if he ONLY invested in Strength of Steel then he could have more physical damage. But it seems the return on Strength of Steel is pretty linear and the cool down time is exponential... so I just don't buy that. Also, our other items are pretty much the same, so it's just the weapon on his main character that seems imbalanced. If he had only invested in Strength of Steel I would expect his other items to have fallen behind mine?

Maybe I'm missing something?