Board Thread:Dark Souls II/@comment-107.221.254.80-20140512011210/@comment-24889707-20140512021231

Weapons also get a bonus to damage based on what stat they scale with. If you notice at the bottom of the screens for those weapons, the Royal Greatsword has C under strength and D under dexterity. The Drangleic Sword has C under strength and B under dexterity. Weapon scaling goes from highest to lowest: S, A, B, C, D, E. This means that B part on Drangleic Sword gets a little better bonus from your dex score then the D part does on Royal Greatsword. Just about every weapon in the game has scaling bonuses on them, which are based on which stats are required to use them or what element damage is on the weapon. So remember, its not just about the pure numbers the weapon shows on them, but also the scaling letter grade that weapon has.