In another thread Ellyidol mentioned that swords give more of their damage to skill modifiers than other weapons (for Ursans). Do we have some sort of math determined for this, or is it assumed knowledge? Would it be worthwhile to try and calculate it out?

--I received a purple drop (Board and Nail of the Bear) last night, but on completion of a quest will recieve a pink (Platinum Sword of Legend). I know from prior MMOs not to get hung up on item quality (epics can be better than legendaries depending on stats, etc.) but I'm having difficulty understanding how, if 1h swords are the weapon of choice for tank bears, the raw damage/dps of an axe or board&nail can be beat out by this skill damage modifier. (Board and nail 59-78 .7spd) (Plat sword of legend 24-28 .8 spd)

tl;dr -- Weapon choices: just look at the dps on a weapon? the speed? some factor of how it affects skills? (for tanks)