User blog comment:Plexioth- xD/Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate/@comment-4555457-20120115210829/@comment-3062343-20120116052730

The class modifiers don't actually affect how much damage a weapon deals, since it's just cancelled out in the formula, so the Switch Axes in Tri G will do roughly the same damage as Switch Axes of equivalent ranks in Tri. I really am quite disappointed that they re-added class modifiers, as it was much easier to have the true raw value stated. I'd much rather be told that the Slash Fox has 260 raw rather than 1196/4.6.