User blog comment:Blademaster00/Cool new things in MHP3rd/@comment-1685631-20101209020658/@comment-110.55.0.246-20101222045731

They just removed the weapon class multiplier from the equation. (1.4 for SnS and DS, 2.2 for Lance and GL, etc). Even in previous MH games, the damage is more or less the same per weapon. They were "equal" even before, just removed the damage inflation