Okay, so that’s interesting, because the Attack of your weapon just basically is the “potential” damage you can do – it’s still limited by a cap for your level, though. So in theory someone wielding a Level 20 Sword at Level 5 does equal damage to someone wielding a Level 5 Sword at Level 5.
But it sounds like you’re saying you were getting weapons at your level that were doing less damage than ones higher than you? That makes me think something is bugged out someplace. I’m looking into it now.