Quote Originally Posted by VargasVermillion View Post
Also with real world logic, WAR axes or DRK greatswords would be far too inefficient and would be easy for someone using a lighter weapon to counter. eg: real world battle axes are smaller than axes used for chopping wood yet WAR's are far bigger than both.
Lighter Weapons do more damage in duels where your opposition can dodge you due to the decreased speed of using a heavier weapon.

For all intents and purposes, Great Axes and Great Swords will do more damage than a Straight Sword due to their sheer size and weight. The only reason they're not prominent in real world is because the trade of the ability to cleave someone in half for reduced speed is not needed when you can practically one shot people with a stab with a dagger. Every weapon is lethal enough to humans so all you needed was the speed and probrably more importantly range.

Just like in real world, there are more variables to consider.

But when you're fighting a dragon that isn't going to dodge you and has probably relatively thicker scales. Then I'm going to take a big great axe to cut through their hide and do heavy damage.

Side note: There are battle axes, and there is the Danish Great Axe which is "bigger".

What you are thinking is that axes used for warfare are thinner rather than smaller. This reduces their weight enough so that they're not as cumbersome to use as a felling axe.