Are the numbers too high?

[Jinko]

Well in that case they need better tool tips in game to demonstrate the values STR and ATK have on output DMG on a monster of the same level. (this goes for def, mag def, mag dmg and healing aswell)

If you take a look at how WoW displays its stats and damage, it gives the player the information they need in a simple way even though the calculations behind it are pretty complex.

SE seem to have this odd behaviour of hiding stats or making everything random, maybe its an eastern thing to be so secretive.

If players could see STR + 10 = X amount of DPS/Damage then it wouldn't be so confusing.

In turn if you then change gear for something with ATK + 10 and it gives more DPS/Damage you can clearly see which is the better piece of armour.

That being said we will no doubt end up getting this eventually with in game parsers and DPS meters when 2.0 allows addons.

This doesn't really solve the issue the OP has regarding low stats values on gear in general though.