Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27082610-20161126183941/@comment-25936766-20161209212832

Actually, it is a benefit, since it facilitates penetration. It's the reason greatswords were made, to create stronger swings with much harder impact (though at the cost of being harder and slower to wield).

Cutting capability is good, against flesh. Against armor, you need something more crushing. The only reason daggers are useful in modern day is because thanks to guns and explosives, armor is useless, so no one uses it.