why

I don't get it. Minecraft stone axes do more damage then diamond swords (no enchants) and with sharp 5 to do like so much damage, just half a heart less then a sharp 5 netherite axe. Like why is this a thing. (java) 

axes do more damage than swords in java

yeah 

wood axe=diamond sword

fix this mojang

yea

the only difference is that the attack speed in diamond sword is twice as much and the duribility

Axes have a larger blade at the top, equaling to more force applied, giving more damage. So normally, one hit with an axe would apply more force than one hit with a sword (although a wooden axe dealing more than a diamond sword is odd)

yeha I understand, I don't understand the wooden axe thing

exactly. A stone axe dealing a bit more than a diamond sword, kind of understandable I guess. BUT A FRICKING WOOD AXE DEALS MORE THEN A DIMAOND SWORD. MOJANG HAS GONE MENTAL.

exactly, its wood. 

fun fact in real life a diamond axe would literally shatter including pickaxe

think of them as axe slash battle axe

I hope the experimental combat update they're been working on turns out to be good. There are lots of good ideas in it, like changing the reach of different items, adding different kinds of shields, reducing axe damage, etc. But also some very stupid ones, like making stone tools do the same damage as wood (????) and basically adding aimbot (??????????????). But they're at least taking feedback from the PvP community so it should end up all right.

Swords are technically lower skill cap weapons because of their fast attack speed. If you don't land you attacks with an axe, then it's worthless and punishing due to the slow recharge time. But still, I think axes are in dire need of a nerf

ikr but the axes die soon

yis mojang has gone 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 on the mental scale

yes

but, what if swords could block, would that be even?, and plus, axes are only good with critical damage

they removed the blocking feature a long time ago

and back then swords deal more dmg than axes