Some Unique Questions in Two Parts

[LennyLen]

IIRC, Maces swing a little bit faster than swords. The easier way to know if it is so, is to check it in Jarulf

Without even looking at JG, I can tell you right now, that they have the exact same seing speed. And the Gnarled Root does not have any speed modifiers.

But basically, swords give you bigger range (maybe it seems stupid, but it works - with a sword you can hit a monster from bigger distance, if the monster is across from you).

There is absolutely no validity to this statement whatsoever. The game engine has no concept of 'weapon length' at all. All melee weapons are treated the same in regard to how far away they can reach.