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Except it doesn't solve the problem.

Now, if you'll read my post a bit above, you might be enlightened to an idea that actually preserves, if not improves the complexity of the weapons system, whilst solving the actual issue addressed.

EDIT: Oh, at least Hiver cared to actually read the posts in-between :p

If you want me to clarify, then I'll just point to how a weapon's damage is already split up in-game.

Take a weapon with both physical and a bit of fire elemental damage:

If you mouse over it, it'll show you "DAMAGE: X and FIRE: Y"
X is the physical (slashing, blunt or piercing) damage the weapon does and Y is the elemental (in this case fire) damage that it does.