What happens if I use a melee weapon that is not for my level as a knight?

Question

So the thing is, i have a knight level 20 and i wanna use a sword level 30+ (Bright Sword), What is the difference between using a sword according to my level and a higher one ?

Answer 1

You lose 1 attack damage point of the weapon for each level.

For example if you are using a weapon for 75 lvl on a 56 lvl knight, difference in levels is 19 and you have 19 attack points less. 50 - 19 = 31, so its like you were using a weapon with 31 attack.

Answer 2

If memory doesn't fail me here you lose 1% dmg/hit per level difference. So with 10 levels difference that equals 10%. I don't usually recommend anyone using a weapon until at least 2-3 levels towards reaching the actually requirement cuz missing hits is really a bummer.

Just try and see if it works for you right now and what the difference is! If you fully imbue the sword and couldn't do that on the level 20 weapon it's probably better to use the bright sword.