[@LHG100]

The way I see it, while strength is the ability to hit hard and dex is the ability to hit fast and precisely, bloodtinge is the ability to hit where it hurts. This being somewhat of instinct if you will, the guns because lets face it, bloodtinge doesn't affect our ability hit per-se, only the damage. Cainhurst weeaboo blades working along that idea that you follow your 'gut feeling' (Pun) to strike, your blade becoming an extension of yourself, same thing about that mace in the DLC, just something primal about it. Not hitting where you want to hit but where you must hit and leave your instinct to do the job a work of reflex.

Does that make sense?