Looking from the overview here:
http://dragonage3.wi....com/Schematics
it seems like all high tier axes and maces have better DPS than that of any sword, so is there some hidden advantage to using those that I am unaware of or are axes and maces just better?
Just bugs me a bit, I would prefer to use swords on my current character simply for stylistic reasons, but I have come to like optimizing my builds in Inquisiton.
Do not go by dps, instead look at the figure below it Damage. That is what is important. Swords generally have higher damage. Remember all you attacks, abilities work off the damage figure NOT DPS.
Actually, crafted one-handed weapons with the same number of damage slots will have the same absolute damage rating (you can easily verify this yourself if you have two schematics of the same tier/slots). This means that any crafted weapon will be about as damaging when using attack abilities, but axes are theoretically stronger when auto-attacking. I haven't played a weapon and shield warrior yet, but I hear they are blessed with useful attacks and short cooldowns, so auto-attack damage may not be the biggest factor in your warrior's total output.
There's also the question of what you are optimizing for. A W&S warrior's primary job is not damage, and secondary slots on weapons may be more significant. Consider the Long-Bearded Axe vs. the Thrusting Longsword (likely to be the best schematics you get before the tier 3 ones start rolling in). The Long-Bearded Axe is saddled with Offense: Leather slots, which are suboptimal for a tanky warrior; your critical hits are never going to be impressive, flanking damage is useless when enemies are always facing you, and bleed on hit is buggy. The Thrusting Longsword, conversely, has Offense: Metal slots, which can be used to stack armor penetration (arguably the best damage stat for one-handed warriors) or stagger on hit to create stuns for combo and control purposes.
This is not to say "Swords are awesome!" so much as to say that the Offense/Utility slots on your weapon are probably more important than the displayed DPS value, assuming the Damage slots are comparable.
Okay, thanks for the answers. At the very least I feel less like a pleb for using swords now 
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