Looking for explanations of certain game mechanics.

[Necrite]

Hi all, my name's Necrite, and I just downloaded this game a couple days ago! Enjoying it so far.

I'm a real numbers guy when it comes to games, so I'm looking at figuring out what a bunch of these numbers mean. If someone can point me to a thread that discusses the mechanics in general, that would be great! If there isn't one, then I've got a few questions:

1> How are attacks calculated? What do Attack Chance and Block Chance mean, and how do they relate to each other?

2> Damage - Right now my damage is 5-15. That comes from a 2-6 weapon and two 0-3 rings, plus a few +1 damage bonuses. So, is the damage calculated on a bell curve (2-6 + 0-3 + 0-3 +3) or linearly (5-15, with equal chances of each result)?

3> Crits - I think an explanation of these from scratch is needed. I have no idea how they work, and I couldn't find a thread that broke it down for me. I found a pair of gloves that gave +4 critical skill (I have no other skills or equipment that affects crits yet), and I expected to see the occasional crit, but after literally hundreds of attacks, I haven't seen even one. So I'm obviously missing something.

Thanks anyone who can help out, and if this is posted in the wrong place, feel free to point me in the right direction.

[nyktos]

Welcome to the forum!
It's always great to see new faces.



Here's some great info from one of Samuel's old posts...

Here you go:

• Wiki combat page
• Hit chance formula plot
• Discussion about the hit chance

the explanation about Critical Hits is out dated,
as the updates have expanded them.

here is something a little more up to date too...
[ The New Wiki ]

[Necrite]

I guess I'm still a little uncertain about criticals. Are they only possible with certain weapons?

[nyktos]

exactly!

so, Critical Skills only work in tandem with Weapons that have the ability to land Critical Hits.


although...

there could be a new skill, "Unarmed Critical Hit".
it has been suggested before...