Game Mechanics: Archery uses STR instead of DEX!!!!

[Porky]

Here is the relevant text from the wiki, for those that are lazy. I realize that this is not wholey evidence, as the wiki is player created. The facts, however, are supported by the following patch "announcements" provided by User:Maximum
http://web.archive.org/web/20000414211531/http://www.neriak.com/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/pazuzu/powernews.cgi?General+Everquest+News#0

Please note that Neriak.com was a third party site.

Archery damage depends on DEX the SAME way melee attack damage depends on STR. STR has no effect on archery damage.


ATK has exactly the same importance for archery that it has for melee.

However, str doesn't change archery atk, only dex does.

REMINDER : the ATK value shown in EQ is the MAIN HAND MELEE ATK only, and does not apply to offhand nor to archery. Off hand and archery atk are calculated the same way that main hand atk is calculated, but use their own values for skill ( slashing/piercing/archery) and for stat ( str used also for off hand, but dex for archery).


Items that increase ATK do influence archery ATK

Dex affects critical hit rate for archery.

Procs and critical hits are based on dex for both melee and archery.


Critical hit rates for archery on war and rngs = critical hit rates on melee for war (Rangers Archery Crit Hit at Level 17+)

Haste affects bow delay the same way it effects melee.

Can we get Elle or one of those other Wizards to help us plebs look into this bug? Or Elle, could you shoot me some tips on where to go hunting? Google is a big place.

[Porky]

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http://web.archive.org/web/20000414211531/http://www.neriak.com/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/pazuzu/powernews.cgi?General+Everquest+News#0

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