Combat
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Description
This page serves as brief overview of the fundamental mechanics and statistics of combat.
Accuracy
Accuracy, specifically to-hit accuracy, is your ability to hit your target and apply states. To-hit accuracy is influenced by your posture, the target's posture, your and your target's movement, the target's defenses, intimidate on the target, stun on the target, blind on the attacker, aim, and range modifiers on the weapon. Your to-hit accuracy value is visually denoted on your HUD by a number to the left of your target's floating HAM bar.
Attack Speed
The speed of attack is determined by the attack speed skill of the player, the speed of the weapon, and, if a special attack, the speed modifier an ability. All weapon attack speed skills cap at 75 which is earned by mastering a profession. No skill enhancing attachment or food can increase speed beyond 75. Each point of speed acts as a 1% attack speed reduction which, when at the maximum value of 75, would decrease a weapon's default attack speed by 75%.
Primary Defenses
Primary defenses cap at 125 points though Squad Leader and food or drinks can buff beyond that.
Melee Defense
The value of one's melee defense is compared against an attacker's accuracy and determines whether or not a melee attack hits its target. Melee defense caps at 125 points from skill mods and skill enhancing attachments. Any additional points provided by a food or drink or buff will stack beyond the 125 point cap.
Ranged Defense
The value of one's ranged defense is compared against an attacker's accuracy and determines whether or not a ranged attack hits its target. Ranged defense caps at 125 points from skill mods and skill enhancing attachments. Any additional points provided by a food or drink or buff will stack beyond the 125 point cap.
Secondary Defenses
Block
Block is active while wielding a rifle, polearm, or special heavy weapon. Block caps at 125 points from skill mods and skill enhancing attachments. Any additional points provided by a food or drink or buff will stack beyond the 125 point cap. This stat can also be buffed by one's Center of Being Efficiency point value while Center of Being is active.
Counterattack
Counterattack is active while wielding a carbine or two-handed sword. Counterattack caps at 125 points from skill mods and skill enhancing attachments. Any additional points provided by a food or drink or buff will stack beyond the 125 point cap. This stat can also be buffed by one's Center of Being Efficiency point value while Center of Being is active.
Dodge
Dodge is active while wielding a pistol, one-handed sword, or scatterblaster. Dodge caps at 125 points from skill mods and skill enhancing attachments. Any additional points provided by a food or drink or buff will stack beyond the 125 point cap. This stat can also be buffed by one's Center of Being Efficiency point value while Center of Being is active.
Defensive Acuity
Defensive acuity is active while wielding unarmed weapons. When defensive acuity procs it will trigger a block, counterattack, or dodge. Defensive acuity does not stack with block, counterattack, or dodge. Any additional points provided by a food or drink or buff will stack beyond the 125 point cap. This stat can also be buffed by one's Center of Being Efficiency point value while Center of Being is active.
States
Blind
The blind state applies a -60 weapon to-hit accuracy and -60 dodge debuff.
Knockdown
The knockdown state knocks the target to the ground and increases incoming damage by 50%.
Dizzy
The dizzy state will create a 15% chance to fall back down after any posture change (including going to and from the same posture), reduces to-hit accuracy which stacks with blind, and reduces melee defense and ranged defense by 20%.
Intimidate
The intimidate state reduces the target's total damage by 50%, reduces both melee defense and ranged defense by 20 points, and completely nullifies secondary defenses.
Stun
The stun state reduces the target's total damage by 20% and both melee defense and ranged defense by 50 points.