Post by Shaalis on Jan 1, 2008 22:01:07 GMT
Training the strength skill will increase both your melee damage and the amount that you can carry.
One skill point in strength will increase the amount you can carry by a tenth of the original weight value that you can carry with 0 strength. Hence 10 skill points in strength will double the amount of weight you can carry and 20 skill points in strength will triple the amount of weight you can carry.
The amount you can carry with 0 strength is based upon your breed, basically the more physically inclined your breed is the higher this value will be.
The exact formula for how strength affects your damage is not actually known. However, people consider that the amount strength affects your damage is proportional to the amount you carry; I personally think this is a very reasonable assumption to make.
Under this assumption training strength therefore benefits every breeds melee damage differently. For the most physically inclined breeds such as Giants and Naga Hydras the increased melee damage from strength is much greater than the less physically inclined breeds such as Elves, Halflings and Pixies.
The maximum beneficial strength you can train (also known as the strength cap) is 20.
Please note that both magic and ranged damage (excluding magic whip) are not affected by strength.
One skill point in strength will increase the amount you can carry by a tenth of the original weight value that you can carry with 0 strength. Hence 10 skill points in strength will double the amount of weight you can carry and 20 skill points in strength will triple the amount of weight you can carry.
The amount you can carry with 0 strength is based upon your breed, basically the more physically inclined your breed is the higher this value will be.
The exact formula for how strength affects your damage is not actually known. However, people consider that the amount strength affects your damage is proportional to the amount you carry; I personally think this is a very reasonable assumption to make.
Under this assumption training strength therefore benefits every breeds melee damage differently. For the most physically inclined breeds such as Giants and Naga Hydras the increased melee damage from strength is much greater than the less physically inclined breeds such as Elves, Halflings and Pixies.
The maximum beneficial strength you can train (also known as the strength cap) is 20.
Please note that both magic and ranged damage (excluding magic whip) are not affected by strength.