Forum:Stats & Skills

If I have 100 points in melee but 7 in strength, will I do max damage for melee weapons? Or do I need to max my melee and strength 70.45.116.146 05:17, March 30, 2011 (UTC)

to max damage with melee weapons you need 10 strength and 100 skill. Each point of STR = 0.5 points of damage/attack, so it isn't a massive difference BUT each point of STR also = 2 points of melee skill, so you will need fewer skill points to max melee skill.75.67.224.12 16:16, March 30, 2011 (UTC)

Ok, thanks. I forgot to mention that if it applied to all stats (specially perception) 70.45.116.146 16:38, March 30, 2011 (UTC)

melee is supposed to be the only weapon type with damage based on a stat as well as a skill. even unarmed supposedly uses only the skill to determine damage. I have tested for guns and explosives and perception & agility do not affect the damage of explosives or guns as long as the skill stays at 100, haven't tested with energy weapons but doubt it has an effect and am not sure about unarmed weapons (would it be based on END or STR?)75.67.224.12 20:45, March 31, 2011 (UTC)

Unarmed is based on END and I read that the only stat that determines the damage of its governed skills is strength. 70.45.116.146 06:04, April 1, 2011 (UTC)