Tactics for an archer?

[Snickle]

Someone in game just told me that tactics doesn't effect the damage for archery.
Just wondering if this is true or not....

 

[amonseti]

that is true ... but it does effect the hit rate.. so in a nut shell technically it does effect accumulated damage.. < single hit no DPS yes >

 

[Snickle]

I thought tactics only affected damage and not hit rate. Is this rule for this server only?
Also, probably best to just keep tactics anyways right?

 

[amonseti]

That is how I understand tactics.
and yes I would keep it .. if nothing else the fact is your doing more dps with it then without ,, however it is calculated .

 

[Red_Pig]

Tactics gives accuracy for archery instead of damage. Magic weapons will increase your Archery instead of Tactics as well. You wont hit much without tactics from what I understand.

 

[Snickle]

OK cool thanks a lot everybody. Tactics is still a must in my book.
Great idea by the admins to balance the power of bows. The idea of a "midevil bowman" is accuracy anyways. And this way you're not doing massive damage with 125 tactics and dmg bonus from tactics WHILE ranged.
Another impressive feature.

 

[Bromista]

Yeah your base tactics still effects your damage. Without tactics you'd be hitting for a lot less damage. The accuracy modifier on magic bows goes to archery thus effecting your hit chance %. But you definitely want that 100% dmg bonus with GM tactics.

 

[halygon]

Tactics gives accuracy for archery instead of damage. Magic weapons will increase your Archery instead of Tactics as well. You wont hit much without tactics from what I understand.

Actually no, just like ALL other weapon skills -- the weapon skill is what affects accuracy and tactics provides a damage bonus.

Archery is different from other weapon skills because the accuracy modifier on magic weapons provides a bonus to the archery skill instead of tactics.