Skills/Melee Weapons

Positive Effects

• Increased attack speed while holding melee weapons.
• Increased damage while attacking with melee weapons.
• Reduced stamina drain.

Note: Also see how endurance effects stamina.

Negative Effects

• Fame point gain rate is significantly reduced with higher melee weapons skill levels.

Leveling

The melee weapons skill can be leveled up by:

• Successfully landing attacks on animals, players, or puppets.

The skill level can only be increased if the player has enough points in their strength attribute to allow it.

Basic: 0.5 STR required

Medium: 1.5 STR required

Advanced: 3.0 STR required

Misconceptions

The melee weapons skill does not effect:

• Damage dealt while empty handed. This is determined by the boxing skill.
• Throw distance. This cannot currently be affected by any skill or attribute.