Editing Combat (section)

==Tactics & Weapon Skill==

In normal Ultima Online, your skill in a particular weapon type determines your hit chance and your Tactics determines your damage. In our system it is reversed and split- your skill in a particular weapon unlocks abilities and determines damage, while your [[Martial Tactics]] and [[Underhand Tactics]] determine your ability to hit. There are also Tactics-specific abilities that can be used with any weapon. Your skill in the Weapon you are using determines how much damage is done when you land a hit, and unlocks Special Weapon Moves that may be used with that weapon.

'''Martial Tactics''' represents formal military training, and '''Underhand Tactics''' represents informal training or actual combat experience.<br> 
In combat, Martial Tactics and Underhanded Tactics are compared to determine the attacker’s effective combat skill and the defender’s effective defensive skill. Against NPCs, this system is simple: the attacker uses whichever of their two tactics skills is higher, and the defender uses whichever of their two tactics skills is higher. There is no Martial-versus-Underhanded penalty in NPC combat, so a character who only trains one tactics skill is not disadvantaged against creatures or other non-player enemies.<br>
The underlying goal of this split in Tactics is to force a choice upon the player- would you rather have more utility or crafting skills, or be fully optimized for PVP combat?<br>

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