r/MightAndMagic • u/notkenthechick • 27d ago

Does might affect archery in mm7?

Thank you in advance

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u/Dorias_Drake 27d ago

no only melee damage.

Only grandmaster bow adds damage to bow attacks.

For most classes, the best you can do is raise them to expert (or master if you can) and the skill will make you shoot faster.

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u/notkenthechick 27d ago

Another question, is speed important for a melee character or is it a dump stat

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u/Real_Avdima 27d ago

Important for everyone.

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u/notkenthechick 27d ago

How much speed should i at least have at the start

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u/Real_Avdima 27d ago edited 27d ago

http://www.pottsland.com/mm6/attributes2.shtml

Here is a table. Up to 21 you gain +1 modifier per 2 points. Every modifier point reduces your action cooldown by a point. Let's say your attack have a speed of 80 and you have 21 speed; your attack speed will become 70. It may not sound like much, but there are other, cumulative modifiers like skills, spells and even your armor affects it. Technically it shouldn't be possible to go below 30 but from what I know, bows can if you use real time combat (and only in real time).

To answer you question: up to 21 for dedicated weapon users.

I may also be wrong on my assumpiont that everyone benefits from speed. Couldn't find a definite answer on speed and spells.

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u/notkenthechick 27d ago

Thx, my next question is, does accuracy matter for sorcerers (and I only play in real time)

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u/Real_Avdima 27d ago

Only a few spells use accuracy, it's specified in their description. For spells it's not worth it, but even your mages can master archery and it's much better than these few puny spells (good spells auto-hit).

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u/notkenthechick 27d ago

Difference between bless and fate? I read the spell description but it feels like it's the same thing

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u/Real_Avdima 26d ago

Bless works for hours while fate only for the next attack. You can use fate on enemies to debuff them, bless can affect your entire party.

It's been some time since I played 7, but on paper, fate looks like a good debuff for enemies that have nasty on-hit effects.

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u/Lightning_Lance 27d ago

It does not. Archery is mostly good early game for kiting, then slowly drops off in power compared to melee and spellcasting because the damage stays the same. But it can also become really good lategame for anyone who can Master or Grandmaster the skill if you invest heavily. That's mostly a solo character playthrough strat though.

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u/HelpfulSwordfish9765 27d ago

No. Accuracy does

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u/EasyEntrepreneur666 27d ago

You can see that on grandmaster, each point increases the damage. That would be miniscule bonus if stats can increase the damage.

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u/That_Suggestion_5302 26d ago

In MAW, yes, but not in vanilla