Combat System - Melee

Combat Positions

Melee Bonuses

The position your hero is standing in during combat determines if they receive an advantage or disadvantage during combat and defense. This pertains to melee heroes only!

                                                defender

                           front   left side   right side   center   back   behind group
           front              0      -20%        -20%        +20%    +20%       -30%
           left side        +20%     -20%          0           0     -20%       -30%
attacker   right side       +20%        0        -20%          0     -20%       -30%
           center           -20%     -20%        -20%        -20%    -20%       -30%
           back             -20%     -20%        -20%        -20%    -20%         0
           behind group     +30%     +20%        +20%        +30%      0          0

There are no effects for the other attack types!!

Example

• An attacker, position front, gains no bonus or malus on defenders at front.
• An attacker, position front, attacks defenders at the left or right side at a disadvantage (-20%), but can attack defenders at the center or back with an advantage (+20%).

Hint: The position behind group can not be configured under normal circumstances. You will require a skill such as Ambush to reach this position during battle.

Attack Order

Heroes specializing in melee combat are are not able to chosse in which order they attack the positions of the opponents. Only heroes with ranged attacks and magery benefit from these options.
A melee heroes attack order depends on their own position:

own positon	attack-order
front	front	center	back	left side	right side	behind group
left side	right side	front	center	back	left side	behind group
right side	left side	front	center	back	right side	behind group
center	front	center	back	right side	left side	behind group
back	behind group	front	center	right side	left side	back
behind group	back	center	front	right side	left side	behind group

Combat Tactics

Defensive Melee Hero

To play a melee as a defensive hero, it`s important to block the close-combat attacks of the enemies. Your strategy will be to stand in front of the group to fend off the brunt of the attacks so that your center is protected. The center is normally where the supporter heroes would stand.

Offensive Melee Hero

To play offensive, you would position your hero the the left or right flank. You are not protecting your center, but you will attack your enemies front with an advantage. Opponents standing on the left and right flanks are more likely to break through the front line to attack the center.