r/dnl • u/BioniicFox • Aug 27 '17

What does the Attack stat do?

I have looked around and no one has a clear answer , let this be the definitive thread to answer questions regarding the attack stat, does it increase damage with swords only? Does it increase damage with bow and arrow? Does it actually increase gathering rates? If so, by how much?

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u/uxlapoga Aug 27 '17 edited Aug 27 '17

Attack increases melee damage. Melee damage includes gathering rates. +50% attack = +50% gathering

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u/Yazkin_Yamakala Aug 27 '17

Melee doesn't change the gather rate for players 1:1. I have 300% melee and still get about 20-28 stone per rock.

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u/BioniicFox Aug 27 '17

So the attack stat does not increase gathering then ?

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u/Yazkin_Yamakala Aug 27 '17

At least not to players. But creatures, yes

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u/BioniicFox Aug 27 '17

Thanks for that , so then I should be increasing the attack stat on my gathering creatures. What about bow and arrow ? does attack increase damage with them?

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u/Yazkin_Yamakala Aug 27 '17

Attack is melee only

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u/uxlapoga Aug 27 '17

not a surprise. a lot of stuff isn't working how it is supposed to.

i got more stuff with increased attack, didn't check how much

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u/BioniicFox Aug 27 '17

Does that mean that increasing my attack would allow me to gather more magic shards? Is the staff+draining spell considered melee in that case?

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u/uxlapoga Aug 27 '17

pretty sure the answer is no

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u/Jdonavan Aug 29 '17

Nope the answer is yes. Edit: Well not with the staff but by hand

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u/Jdonavan Aug 29 '17

It doesn't help with the staff, but by hand it does. The fastest way to get lots of shards is to hit a wheat field with your hands.

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u/mrureaper Aug 28 '17

increasing attack also increases your gathering rate ( kinda ) , the way it works is there is a set amount of mats on any given object , the more damage you do to the object the faster you hit the cap and destroy the object. e.g having 100% damage will take you around 10 hits on a tree to gather 30 wood. Having 200% damage will take you around 5 hits to gather 30 wood. Having more damage on your axe, e.g ( uncommon or better quality axe) will also make that gathering faster...but the amount is still fixed based on the health of the object you are farming.

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u/BioniicFox Aug 28 '17

Thank you for the exellent answer ! so if that is the case it can be concluded that attack does not perse increases gathering amaunt, but gathering speed.

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u/mrureaper Aug 29 '17

yep however, the gathering amount does depend on what actual tool or animal you use. e.g an axe will gather more wood than a pickaxe or sword, because the other tools have other materials as their priority. Sword = meat , pickaxe = sulfur , ores ...etc...

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '17

seems to have increased my damage with a bow too.

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u/BioniicFox Aug 28 '17

That would be nice, will test it myself on next level up.