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power : strike
power : strike
Every player has the ability to strike his opponents to cause damage.
It may represent a punch, or a kick, or even a head-butt.
It causes stunning damage.
The damage caused by a strike is based on the player's strength.
The damage magnitude is equal to
the sum of the players strength and 5/3 of the skill points (rounded
up).
| strength | battle
points | active
points |
|---|
|
| 10 | 6 | 20 |
| 14 | 7 | 25 |
| 18 | 8 | 31 |
| 23 | 9 | 38 |
| 28 | 10 | 44 |
| 34 | 11 | 52 |
| 40 | 12 | 60 |
| 47 | 13 | 68 |
| 55 | 14 | 78 |
| 63 | 15 | 88 |
| 72 | 16 | 98 |
| 81 | 17 | 109 |
| 90 | 18 | 120 |
|
There is a limit to how many battle points are effective in the strike
skill. If you put more than this limit into the skill, it does not
increase the damage magnitude until you also increase strength. The
formula for the max effective battle points is roughly
. According to the chart to the right, if you have a strength
of 14 and 8 points of strike, you will still only have 25 points of
damage magnitude (same as if you had 7 points of strike). It isn't
till you increase your strength to 18 that the 8th point of strike
affects the damage magnitude.
If you have not reached the strength-related limit, spending points
on the strike power increases your damage faster than spending points
on strength. However, you don't gain the other bonuses that increased
strength provides (increased physical defense, recovery, and stun).