Game Design Melee Damage Confuses People

alright so you know that id called melee damage
increases damage of the basic attack

well, it's throwing off a lot of new players, making some archers and mages think that it does nothing for them cause it's called melee damage.

now, i don't know exactly what would be an appropriate way to help them understand, but something should be added or changed so this kind of thing can be avoided.

there's my feedback

 

Yep.
When I 1st started playing after Gavel update, I couldn't fandom why archer's default attack, that in no universe is a melee, is called melee.

 

Wynncraft is a world where Melee = Anything not Spell, it's so bizarre >_<

 

Definitevely change that, I was confused for a really long time too

 

Change to basic

 

But it affects powder specials too

 

i was thinking "General Damage" maybe? we dont have to worry about people thinking it's related to spell damage as that has its own id, and calling it "General" will cover all of its aspects, being basic attack and powder specials.
thoughts?

 

general damage is all damage not melee

 

Unspell Damage :D

 

Uhhh...
Primary?

 

Basic Attack Damage maybe...

 

Standard attack? If these confuse people maybe make it so after the description of what Strength does it could say "(A Standard Attack is any damage dealt with your weapon that is not a spell or powder special.)" or "(A Standard Attack is the attack your weapon deals when left clicking for Warrior's, Mage's, and Assassin's, or right clicking for Archer's.)

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Or just be specific and say (Strength bonuses impact elemental damage dealt by Standard Attacks.)

 

Strength increases all damage dealt, not just melee

 

I think general or primary damage will do.

 

"General" is an overlapping term by definition, so that might not work.

Owait

Why not "weapon damage?"

 

I see, did not know that

Learn something new everyday I guess

 

WEll "weapon damage" would work because depending on the spell you may not actually be using your weapon itself, and spells in themselves are part of the class not the weapon, so it's not necessarily an overlapping term.

Tbh though, I don't think the term "melee" damage needs a change really, since it's been in use for so long and would require re-scripting almost every item in the game.

 

Yeah. Somelne told me don't play Mage melee and I told him Mage's standard attack is Ranged, not melee