Changes

Skill used in melee fighting [[:Category:Bestiary|animals]] and [[Tactics|other players]].

Fighting skill gain against non-player creatures is slowed down at 70 skill.

:* [[:Category:Plate Cloth armour|Plate Cloth armour]] - Plate armour provides the largest defense bonus of any armour crafted from non-unique components, at the largest expense of Offers minimal protection with high mobility. Plate Cloth armour has a high damage reduction factor equal to that the highest evasion rate of [[:Category:Drake hide armour|drake hide armour]].:* [[:Category:Chain armour|Chain armour]] - Chain armour provides good defense with a medium penalty to mobility. Evasion is moderately affected by chain any armor. Chain armour is commonly type and can be used. Chain reduces a fair bit of damageas an emergency bandage.

:* [[:Category:Studded leather armour|Studded leather armour]] - Studded leather armour provides a moderate amount of base defense with similar penalties as leather armour. Studded leather armour represents a good common ground between speed and defense. Studded leather armour has a mild evasion penalty. Studded leather is very popular, as its mix of moderate mitigation and good mobility make it perfect for archers and light fighters in :* [[PvP:Category:Chain armour|Chain armour]]- Chain armour provides good defense with a medium penalty to mobility. Evasion is moderately affected by chain armor.:* [[:Category:Cloth Plate armour|Cloth Plate armour]] - Offers minimal protection with high Plate armour provides the largest defense bonus of any armour crafted from metals, at the largest expense of mobility. Cloth Steel plate armour has base damage reduction equal to that of [[:Category:Drake hide armour|drake hide armour]]. Adamantine Plate has damage reduction equal to [[:Category:dragon scale armour|Dragon scale armour]]. Glimmersteel and Seryll Plate has the highest evasion rate of any armor type and base damage reduction in game. While Plate can be used as an emergency bandage to great effect in dire situationsmade from other metals they all have less damage reduction than Steel Plate.

:* [[:Category:dragon scale armour|Dragon scale armour]] - Dragon scale is the best armour available. Made out of the scales of a red dragon(any color), this [[plate armour smithing]] based armour suffers only a very small movement penalty. However, this armour damages faster than any other in combat.

:* [[Body strength]] - Helps with damage per hit, and for taking less damage when hit. Good methods to gain Body Strength include [[mining]], [[smithing]], [[digging]], [[woodcutting]], [[farming]], [[butchering]], and masonry [[masonry]], and their subskills. [[Papyrusmaking]], [[coal-making]], and some weapon skills also increase Body Strength.

:* If Using sleep bonus while fighting will not benefit fighting skill itself, the main skill, but will benefit subskills under the main fighting skill (such as defensive fighting) in addition to all other skills utilized during fighting.:* When you get hit, you can will start "hurting". That means you move slower (30s duration).:* Bigger numbers matter. Gang up on people. Also, if multiple people start to attack you, its best to try to get some of them off you unless even if you severely outclass them.:* There is a flanking bonus to hit from the side or back. If you're outnumbered, face your strongest opponent. If you outnumber them, surround them. Especially animals, as they turn constantly when surrounded.:* Moving while fighting gives a penalty to the hit odds of the moving person, and a big penalty to the parry odds. This is reduced by ignored if moving while using [[defensive fighting]].

:* Standing above a critter an opponent improves your chance to hit chance and reduces the capacity of that critter them to target your upper components. Riding a [[Mounts|mount]] provides a similar effect. Standing beneath one reverses this effect.