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Combat rating is a fairly controversial subject involving the unseen (iesystem in wurm, passive) dynamics which decides how often you miss and get missed in combat. It is a numerical value calculated from a variety of factors. A higher combat rating makes you hit your opponent more, while making your opponent hit you less. == The system == When two players do battle, combat rating is used to decide how large a percentage chance each player has to hit their opponent. Combat rating is a value derived from many variables. It can be affected by the [[Fighting]] environment. '''Combat Rating system after the infamous info from Rolf: 'fight fix'First of all, the bonus is applied to something that is called Combat Rating or CR for short in the system. Every creature has one. What the theory proposes It is a flat value assigned very similar to the character concept of levels in other games, just that actively decides their it fluctuates a lot more in wurm. It is the basis for calculating the chance to hit, damage multiplier and damage mitigation based on another creature. Players have a unit, herein referred to as 'base combat rating of 4. ''If the troll I am fighting has CR 10 and I have CR4 I have about 4/(10+4) chance to hit the troll, or 29% every attack. The troll on the other hand has 10/14 so it'll hit me 71% of his attacks.''Very simplified. There are parry bonuses and covers involved in that specific algorithm. Also your basic fighting skill is added 1 per 10 in skill, so if you have fighting 59 you have a CR of 4+5.9=9.9 in base CR. Monsters have their type modifying base CR, making Champion creatures have maybe double the figure of the standard type.

== Basics ''A lot of things also affect the Theory ==combat rating before that algorithm. Things such as footing, if you are prone, certain combat moves affect it negatively, being flanked, height distance to target, focusing, being drunk.. things like that. And also the kingdom bonus.

''Now, in Player versus Player combat the base fighting skill is added 1 point per 5 in skill instead, so a player with 99 fighting skill would have like 23.98 in base CR = 2-3% hit, damage multiplier and parry chanceone with 50 fighting skill would have CR 14.

1 CR ''So how much is gained for every 10 Fighting overall skill obtainedthe kingdom bonus?1 CR ''The kingdom bonus is gained for equipping a weapon, and 1 more CR added for every extra 10ql 2 if your kingdom has less than 10% of the swordCR is deducted from enemy players when using shields of any size (in a ratio equivalent to 1 CR per 20ql of shield + 1CR per 10 shield substat)CR server population. It is deducted from enemy players when wearing armor - 1 CR for having a set of chain/studded armor and 1 additional CR for every 20ql if the kingdom has 20% or less of the armorpopulation.

'''Combat rating is multiplicative, and only applies to Source: http://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/2099-comment-on-the Fighting skill, not Archery or anything else.'''-kingdom-bonus-bug/

This would meanEvery player in wurm and every creature has assigned a specific combat rating at all times. However, that it is a fighter with 40 FS wearing 60ql studded armor and using two 70ql longswords would have:4 CR (fighting large bundle of variables, not only determined by your skill) + 4 CR (studded armor) + 16 CR (dual longswords) = 24 CR (48-60+ chance to hit, parry but also by your location and your kingdom population.6x additional damage on hits)

Another fighter, with 50 FS wearing 60ql chain and using a 60ql large iron shield and longsword with 30 substat would have'''Confirmed variables to effect your combat rating:5 CR (fighting skill) + 4 CR (chain armor) + 7 CR (longsword) = 16 CR (32-40+ chance to hit, parry and .4x additional damage on hits)'''

However, since ''[[Fighting]] skill.'' One of the second fighter basic ways of acquiring a high combat rating is adept in using his large iron shield, he effectively negates 6 CR from the other fighterof course, bringing them to roughly the same levelget a high fighting skill. Fighting then becomes a battle of maintaining and raising focusYour fighting skill gives different combat rating depending on whether you are fighting an NPC creature, which the shield user has a large advantage on (shieldbashing breaks focus)or you're fighting in PvP combat.