If you remove accuracy then you have to remove dodge/evasion as a mechanic. As they are designed to be pressure for defensive/offense without being more generic damage multipliers or manually "dodging" attacks in a top-down arpg. Even in action games (dark souls/elden ring) you sometimes have accuracy + dodge/evasion as a mechanic as it allows for different stats on gear or enemy debuffs that aren't always manually dodging or pure defense. The core crux of the argument is that "true melee" feels weak compared to accuracy because spells don't require it. But that's because true melee is bad compared to spells and removing accuracy will still make them bad and even worst since melee builds would require dodge/evasion the most. Melee builds have access to stuff like mana leech or fortify to compensate for requiring accuracy or different building compared to spells.
I think you're wrong. Accuracy as a mechanic to hit/miss makes perfect sense in any roleplaying game. It is another dimension along which your character can be optimized. Only *3* days ago you had a video describing why PoE needs more defenses. And now you're advocating to remove another defense? Accuracy is not just for the player's attacks - it applies to enemy attacks as well.
I agree that it is a hassle for attack builds, but evasion is one of the 3 core defenses, removing accuracy totally would be way to difficult. A quick solution is to give melee attack skills more accuracy. Idk if ranged attacks need that buff too.
The game already compensates for accuracy in items, attribute bonuses, and even item mods. It should not be an issue. What new players need is information about it. However, I kinda agree that it is outdated in an ARPG.
If you remove accuracy then you have to remove dodge/evasion as a mechanic. As they are designed to be pressure for defensive/offense without being more generic damage multipliers or manually "dodging" attacks in a top-down arpg.
Even in action games (dark souls/elden ring) you sometimes have accuracy + dodge/evasion as a mechanic as it allows for different stats on gear or enemy debuffs that aren't always manually dodging or pure defense.
The core crux of the argument is that "true melee" feels weak compared to accuracy because spells don't require it. But that's because true melee is bad compared to spells and removing accuracy will still make them bad and even worst since melee builds would require dodge/evasion the most. Melee builds have access to stuff like mana leech or fortify to compensate for requiring accuracy or different building compared to spells.
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I think you're wrong. Accuracy as a mechanic to hit/miss makes perfect sense in any roleplaying game. It is another dimension along which your character can be optimized.
Only *3* days ago you had a video describing why PoE needs more defenses. And now you're advocating to remove another defense? Accuracy is not just for the player's attacks - it applies to enemy attacks as well.
I agree that it is a hassle for attack builds, but evasion is one of the 3 core defenses, removing accuracy totally would be way to difficult. A quick solution is to give melee attack skills more accuracy. Idk if ranged attacks need that buff too.
It was called Attack Rating in D2.
The game already compensates for accuracy in items, attribute bonuses, and even item mods. It should not be an issue. What new players need is information about it. However, I kinda agree that it is outdated in an ARPG.
accuracy rating is terrible and I only play spells...
Please stop using the fandom wiki, it's outdated. So many better options around
Agreed, at least use the poewiki.
Wouldn't it make sense for ranged characters to need more.accuracy?
I think accuracy makes sense with dodge in the game but not now
Projectiles can hit or not hit, so accuracy is melee related only. It would suck to have your projectile hit and not make damage