Does MELEE DMG stat influence any ranged dmg (bows, crossbows, firearms, explosives?)

[Atrox]

i pumped my stats to the desired lvl and now am thinking of throwing some points into melee. i have dinos for gathering, so as i live on hardcore server my main concern is PVP and raiding. whats your experience on whether melee dmg stat is used in the formulas calculating ranged damage? please share

[sosayweall]

melee dammage is more stat builder for mele weapons and resource harvesting the crossbows and bows are given base dammage stats but there are higher end blueprints for bows and crossbows if i recall

[Atrox]

yes i have blue and purple gear but thats another thing - if melee stats would work for rng that will further increase their dmg.

[soom]

No it does not. Melee only works for melee weapons and harvesting.

[jhulett]

it shouldn't effect ranged weapons ... wouldn't make sense as the power in them is mechanical more than muscular, bows & cross bows the power comes from the part that gets pulled back so if anything it could maybe make them load and shoot faster but not increase damage. but fire arms should in no way be effected by melee stats

[440A]

This is from the Guide

Melee Damage affects the amount of damage your fists, tools and weapons will do in a single hit. Unsurprisingly, the higher the stat’s value, the more effective your attacks against creatures (and other players in PvP) will be. You should note, however, that Melee Damage doesn’t affect the performance of ranged weapons. Additionally, upgrading this stat can also increase the effectiveness of resource gathering.

[jhulett]

Originally posted by dante.440:

This is from the Guide

Melee Damage affects the amount of damage your fists, tools and weapons will do in a single hit. Unsurprisingly, the higher the stat’s value, the more effective your attacks against creatures (and other players in PvP) will be. You should note, however, that Melee Damage doesn’t affect the performance of ranged weapons. Additionally, upgrading this stat can also increase the effectiveness of resource gathering.

thanks

[Atrox]

going to test it tonight, will post results here

[Puri]

Not much point in testing, as we have a definitive answer from the devs:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/346110/discussions/0/615086038667839765/

Originally posted by TheLeftHand:

It does not apply to bows, as those are not melee

[🦈Ryu♆]

It effects xbow / bow / c.bow damages.

[bigsengineer]

Originally posted by Zeek:

It effects xbow / bow / c.bow damages.

melee dmg does not effect any ranged weapons not even a spear when thrown

[Atrox]

Originally posted by bigsengineer:

Originally posted by Zeek:

It effects xbow / bow / c.bow damages.

melee dmg does not effect any ranged weapons not even a spear when thrown

Originally posted by Zeek:

It effects xbow / bow / c.bow damages.

thats why i ask and why i will test it ))
the reference to the devs is pretty solid except for its pretty old and hell knows what happened to the code since then.

[DarthaNyan]

Melee damage does affect bow/pistol melee attack (a.k.a. Taek-won-bow, that has been nerfed by introducing higher durability loss during melee attack with those weapons).

[🦈Ryu♆]

Meele damage effects bow and bowlike weps damage. Test and see...

[einherjar_81]

Originally posted by Zeek:

Meele damage effects bow and bowlike weps damage. Test and see...

I know it runs counter to the wiki and the devs' statements, but...

Based on my anecdotal experience with Pteranodon taming, I agree with you. Pumping up my melee damage made a huge difference in the number of shots I needed to down the higher level ones.