[NAB] Intelligence in Combat

[Ichiro]

So, in the helpfile for intelligence, it states that the one with higher intelligence will do better in the long run. The helpfile states that it happens across multiple fights, but I've also been told a looooong time ago that it would happen even in very long fights. Now, when I was a newbie, this definitely seemed to be true....however, lately I've begun doing worse as fights last longer. Now, if intelligence is actually positively affecting performance as fights progress, I should be doing better and better (I wouldn't be quite so certain of if I didn't know that Yamashita has a lower Int score than Ichiro). Just wondering if it's possible that something got set askew.

[Gatz]

Hrm, the helpfile might be a little misleading. This bonus, which I believe you mean, is:

Intelligence is an important factor in learning between combatants. If
a character fights a creature several times, the more intelligent of the
two opponents will gain an advantage over time...

This bonus is purely PvE not PvP. I suppose it might be able to be extended to PvP with some work, but I'm not sure that is super cool. However, the helpfile might need to be cleaned up, especially since it uses the word 'jutsus' which is a typo. The only thing I think I thought, wow that is an exciting phrase, is by using the word 'creature' it would imply NPC without spelling it out in gory detail.

[Ichiro]

Hmm....well, I know that when we started playing, it certainly seemed like it helped out in PvP....and I was pretty sure that you actually told us that it would.

That aside though, I strongly doubt that most of the things I'm fighting now have higher intelligence than I do....yet I don't seem to ever do any better...if anything I do perform worse in repeated confrontations.

Again, it's totally possible that I'm overestimating the effect and everything is actually fine.

[Gatz]

I looked things over and everything appears to be normal. However, if you repeatedly use the same technique on an NPC, the effectiveness against that NPC will start to drop. So, for now, I'm marking this NAB (Not a Bug), post if you think further investigation needs to happen.