Melee power difference between generals and regular cavalry

Wangqiiiii

So I came up with a question-

Why are generals listed as having such a small “melee power” stat (like I’ve seen a vanguard have 3) when regular cavalry can have like high twenties to low thirties? I ask because I have seen generals as a unit totally decimate a regular cavalry unit one on one, but I wonder how that is possible if the general units “melee power” is 3 to 10 times lower than the cavalry unit they crushed?

Rewan#2358

It's probably something funky within calculations.

bli-nk#6314

Not sure where the melee power stat is listed?

Heroes have base damage and AP damage just like other units with the main difference that heroes have hugely higher stats. Perhaps if a Hero somehow lost their weapon or were under the effect of an adverse special ability (IE -50% armour or slowed attack speed) and since most heroes can only hit 1 target at a time without splash even if they do 2k damage it is only applied to a single model where 30 cavalries doing 50 damage (melee and AP) have a theoretical 1500 damage output (never happens that way).

Rewan#2358

Not sure where the melee power stat is listed?

It's when you go with simplified stats. Both Heroes and Generals have ridiculously low melee power


Also regarding hero v unit combat, the heroes actually do splash damage but there is a twist as I don't think they actually do splash damage when they do a "kill move" animation (and they still take damage while doing so) which could perhaps explain why horse heroes are better than foot heroes bar the mobility issues. (I didn't test it extensively however so this may be rubbish as I didn't find a way to disable kill moves)

Misaka_Complex

The biggest "melee power" a general has over units is AOE skills like flames of the phoenix (specifically romance mode).

Rewan#2358

The biggest "melee power" a general has over units is AOE skills like flames of the phoenix (specifically romance mode).

Both Heroes and Generals suffers of low "melee power". I'm really not quite sure why as their stats are fine.