Yes valor means a lot and we do see a lot of pumped up units in MP.

A valor increases a units attack and defense by 1 and morale by 2. While a weapon upgrade is +1 attack and armour upgrade is defense/armor by +1. Unit stats can be seen here (or just download the tool there) http://shogun.cafe24.com/medieval/


And there is some randomness in combat. It does take some superiority in combat stats before you can be certain of winning. I wouldnt say its bad really. A valor 1 feudal men at arm will win most of the fights against valor 0. Each man fighting has a chance of hitting an an enemy (based on combat and defense stats) and that will always produce different results.

The charge can sometimes produce very different results as it depends a lot on angle/speed and what the enemy unit is doing.


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