User's Guide - Combat
Combat, whether melee or magic based, uses the same principles. Each combatant executes a series of abilities. An ability can be negative and hurt the opponent, or a combatant may use a positive ability on himself or a companion. Eventually, one combatant will run away or die and the combat will end. If one combatant dies, the other(s) will gain experience and some of the loser's money and items.
So the key to winning is to choose abilities that you think will give you an advantage in combat and use them in a timely manner. You must first have learned these abilities from a trianer, then assigned them to hotkeys. Then you just need to target an opponent or yourself and press your hotkeys to use your abilities on the target.
The most common combat abilities you will most likely be using are melee weapon attacks and magic spells.
