Any idea about required UA / str to onehit bats without loosing hp? I am ready to pick glimmermoss but well caves are too dangerous and I have never been a fighter.
Marksmanship increases accuracy I guess?
Banok mind leading me again through the harsh seatribes world?? <3
I think Marksmanship increases your chance to shoot in the direction you're shooting, as well as increases damage. Archery works like this, basically from where you shoot (in the direction your character is turned) you have this angle, where your arrow will fly. The more the meter is filled and the higher your marksmanship is the narrower this angle where your arrow will fly is. This angle is 180 degrees when the meter is basically zero, so even if you were really close you can miss. Anyway, it helps if you stand close to the animal when shooting, since more arrows that don't fly straight where you're aiming will also hit.
I currently have 8 MM and it's enough to not miss most arrows when shooting animals cross the river. Killed a bear with 10 arrows last time, 3 of those missed. Obviously if you shoot from farther you're gonna miss more, but I would say 10 MM is enough to hunt any (stationary) animal. Higher than that is PvP MM.