Do familiars not get the damage bonus in melee? (in New players)

My familiar doesn't get extra damage in melee!


Ranged Combat
Lauren's familiar takes damage from his own Magic Missile (4003)!
Lauren's familiar's Magic Missile hit Hal's Minion [6156]
Lauren takes damage from his own Magic Missile (4035)!
Lauren's Magic Missile hit Hal's Minion [18240]


Lauren's familiar takes damage from his own Magic Missile (4289)!
Lauren's familiar's Magic Missile hit Hal's Minion [10210]
Lauren takes damage from his own Magic Missile (4323)!
Lauren's Magic Missile hit Hal's Minion [22685]
Hal's Minion's Magic Missile hit Lauren [20470]

Lauren's familiar takes damage from his own Magic Missile (4575)!
Lauren's familiar's Magic Missile hit Hal's Minion [13039]
Lauren takes damage from his own Magic Missile (4612)!
Lauren's Magic Missile hit Hal's Minion [13915]
Hal's Minion's Magic Missile hit Lauren [23622]

Lauren's familiar takes damage from his own Magic Missile (4861)!
Lauren's familiar's Magic Missile hit Hal's Minion [8719]
Lauren takes damage from his own Magic Missile (4900)!
Lauren's Magic Missile hit Hal's Minion [23101]
Hal's Minion's Magic Missile hit Lauren [14330]

Lauren's familiar takes damage from his own Magic Missile (5147)!
Lauren's familiar's Magic Missile hit Hal's Minion [10931]
Lauren takes damage from his own Magic Missile (5188)!
Lauren's Magic Missile hit Hal's Minion [23817]
Hal's Minion's Magic Missile hit Lauren [22677]

Lauren's familiar takes damage from his own Magic Missile (9533)!
Lauren's familiar's Magic Missile hit Hal's Minion [14105]
Lauren takes damage from his own Magic Missile (9608)!
Lauren's Magic Missile hit Hal's Minion [40004]
Hal's Minion's Magic Missile hit Lauren [22787]

Melee Combat
Lauren's familiar takes damage from his own Magic Missile (9533)!
Lauren's familiar's Magic Missile hit Hal's Minion [14425]
Lauren takes damage from his own Magic Missile (9608)!
Lauren's Magic Missile hit Hal's Minion [52638]
Hal's Minion's Magic Missile hit Lauren's familiar [55044]
R.I.P. Lauren's familiar, Lauren R.I.P. Hal's Minion

Sorry, what damage bonus?

Err...Well I figured that there was a damage bonus since my real minion's damage pretty much doubled when it got to the melee rounds. (Also in the last round of ranged...but maybe that is from the Clearsight?)

you don't get a bonus in melee to damage. you do get a penalty to damage in ranged.

Well why doesn't the penalty to ranged get removed then? It's the same question either way.

Damage is pretty random, it probably just seems like the penalties being removed check out a few more fights. Also the penalty comes down each round, so if you look at the first one and the last one they are definitely different.

Lauren's familiar's Magic Missile hit Hal's Minion [6156]
Lauren's familiar's Magic Missile hit Hal's Minion [14425]

Ah..yes...ub3r r4nd0m damage is awesome.