Game Character System in Java: Explanation & Practice

Problem summary

Create GameCharacter base with Warrior, Mage, Archer. Each has different attack() damage.

Starter code

// GameCharacter: name, health, attack() abstract
// Warrior: attack() deals strength-based damage
// Mage: attack() deals magic-based damage
// Archer: attack() deals dexterity-based damage

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Create character and attack
        // Print: <name> attacks for <damage> damage
    }
}

Expected output and test cases

• Warrior attack

  Conan attacks for 50 damage

• Mage attack

  Gandalf attacks for 75 damage

• Archer attack

  Legolas attacks for 40 damage

Hints

1. Each character type has unique stats
2. Override attack() with type-specific logic
3. Store base stats in subclass

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