LinkR wrote:As far as I know the only thing agi aids people in combat is its defense against range attackers.
http://havenandhearth.wikia.com/wiki/AGI#Agility has a rough stat evaluation, though I can't vouch for the sites 100% accuracy for some particular bits of info since a lot of the time Jorb leave us with nothing but speculations and superstitious guess work. The only other combat stat again AS FAR AS I KNOW is perception, which aids range attackers.
Because you don't know.
Use search, it was an announcement.