I've seen some walkthroughs/faqs/character-creation guides and some claim that the front character gets hit the most (I suppose "front character" means the left-most?). But in my experience, I can hardly say that's true. Also, official manual doesn't mention it. In MM7, it also seems that the party member order matters for bowmen - as the arrow flies from the left, middle or right, depending on the position. But that's about all I noticed.

So, could you please tell me more about the order of party members, particularly in MM6, MM7 and MM8?

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[MM8: How, for @#$@#%'s sake, do you change the character party order?](http://www.gog.com/forum/might_and_magic_series/mm8_how_for_s_sake_do_you_change_the_character_party_order)  
In this thread, people said that party order has no effect in MM6, MM7 and MM8, but many online guides claim otherwise. :-(

[Party Order and Switching](http://www.gamespot.com/might-and-magic-vii-for-blood-and-honor/forum/party-order-and-switching-52585304/)  
Here, people claim it affects XP gaining and geometry of ranged attacts

[Might and Magic 7 focused fire issue](http://www.rpgwatch.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12480)  
Here, they claim that starting in MM6, first and last positions are slightly more targeted by monsters.