Possible bug with Candy Cane Weapon Damage ? - Guild Wars Forums

Monkey Blonde · Dec 24, 2006, 02:35 AM // 02:35

I'm using a 15-15 Candy Cane bow and hitting the 60AL target in the Great Temple of Balthazar area. I'm only doing 5 damage. Comments ?

Njaiguni Blaze · Dec 24, 2006, 03:11 AM // 03:11

Psst! Armor reduces damage. :O

Monkey Blonde · Dec 24, 2006, 03:29 AM // 03:29

Psst !! All damage calculations are based on 60AL. Next ?

Sasuke The Betrayer · Dec 24, 2006, 03:38 AM // 03:38

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Originally Posted by Monkey Blonde

Psst !! All damage calculations are based on 60AL. Next ?

Is that so? Because I don't think so. You'd still do a measly 10-10 damage, but armor will always affect your damage (Unless of course, you battle someone in pvp who's running around naked :S)

Monkey Blonde · Dec 24, 2006, 03:44 AM // 03:44

OK, I figured it out. I had a brain fart with the no attribute requirement of the candy cane weapons. I still need marksmanship of 12 to get the stated damage. Silly me.

jrk247 · Dec 24, 2006, 03:53 AM // 03:53

Um the no requirement means that you won't need a requirement in any attribute it will still do the same damage. And armor does come into play when damage is being done and it really doesn't matter what the damage is, it is just supposed to be a fun item not meant to farm FoW.

Sasuke The Betrayer · Dec 24, 2006, 04:01 AM // 04:01

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Originally Posted by jrk247

Um the no requirement means that you won't need a requirement in any attribute it will still do the same damage. And armor does come into play when damage is being done and it really doesn't matter what the damage is, it is just supposed to be a fun item not meant to farm FoW.

I'm not sure how all these game mechanics work, but I'm pretty sure that if a weapon such as the bow didn't have a requirement you would do the stated damage, but only a percentage of it based on your attribute mastery on it. If you have a 15-28 (req 11) bow, you would do (I forgot % exactly) only 91% of that stated damage. If you had 12 bow mastery, you would do 100% and at 13 a little higher. With a candy cane weapon, I guess you would need 100% to get that much damage, or it'll be at a minimal damage if you have 0.

Caelus The Fallen · Dec 24, 2006, 11:15 AM // 11:15

The OP is absolutely right on game mechanics. You need a 12 in Weapon Mastery to do stated damage to a 60AL target, irrespective of the weapon req.

Njaiguni Blaze · Dec 24, 2006, 12:49 PM // 12:49

Sorry, you're right. It has been researched that the damage begins at 60 AL when the requirement is met. Wouldn't know how to explain it then. I wouldn't worry about it neither.

Astro Pubes · Dec 24, 2006, 01:28 PM // 13:28

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Originally Posted by Sasuke The Betrayer

(Unless of course, you battle someone in pvp who's running around naked :S)

i had that guy on my RA team the other day... sadly enough he was a mending warrior as well.

Mournblade · Dec 24, 2006, 02:15 PM // 14:15

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Originally Posted by jrk247

it really doesn't matter what the damage is, it is just supposed to be a fun item not meant to farm FoW.

That was useless - it's still a bow with a damage attribute. It still needs to function according to the games laws. The OP was just trying to figgure out why their damage calculations were off.

Dec 24, 2006, 02:35 AM // 02:35	#1
Monkey Blonde Academy Page Join Date: May 2006 Guild: Siege Turtles (ST) Profession: Mo/	Possible bug with Candy Cane Weapon Damage ? I'm using a 15-15 Candy Cane bow and hitting the 60AL target in the Great Temple of Balthazar area. I'm only doing 5 damage. Comments ?

Dec 24, 2006, 03:11 AM // 03:11	#2
Njaiguni Blaze Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Netherlands Guild: The Biggyverse [PLEB] Profession: Me/	Psst! Armor reduces damage. :O

Dec 24, 2006, 03:29 AM // 03:29	#3
Monkey Blonde Academy Page Join Date: May 2006 Guild: Siege Turtles (ST) Profession: Mo/	Psst !! All damage calculations are based on 60AL. Next ?

Dec 24, 2006, 03:44 AM // 03:44	#5
Monkey Blonde Academy Page Join Date: May 2006 Guild: Siege Turtles (ST) Profession: Mo/	OK, I figured it out. I had a brain fart with the no attribute requirement of the candy cane weapons. I still need marksmanship of 12 to get the stated damage. Silly me.

Dec 24, 2006, 03:53 AM // 03:53	#6
jrk247 Desert Nomad Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Twenty Gold For Mountain Troll [Tusk]	Um the no requirement means that you won't need a requirement in any attribute it will still do the same damage. And armor does come into play when damage is being done and it really doesn't matter what the damage is, it is just supposed to be a fun item not meant to farm FoW.

Dec 24, 2006, 11:15 AM // 11:15	#8
Caelus The Fallen Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Glasgow Guild: Voice of the Darkness Profession: E/Mo	The OP is absolutely right on game mechanics. You need a 12 in Weapon Mastery to do stated damage to a 60AL target, irrespective of the weapon req.

Dec 24, 2006, 12:49 PM // 12:49	#9
Njaiguni Blaze Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Netherlands Guild: The Biggyverse [PLEB] Profession: Me/	Sorry, you're right. It has been researched that the damage begins at 60 AL when the requirement is met. Wouldn't know how to explain it then. I wouldn't worry about it neither.