No colour to the different attack types? - Guild Wars Forums

Jan 30, 2007, 01:31 AM // 01:31

like when i have an enchament that gives me holy damage or maybe cold damage i dont se any difference in colours, i have no idea what type of damage i do... any way to turn this on... it was on the last games...

Savio · Jan 30, 2007, 02:33 AM // 02:33

What "last games"?

Staff and wand projectiles will change to show the correct damage type. Arrows from bows will change if they are Fiery, otherwise they just look normal. All other weapons don't show a damage type, except for certain items with special effect like the [wiki]Fiery Dragon Sword[/wiki].

Jan 30, 2007, 03:22 AM // 03:22

guild wars 1 & 2. i remember there where colours for each type of damage like fire, cold, dark and such.... or how do i know what type of damage i inflict?

Jan 30, 2007, 03:24 AM // 03:24

i only se a yellow colour...

Savio · Jan 30, 2007, 03:30 AM // 03:30

I don't know what game you've been playing, but damage has always been shown in pretty yellow and red numbers. Blue is healing, purple is energy.

Jan 30, 2007, 04:47 AM // 04:47

hehe yea. i might been trough to many mmos lately. but still i want to know what type of damage i do and beeing inflicited with....

Str0b0 · Jan 30, 2007, 05:01 AM // 05:01

Honestly it doesn't matter. With a few exceptions there are no elemental weaknesses in this game. Undead take more damage from holy. Titans take more damage from cold. Those are the only two I know for certain off the top of my head that have a definite elemental weakness. Generally speaking though you should know what kind of damage you do based on two things. One you should know what sort of weapon you are wielding. Two you should see any spells that grant you elemental damage displayed, generally in the upper left of your screen. More or less it is up to your situational awareness to keep yourself apprised of whatever type of damage you are doing.

Jan 30, 2007, 11:45 PM // 23:45

but some armour protect better aganst certain damage types.

Also does this spell make all my attack's deal cold damage then for 30 secs?

"Grenth's Fingers
All adjacent foes are struck for 20...68 cold damage. For 30 seconds, your attacks deal cold damage. When this Enchantment ends, all adjacent foes are Crippled for 4...9 seconds."

So every attack i do then deals cold type damage after

I would expect that since certain armours have a resistance also it should been possible to have some visual for what type of attack i deal.

dargon · Jan 31, 2007, 01:06 AM // 01:06

nope, no visual que other than reading / knowing the description of the spell / skill when it's used.

Jan 31, 2007, 03:08 AM // 03:08

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Originally Posted by Nizko

but some armour protect better aganst certain damage types.

Also does this spell make all my attack's deal cold damage then for 30 secs?

"Grenth's Fingers
All adjacent foes are struck for 20...68 cold damage. For 30 seconds, your attacks deal cold damage. When this Enchantment ends, all adjacent foes are Crippled for 4...9 seconds."

So every attack i do then deals cold type damage after

I would expect that since certain armours have a resistance also it should been possible to have some visual for what type of attack i deal.

so that attack makes all my attack and attack skills into cold damage for 30 seconds?

RPGmaniac · Jan 31, 2007, 05:51 AM // 05:51

exactly

12...character...limit...

DeanBB · Jan 31, 2007, 04:54 PM // 16:54

It makes you deal cold damage while the enchantment lasts. It could be longer that 30 seconds if you have a +enchantment duration modifier on your weapon and it can end early by being removed by an enemy.

The cold effect could also be over-ridden by another enchantment, say one that deals holy or earth instead. The last one cast should be the one in effect.

Jan 30, 2007, 01:31 AM // 01:31	#1
Nizko Guest	No colour to the different attack types? like when i have an enchament that gives me holy damage or maybe cold damage i dont se any difference in colours, i have no idea what type of damage i do... any way to turn this on... it was on the last games...

Jan 30, 2007, 02:33 AM // 02:33	#2
Savio Teenager with attitude Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]	What "last games"? Staff and wand projectiles will change to show the correct damage type. Arrows from bows will change if they are Fiery, otherwise they just look normal. All other weapons don't show a damage type, except for certain items with special effect like the [wiki]Fiery Dragon Sword[/wiki]. __________________ People are stupid.

Jan 30, 2007, 03:30 AM // 03:30	#5
Savio Teenager with attitude Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]	I don't know what game you've been playing, but damage has always been shown in pretty yellow and red numbers. Blue is healing, purple is energy. __________________ People are stupid.

Jan 30, 2007, 03:22 AM // 03:22	#3
Nizko Guest	guild wars 1 & 2. i remember there where colours for each type of damage like fire, cold, dark and such.... or how do i know what type of damage i inflict?

Jan 30, 2007, 03:24 AM // 03:24	#4
Nizko Guest	i only se a yellow colour...

Jan 30, 2007, 04:47 AM // 04:47	#6
Nizko Guest	hehe yea. i might been trough to many mmos lately. but still i want to know what type of damage i do and beeing inflicited with....

Jan 30, 2007, 05:01 AM // 05:01	#7
Str0b0 Desert Nomad Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North Carolina Profession: N/Me	Honestly it doesn't matter. With a few exceptions there are no elemental weaknesses in this game. Undead take more damage from holy. Titans take more damage from cold. Those are the only two I know for certain off the top of my head that have a definite elemental weakness. Generally speaking though you should know what kind of damage you do based on two things. One you should know what sort of weapon you are wielding. Two you should see any spells that grant you elemental damage displayed, generally in the upper left of your screen. More or less it is up to your situational awareness to keep yourself apprised of whatever type of damage you are doing.

Jan 30, 2007, 11:45 PM // 23:45	#8
Nizko Guest	but some armour protect better aganst certain damage types. Also does this spell make all my attack's deal cold damage then for 30 secs? "Grenth's Fingers All adjacent foes are struck for 20...68 cold damage. For 30 seconds, your attacks deal cold damage. When this Enchantment ends, all adjacent foes are Crippled for 4...9 seconds." So every attack i do then deals cold type damage after I would expect that since certain armours have a resistance also it should been possible to have some visual for what type of attack i deal.

Jan 31, 2007, 01:06 AM // 01:06	#9
dargon Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Seraphim Knights [TSK] Profession: R/	nope, no visual que other than reading / knowing the description of the spell / skill when it's used.

Jan 31, 2007, 05:51 AM // 05:51	#11
RPGmaniac Desert Nomad Join Date: Aug 2005	exactly 12...character...limit...

Jan 31, 2007, 04:54 PM // 16:54	#12
DeanBB Forge Runner Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Arizona Guild: Wizardry Players Guild, http://4guildwars.7.forumer.com	It makes you deal cold damage while the enchantment lasts. It could be longer that 30 seconds if you have a +enchantment duration modifier on your weapon and it can end early by being removed by an enemy. The cold effect could also be over-ridden by another enchantment, say one that deals holy or earth instead. The last one cast should be the one in effect.