Does Deep Wound reduce healing? - Guild Wars Forums

ComMan · Jun 26, 2005, 02:19 AM // 02:19

The manual says Deep Wound reduces healing by 20%. However, none of the skill descriptions back this up. Does anyone know if Deep Wound has any effect on healing or not?

Suuk · Jun 26, 2005, 09:51 AM // 09:51

It doesnt...not directly. It lowers your maximum health for a period of time. So if a deep wound is inflicted, u only see a condition triangle (dark red) on the health bar. There is no health degeneration, only this triangle. Of course if the person is taking damage he'll be much faster at 0 health. Healing this person is just as any other person. You can heal him until max health is reached, which in this case is a bit (20%) lower than normal.

(if u have mend ailment you can remove this condition, if you do, you should see a drop of health in his health bar, cuz his maximum health will go back to normal)

Aaaaagh · Jun 26, 2005, 10:44 AM // 10:44

Im not so sure that it doesnt indeed reduce healing. For some reason when fighting often times I notice my heal spells doing *exactly* 20% less, I always figured deep wound was involved.

jordie · Jun 26, 2005, 10:51 AM // 10:51

People tend only to do deep wound as a bonus to there sword attacks. They use that skill for he extra dmg when bleeding.

Suuk · Jun 29, 2005, 11:03 AM // 11:03

Confirmed! I tried it yesterday: got a deep wound inflicted and it said that it affected the healing too....

No stats on how though.

IceD'Bear · Jun 29, 2005, 11:41 AM // 11:41

Actually, the healing stays the same, even if it seems reduced.

Let's say you've got max 100HP and current 50HP. If you get a deep wound, your new max HP will be 80 and your new current HP will be 40HP (both 20% less) - if you observe just the HP bar you won't notice a difference.
If you then receive a 20 HP heal, it's reduced to 16, and your current HP is 56.
When deep wound ends, your max HP jumps back from 80 to 100HP and your current HP from 56 to 70 - so in the end the healing is the same.
If the healing wouldn't be reduced, you'd actually get a boost after deep wound ends - you'd have 75HP.

The damage done to you though is increased for 20% while you have a deep wound.

sheepysheepy · Dec 09, 2005, 04:56 PM // 16:56

the healing percentages pretty much stay the same , ur losing 20% of ur healthbar and losing 20% of your heals, so it may not look like it when your seeing peoples health going up and down but it is effecting it

eom · Dec 09, 2005, 05:47 PM // 17:47

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Originally Posted by IceD'Bear

Actually, the healing stays the same, even if it seems reduced.

Let's say you've got max 100HP and current 50HP. If you get a deep wound, your new max HP will be 80 and your new current HP will be 40HP (both 20% less) - if you observe just the HP bar you won't notice a difference.
If you then receive a 20 HP heal, it's reduced to 16, and your current HP is 56.
When deep wound ends, your max HP jumps back from 80 to 100HP and your current HP from 56 to 70 - so in the end the healing is the same.
If the healing wouldn't be reduced, you'd actually get a boost after deep wound ends - you'd have 75HP.

yeah, but that's assuming that it ever gets a chance to wear off.
in the meantime their healing is knocked down 20%

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The damage done to you though is increased for 20% while you have a deep wound.

what?

Savio · Dec 09, 2005, 07:25 PM // 19:25

Damage is technically increased by 25% as I tried to explain in the other thread. Or whatever... do people like posting in old threads? I hate that related thread function. Closed.

Jun 26, 2005, 02:19 AM // 02:19	#1
ComMan Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005	Does Deep Wound reduce healing? The manual says Deep Wound reduces healing by 20%. However, none of the skill descriptions back this up. Does anyone know if Deep Wound has any effect on healing or not?

Dec 09, 2005, 07:25 PM // 19:25	#9
Savio Teenager with attitude Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]	Damage is technically increased by 25% as I tried to explain in the other thread. Or whatever... do people like posting in old threads? I hate that related thread function. Closed. __________________ People are stupid.

Jun 26, 2005, 09:51 AM // 09:51	#2
Suuk Krytan Explorer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: the Netherlands Guild: Lovers of Whisky and Women (LWW) Profession: E/	It doesnt...not directly. It lowers your maximum health for a period of time. So if a deep wound is inflicted, u only see a condition triangle (dark red) on the health bar. There is no health degeneration, only this triangle. Of course if the person is taking damage he'll be much faster at 0 health. Healing this person is just as any other person. You can heal him until max health is reached, which in this case is a bit (20%) lower than normal. (if u have mend ailment you can remove this condition, if you do, you should see a drop of health in his health bar, cuz his maximum health will go back to normal)

Jun 26, 2005, 10:44 AM // 10:44	#3
Aaaaagh Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2005	Im not so sure that it doesnt indeed reduce healing. For some reason when fighting often times I notice my heal spells doing exactly 20% less, I always figured deep wound was involved.

Jun 26, 2005, 10:51 AM // 10:51	#4
jordie Academy Page Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nottingham Profession: W/Mo	People tend only to do deep wound as a bonus to there sword attacks. They use that skill for he extra dmg when bleeding.

Jun 29, 2005, 11:03 AM // 11:03	#5
Suuk Krytan Explorer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: the Netherlands Guild: Lovers of Whisky and Women (LWW) Profession: E/	Confirmed! I tried it yesterday: got a deep wound inflicted and it said that it affected the healing too.... No stats on how though.

Jun 29, 2005, 11:41 AM // 11:41	#6
IceD'Bear Krytan Explorer Join Date: Feb 2005 Guild: Awoken Myth [MYTH] Profession: Mo/	Actually, the healing stays the same, even if it seems reduced. Let's say you've got max 100HP and current 50HP. If you get a deep wound, your new max HP will be 80 and your new current HP will be 40HP (both 20% less) - if you observe just the HP bar you won't notice a difference. If you then receive a 20 HP heal, it's reduced to 16, and your current HP is 56. When deep wound ends, your max HP jumps back from 80 to 100HP and your current HP from 56 to 70 - so in the end the healing is the same. If the healing wouldn't be reduced, you'd actually get a boost after deep wound ends - you'd have 75HP. The damage done to you though is increased for 20% while you have a deep wound.

Dec 09, 2005, 04:56 PM // 16:56	#7
sheepysheepy Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Dec 2005 Guild: Mojo Kazna Crew Profession: Mo/Me	the healing percentages pretty much stay the same , ur losing 20% of ur healthbar and losing 20% of your heals, so it may not look like it when your seeing peoples health going up and down but it is effecting it