What is considered "physical damage"? - Guild Wars Forums

GWplayer745 · Oct 29, 2005, 05:39 AM // 05:39

I thought that physical damage was considered as attack from a sword, hammer, axe etc etc. However, I also thought that arrows were also considered physical damage. Am i wrong? (arrows, from a ranger's bow that is)

heist23 · Oct 29, 2005, 05:42 AM // 05:42

any damage, pretty much, that doesn't have to do with spells.

if you're damaged by an attack that used physical strength, like a sword slash, etc. then it's a physical attack.

derrtyboy69 · Oct 29, 2005, 05:42 AM // 05:42

Slashing, Blunt, Piercing etc. is physical. Icy, fire, earth, air is elemental damage

GWplayer745 · Oct 29, 2005, 05:45 AM // 05:45

thanks guys. i just made a ranger. and i tried combining my bow attacks (piercing damage) with spells that weakened my target's armor. However, I did not notice any difference in the damage I dealt. So I just thoguht that perhaps I was mistaken. Thanks for the clarification.

Shattered Self · Oct 29, 2005, 06:30 AM // 06:30

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Originally Posted by GWplayer745

thanks guys. i just made a ranger. and i tried combining my bow attacks (piercing damage) with spells that weakened my target's armor. However, I did not notice any difference in the damage I dealt. So I just thoguht that perhaps I was mistaken. Thanks for the clarification.

Armor-reducing spells don't have much effect early on, because everything has very low armor. Try asking a high level R/ friend to switch to R/N and help you test on something with a high AL.

nightrunner · Oct 29, 2005, 06:59 AM // 06:59

Elemental modded weapons (ie Fiery swords, Ebon Bows) are still counted as physical attacks though - they trigger IW and can be blocked by stances like Bonetti's or Gladiator's.

Shattered Self · Oct 29, 2005, 07:02 AM // 07:02

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Originally Posted by nightrunner

Elemental modded weapons (ie Fiery swords, Ebon Bows) are still counted as physical attacks though - they trigger IW and can be blocked by stances like Bonetti's or Gladiator's.

Has there been any testing on whether elemental mod weapons do less damage to rangers?

NatalieD · Oct 29, 2005, 07:24 AM // 07:24

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Originally Posted by nightrunner

Elemental modded weapons (ie Fiery swords, Ebon Bows) are still counted as physical attacks though - they trigger IW and can be blocked by stances like Bonetti's or Gladiator's.

IW, Bonetti's, and Gladiator's work on elemental weapons because none of those skills care about whether an attack does physical damage or not...

Jenosavel · Oct 29, 2005, 01:02 PM // 13:02

Elemental upgrades most certainly change your damage to elemental. I think what nightrunner might have been thinking of is that elemental modded warrior weapons are still counted as melee attacks. As NatalieD pointed out, those skills are only concerned with melee attacks, not physical attacks. There's quite a big difference between melee attacks and physical attacks in this game. Melee attack pretty much means an attack with a warrior weapon (sword, axe, hammer), while phyiscal attack just means an attack that did a physical damage type (slashing, piercing, blunt).

Oct 29, 2005, 05:39 AM // 05:39	#1
GWplayer745 Academy Page Join Date: Sep 2005	What is considered "physical damage"? I thought that physical damage was considered as attack from a sword, hammer, axe etc etc. However, I also thought that arrows were also considered physical damage. Am i wrong? (arrows, from a ranger's bow that is)

Oct 29, 2005, 05:42 AM // 05:42	#2
heist23 Journeyman Join Date: Jul 2005 Profession: R/Mo	any damage, pretty much, that doesn't have to do with spells. if you're damaged by an attack that used physical strength, like a sword slash, etc. then it's a physical attack.

Oct 29, 2005, 05:42 AM // 05:42	#3
derrtyboy69 Grotto Attendant Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: The Clouds Guild: Scars Meadows [SMS] Profession: Mo/Me	Slashing, Blunt, Piercing etc. is physical. Icy, fire, earth, air is elemental damage

Oct 29, 2005, 05:45 AM // 05:45	#4
GWplayer745 Academy Page Join Date: Sep 2005	thanks guys. i just made a ranger. and i tried combining my bow attacks (piercing damage) with spells that weakened my target's armor. However, I did not notice any difference in the damage I dealt. So I just thoguht that perhaps I was mistaken. Thanks for the clarification.

Oct 29, 2005, 06:59 AM // 06:59	#6
nightrunner Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Francisco Profession: W/Mo	Elemental modded weapons (ie Fiery swords, Ebon Bows) are still counted as physical attacks though - they trigger IW and can be blocked by stances like Bonetti's or Gladiator's.

Oct 29, 2005, 01:02 PM // 13:02	#9
Jenosavel Master of Beasts Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Servants of Fortuna [SoF] Profession: R/	Elemental upgrades most certainly change your damage to elemental. I think what nightrunner might have been thinking of is that elemental modded warrior weapons are still counted as melee attacks. As NatalieD pointed out, those skills are only concerned with melee attacks, not physical attacks. There's quite a big difference between melee attacks and physical attacks in this game. Melee attack pretty much means an attack with a warrior weapon (sword, axe, hammer), while phyiscal attack just means an attack that did a physical damage type (slashing, piercing, blunt).