Is Virulence Bugged? - Guild Wars Forums

TheUncleanOne · Jul 29, 2005, 11:55 AM // 11:55

Apologies if this belongs in the Hall of Knowledge.

So, I've been killed enough by the Me/N Fragility-Virulence build that I've been able to watch the skills the people are using and I can't figure out where the poison comes from...

Here's one build I watched take me apart in the Comp. Arena:

Fragility - Phantom Pain - Shatter Dilusions (triggering Deep Wound from Phantom Pain) - Virulence. Now here's the odd point: I get hit, consistently, with Disease, Weakness and Poison.

I've had it suggested that the poison was from another opponent, but I've encounted this build against different random teams and those 3 conditions always hit at exactly the same time and expire at the same time implying equal duration; and it seems unlikely that different random teams could add poision at exactly the same instant.

So please, where does the Poision come from? Is this an error with Virulence?

Thanks.

Arkayne · Jul 29, 2005, 12:21 PM // 12:21

From my guild's experience, it looks like the skill description is incorrect. It adds THREE conditions is seems. It's possible that poison is coming from somewhere else, but I doubt we both came across this by co-incidence.

Yukito Kunisaki · Jul 29, 2005, 03:43 PM // 15:43

Virulence {E} isn't bugged. The description of the skill is inaccurate. That's all.

Personally, if it only hit with disease and weakness, I'd see it as quite possibly a crappy Elite.

But since it's 3 conditions, for 5e. and 1s. cast time and 10s. recycle, it can give any monk a horrid time. Only if they brought Draw Conditions or Restore Conditions can they get rid of a 4 condition pileup in short order.

Of course, with Fragility on you, that spells near certain death at 120 hp x 2 ripped from your face... [I think...]

TheUncleanOne · Jul 29, 2005, 04:15 PM // 16:15

Oh, it's a very deadly build certainly if you are unprepared. It's killed me several times in the Comp Arenas as my warrior can't do anything about conditions... Would be nice if the description was correct on Virulence (there are plently of Elites that seem less than worthy of that tag and have the correct discription)... but at least I if I know the source I can work on stopping the conditions... Me/N just got bumpped--up on my kill priority...

Thanks for the replies.

Thanas · Jul 29, 2005, 05:01 PM // 17:01

This would be so good with epidemic. Muwhahaha!

Jul 29, 2005, 11:55 AM // 11:55	#1
TheUncleanOne Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA	Is Virulence Bugged? Apologies if this belongs in the Hall of Knowledge. So, I've been killed enough by the Me/N Fragility-Virulence build that I've been able to watch the skills the people are using and I can't figure out where the poison comes from... Here's one build I watched take me apart in the Comp. Arena: Fragility - Phantom Pain - Shatter Dilusions (triggering Deep Wound from Phantom Pain) - Virulence. Now here's the odd point: I get hit, consistently, with Disease, Weakness and Poison. I've had it suggested that the poison was from another opponent, but I've encounted this build against different random teams and those 3 conditions always hit at exactly the same time and expire at the same time implying equal duration; and it seems unlikely that different random teams could add poision at exactly the same instant. So please, where does the Poision come from? Is this an error with Virulence? Thanks.

Jul 29, 2005, 12:21 PM // 12:21	#2
Arkayne Academy Page Join Date: Apr 2005	From my guild's experience, it looks like the skill description is incorrect. It adds THREE conditions is seems. It's possible that poison is coming from somewhere else, but I doubt we both came across this by co-incidence.

Jul 29, 2005, 03:43 PM // 15:43	#3
Yukito Kunisaki Forge Runner Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago, IL Profession: W/N	Virulence {E} isn't bugged. The description of the skill is inaccurate. That's all. Personally, if it only hit with disease and weakness, I'd see it as quite possibly a crappy Elite. But since it's 3 conditions, for 5e. and 1s. cast time and 10s. recycle, it can give any monk a horrid time. Only if they brought Draw Conditions or Restore Conditions can they get rid of a 4 condition pileup in short order. Of course, with Fragility on you, that spells near certain death at 120 hp x 2 ripped from your face... [I think...]

Jul 29, 2005, 04:15 PM // 16:15	#4
TheUncleanOne Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA	Oh, it's a very deadly build certainly if you are unprepared. It's killed me several times in the Comp Arenas as my warrior can't do anything about conditions... Would be nice if the description was correct on Virulence (there are plently of Elites that seem less than worthy of that tag and have the correct discription)... but at least I if I know the source I can work on stopping the conditions... Me/N just got bumpped--up on my kill priority... Thanks for the replies.

Jul 29, 2005, 05:01 PM // 17:01	#5
Thanas Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: Star Riders (StR) Profession: N/	This would be so good with epidemic. Muwhahaha!