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Korg The Unfriendly · Nov 22, 2005, 03:54 AM // 03:54

K... fiery dragon sword gets flame dmg
y cant a chaos axe get chaos dmg?
y cant a fellblade have dark dmg?

i dunno... makes sense 2 me... im guessing though that chaos and dark dmg are not elemental so it does nuetralize some spells. (for instance dyrders defenses takes a hit)

post ur oppinions

TheGuildWarsPenguin · Nov 22, 2005, 03:59 AM // 03:59

It says in my outdated prima guide that chaos damage from a wand or staff ingnores armor. If the chaos axe did chaos damage, according to this way outdated guide it would ignore armor and make wars uber powerful. BUT thats just this outdated guide.

Banebow · Nov 22, 2005, 04:00 AM // 04:00

Chaos damage is armor-ignoring (illusionary weaponry anyone?). One warrior with chaos damage and the axe spike skills would be able to spike-kill any target in the game, with little to no backup.

Korg The Unfriendly · Nov 22, 2005, 04:04 AM // 04:04

***farts unhappilly***

ah well

Hiryu · Nov 22, 2005, 04:04 AM // 04:04

That'd be really really cool in PvE. But I think the reason they kept it as physical (slashing) dmg is in case people wanted to use the big shiny in PvP.

Because if it where Chaos Dmg, then a bunch of the Physical damage-triggered stuff, like "Mark of Pain" and such, wouldn't go off on a chaos axe. And it also helps PvP players' expectations that Warriors will do either Physical (most common) or Elemental damage (with a Haft/Hilt). Plus, if it were chaos damage, then it'd be effective versus BOTH Warriors (physical resistance) AND Rangers (elemental resistance), and anything in between (there goes the armor effects) --- Might be a little too much of an advantage?

Personally, I think the coolness factor outweighs the balance factor and they should make it chaos damage for the hell of it. :P

Savio · Nov 22, 2005, 04:07 AM // 04:07

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Originally Posted by Banebow

Chaos damage is armor-ignoring (illusionary weaponry anyone?).

Wrong. Chaos/Light/Dark damage from weapons, including using Judge's Insight to change the damage type, still is affected by armor. C/L/D damage from spells, like IW or Chaos Storm, ignore armor. IW's description has been changed so it doesn't say Chaos damage anymore, but the effect is still the same.

NatalieD · Nov 22, 2005, 04:16 AM // 04:16

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Originally Posted by Savio

Wrong. Chaos/Light/Dark damage from weapons, including using Judge's Insight to change the damage type, still is affected by armor. C/L/D damage from spells, like IW or Chaos Storm, ignore armor. IW's description has been changed so it doesn't say Chaos damage anymore, but the effect is still the same.

All of the mesmer spells no longer say "chaos damage". The only source of chaos damage is mesmer wands and staves, and they don't ignore armor.

Racthoh · Nov 22, 2005, 04:19 AM // 04:19

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Originally Posted by Savio

Wrong. Chaos/Light/Dark damage from weapons, including using Judge's Insight to change the damage type, still is affected by armor. C/L/D damage from spells, like IW or Chaos Storm, ignore armor. IW's description has been changed so it doesn't say Chaos damage anymore, but the effect is still the same.

Doesn't it treat it as base 60AL?

And to the OP, nice thought.

Laurelin Goldtree · Nov 22, 2005, 06:25 AM // 06:25

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Originally Posted by Banebow

Chaos damage is armor-ignoring (illusionary weaponry anyone?).

Illusionary Weaponry (elite)
Elite Enchantment Spell. For 30 seconds, you deal no damage in melee, but whenever you attack in melee, target foe takes 8-40 damage.

As far as I've come to understand it-IW doesn't do chaos damage...the mesmer's power lies in her ability to make you THINK you're taking dmg. Just because she swings at you doesn't mean it'll hurt-but she makes you think it will...that's why mesmers are still good against Droknar's Armour in the Ascalon Arena-because they penetrate straight into the mind. It isn't chaos dmg that ignores armor-it's the mesmers spells.

edit: I didn't realize that Savio had already made the same point

twicky_kid · Nov 22, 2005, 06:48 AM // 06:48

there are chaos axes with chaos dmg but they are still subject to armor