Virulence Elite Necro skill broken?

Zuzubee

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2006

I took this today to try a N/W using bleed from Sever Artery then Virulence. Everytime I cast Virulence I received disease myself. I dont know if the target was also receiving disease on top of mine or wether it was just landing on me instead of them.

This happend on almost every possible class combo, it was not Plague Touched back onto me or Tained Flesh from my melee hits etc, it was my own Virulence casts putting disease on ME.

Anyone know why?.

Mercury Angel

Mercury Angel

Avatar of Gwen

Join Date: Apr 2005

Wandering my own road.

Disease spreads and you were in melee range.
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Disease

LitoBoi

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2005

Virulence has always been like that.
Since you have spread Disease on your Target,
Note This: Disease can be spread to anyone just by touching them [even his/her own teamates]

Edit
^ Beat me to it :|

DarkCloudInc

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2005

Disease infects everything regardless of whether it affects the source, ally, or foe within close vicinity with the exception of those who are enchanted with tainted ally. So its not really a bug.

Zuzubee

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2006

oh i didnt know that, thanks .

Thats an annoying draw back being the case.

Pkest

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Hooded Reavers of Eternal Life(Ankh)

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from wiki:
In PvE, disease will spread only amongst the enemies of the originator.
In PvP, disease will spread amongst all players on the battlefield that come into close proximity, regardless of what side they are on.

So virulence shouldn't have this problem in pve.

Former Ruling

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Cedartown, Georgia

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Pkest
from wiki:
In PvE, disease will spread only amongst the enemies of the originator.
In PvP, disease will spread amongst all players on the battlefield that come into close proximity, regardless of what side they are on.

So virulence shouldn't have this problem in pve.
Where did he even mention which form of play he is doing it in >_>

TheMadKingGeorge

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2005

None

Mo/W

not this again lmfao

Pkest

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

Hooded Reavers of Eternal Life(Ankh)

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Former Ruling
Where did he even mention which form of play he is doing it in >_>
He didn't. Everyone was assuming he was talking about pvp. I was just clarifying the situation in case he wasn't aware of the difference in disease behavior between pve and pvp. If by chance he was having this problem in pve then something would be wrong.

shadow39365

shadow39365

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

England

Angels Symphonys [AnSy]

you may have been Confused because of Tainted Flesh, maybe you have been in a HA team with a Tainted Warder and not been diseased? Tainted makes you immune to Disease. Maybe recieving Disease yourself from Virulence confused you.