Weakness damage reduction ?

Myster Grim

Myster Grim

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

GMT -5

Band of the H A W K

My question is does Weakness only reduce weapon damage or all damage. It seems to reduce all damage. What would be a good way to test the damage reduction caused by Weakness?


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deadxero

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jul 2007

Considering that weakness lowers all attributes, and virtually all weapon/spell/skill damage is attribute dependant, it should lower all damage.

Etta

Etta

Forge Runner

Join Date: Jun 2006

Mancland, British Empire

"Weakness is a condition that reduces the damage of attacks by 66% and all of your nonzero attributes by 1.

Weakness does not apply to damage bonuses gained from attack skills."

-Wiki

Myster Grim

Myster Grim

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

GMT -5

Band of the H A W K

I am aware of what both wikis say about Weakness. In my experience using Weakness with Your all Alone and Ursan Roar all damage seems to be reduced 66%., both of these skills are not listed to cause Weakness by either Wiki.
I was hoping for some dialog not Wiki quotes. It might just be the attributes reductions I am seeing.

freaky naughty

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2007

Mo/N

It definitely only affects attacks drastically, for spells I heard that it was -1 attribute pt but if you have 16 fire and are under weakness it won't hurt you that much. All attacks are weakened from swords to staffs.

RPGmaniac

RPGmaniac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Whenever my ranger or his pet is weakened, I notice that when I use attack skills, the bonus damage isn't reduced that much (other than the fact that I have -1 to the attribute). So normally if I use Ferocious strike it hits for around 45, but when my pet is weakened, it hits for around 30, therefore leading me to believe bonus damage isn't reduced much by weakness.

Kale Ironfist

Kale Ironfist

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

Australia

Venatio Illuminata [VEIL]

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Originally Posted by Myster Grim
I am aware of what both wikis say about Weakness. In my experience using Weakness with Your all Alone and Ursan Roar all damage seems to be reduced 66%., both of these skills are not listed to cause Weakness by either Wiki.
I was hoping for some dialog not Wiki quotes. It might just be the attributes reductions I am seeing.
WTF, both skills cause weakness, and both wikis confirm it. Weakness definitely reduces base weapon damage by 66% and all attributes by 1. These can be easily confirmed on the Isle of the Nameless, head to the condition master and Wild Blow the weakness guy (should be a Warrior). Now use Wild Blow on the Suit of 100 armor, and notice that you did far less damage on the Student of Weakness than on the Suit of 100 armor.