Weapon Type Make a Difference?

JackhammerJohn

JackhammerJohn

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2007

California

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I was wondering if the type of weapon had an effect on enemies in GW? For instance, in DnD games a bludgeon weapon is very useful against skeletons while slashing weapons would incur a penalty. You could kill them, but it would take longer and you would subject yourself to greater injury.

Does this hold true in GW?

milkflopance

milkflopance

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Dec 2006

England

The Cult of Scaro [WHO]

Yes, certain enemies are weak against certain types of damage. Skeletons will take extra damage from blunt weapons, but they also have a resistance to piercing damage.

Slashing does extra damage against plants. This includes things like Pinesouls and Thorn Stalkers.

That's all i know for physical damage types, resistances and weaknesses against elemental damage exist as well, but as there are so many i wont go into that.

Pyro maniac

Pyro maniac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

yes, in PvE it does

strenghts:
blunt > skeletons
holy > undead
fire/slashing > plants
fire > icy mobs/earth and water titan/water and maelstrom djinn/
lightning > tengy/grawl/enchanted
cold > burning,hand,fist titan/ruby and fire djinn
earth > diamond djinn

weakness:
piercing > skeletons
fire > Destroyer/fiery mobs/mountain trolls/blessed griffons/wurm/crag
icy > saphire djinn/ice imp and elemental
earth > minotaur

MisterB

MisterB

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2005

Planet Earth, Sol system, Milky Way galaxy

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Also, enemies in PvE react differently to you based on the weapon you are holding. If you were to carry a martial weapon on a caster profession, for example, they might target you with [skill=text]Empathy[/skill] or [skill=textl]Soothing Images[/skill].

JackhammerJohn

JackhammerJohn

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2007

California

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Very cool. I was wondering if this was true. Thanks for the info!

Mortal Amongst Mere Gods

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2007

Riding the spiral

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Quote:
Originally Posted by MisterB
Also, enemies in PvE react differently to you based on the weapon you are holding. If you were to carry a martial weapon on a caster profession, for example, they might target you with [skill=text]Empathy[/skill] or [skill=textl]Soothing Images[/skill].
Along with this, enemies will generally only use counter-caster skills against you. (i.e. dazed, Backfire, Scourge Healing, etc.)

Yes, different foes are weaker or stronger against certain damage types.

pendragyn

pendragyn

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Nov 2007

R/Me

Sorry about this ... newbie here, How do you know what is the best weapon to use when it isn't obvious? I understand against ice elementals you would use fire, but what about against the various charr?

Biostem

Biostem

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Oct 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by pendragyn
Sorry about this ... newbie here, How do you know what is the best weapon to use when it isn't obvious? I understand against ice elementals you would use fire, but what about against the various charr?
You would know via just playing a lot or checking different sources. Admittedly, that's a vague answer, but a lot of the damage type enemies are strong/weak against also just make sense - a fire weapon won't do as much against a fire elemental as it would against a water one...

Crom The Pale

Crom The Pale

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Nov 2006

Ageis Ascending

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Keep in mind they have armor very much like players.

Exmple a war char will have 80 armor + 20 vs physical, this mean if you equip an elemental mod to your weapon you are bypassing the 20vs physical.
Rangers are 70 + 30vs elemental so the revearse works...

Wiki may have some info, but I know of no complete listing of all monsters and their weakness.