Question about poisonous weapon upgrade

zulu123

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

I would like to understand what exactly a poisonous weapon upgrade does. I read the description as 'Lengthens poison duration on foes by 33%'. But this indicates that the foe should be poisoned already for the upgrade to lenthen it.

How does a warrior poison his opponent to begin with though? Sorry for the silly question.

Aera

Aera

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Join Date: Dec 2005

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Use a W/R with apply poison ( high energy cost though )
Now if you normally have a 10 second poison as it says with apply poison, it adds the 33% to that, so making it 13 sec poisoning.

So every time you poison someone with the updrade equiped, it adds 33% to the discription.

Francis Demeules

Francis Demeules

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Join Date: Jan 2006

Canada, Qc

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Aera
Use a W/R with apply poison ( high energy cost though )
Apply poison can works with any weapons, even with melee too. Like Aera said, it cost lots energy (15 energy for the preparation.)

Auntie I

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2005

Veritas Invictus

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Well there are a few Necro skills that involve poisoning, but the most common way I know of is to use the Ranger preparation Apply Poison.

fiery

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maryland

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A warrior with a bow can use apply posion or poision arrow .

Murder In China

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But you won't see many warriors use a bow...

dargon

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Join Date: May 2005

The Seraphim Knights [TSK]

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Francis Demeules
Apply poison can works with any weapons, even with melee too. Like Aera said, it cost lots energy (15 energy for the preparation.)
Not wands or staffs

Francis Demeules

Francis Demeules

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Originally Posted by dargon
Not wands or staffs
I thought Wand and staff can work too . Anyway, I never tested.

Mandy Memory

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It doesnt work with wands or staffs because they shoot a magical projectile, same reason it doesnt work with spells. (At least thats how I think of it.)

Francis Demeules

Francis Demeules

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Canada, Qc

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mandy Memory
It doesnt work with wands or staffs because they shoot a magical projectile, same reason it doesnt work with spells. (At least thats how I think of it.)
Off course it doesnt work on spells (DUH)
I dont want to see something like this:

I'm using Apply Poison
I'm using Symbol of Wrath

Well, that mean its only physical damage weapons (Bows and Melee weapons)

arcanemacabre

arcanemacabre

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Join Date: Feb 2006

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Francis Demeules
Off course it doesnt work on spells (DUH)
Hmm... According to Guildwiki, it does work on [skills] of any type:
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Poisonous

SnoopJeDi

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2005

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The description is kinda wrong, because poison still works with swords using elemental mods (firey bow, firey sword).

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But you won't see many warriors use a bow...
IWAY?

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Hmm... According to Guildwiki, it does work on [skills] of any type:
http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Poisonous
No, it says that a poisonous mod will lenghten any poisoning caused by skills. So if you have a poisonous sword, and use chilblains+plauge touch, that poison WILL be lengthened. Using Apply Poison and Flare will not poison your enemy.

arcanemacabre

arcanemacabre

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Join Date: Feb 2006

North Kryta Province

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Quote:
Originally Posted by SnoopJeDi
No, it says that a poisonous mod will lenghten any poisoning caused by skills. So if you have a poisonous sword, and use chilblains+plauge touch, that poison WILL be lengthened. Using Apply Poison and Flare will not poison your enemy.
Yeah...? That's what I thought everyone was talking about. It works on skills/spells... Where did it say, or anyone say for that matter, that it caused poison? I thought that was a given that it didn't do that...

NatalieD

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Quote:
Originally Posted by arcanemacabre
Where did it say, or anyone say for that matter, that it caused poison? I thought that was a given that it didn't do that...
There was a bit of confusion between poisonous weapon upgrades and the skill Apply Poison.