Melandru's Arrows

unienaule

unienaule

I dunt even get "Retired"

Join Date: Aug 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Does the extra damage on Melandru's Arrows ignore armor?

Former Ruling

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Cedartown, Georgia

R/

Doesnt look like it from my uses of Melandru's Arrows.

But this does bring a point up - Anet sometimes hides features of skills :\ I wish some effects were worded better.

unienaule

unienaule

I dunt even get "Retired"

Join Date: Aug 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]

Anyone else?

Racthoh

Racthoh

Did I hear 7 heroes?

Join Date: May 2005

Scars Meadows [SMS], Guild Leader (Not Recruiting)

Well from what I've noticed from other attack skills is that they will say "Strikes for an additional X damage". Even when an enemy's normal attack hits me for 0 damage, when it uses an attack skill it deal the full +damage granted by that skill. I would assume Melandru's Arrow is no exception to this.

Former Ruling

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Oct 2005

Cedartown, Georgia

R/

I dont think his question is whether the damage is factored into the first hit (like a Power Shot) or additional daamge (like kindle arrows) - he asked if it ignored armor (like always hit what it says no matter their armor). Which I do not think is the case.

As for the second question posed - you are right, Skills that do +x dmg are factored into the original number. If it says additional X dmg - it is seperate.

NatalieD

NatalieD

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2005

Quote:
Originally Posted by Former Ruling
I dont think his question is whether the damage is factored into the first hit (like a Power Shot) or additional daamge (like kindle arrows) - he asked if it ignored armor (like always hit what it says no matter their armor). Which I do not think is the case.

As for the second question posed - you are right, Skills that do +x dmg are factored into the original number. If it says additional X dmg - it is seperate.
What Racthoh is saying is that, for skills which factor damage into the first hit, the added damage ignores armor, as a general rule.