What is "piercing" damage? - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

cpukilla

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14 Mar 2005 at 02:04 - 1

Another question, what does piercing damage apply to? I assume it means arrow attacks, but does it also work on sword/axe damage? I am talking about Shields Up! Anyone know?

Nash

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14 Mar 2005 at 02:25 - 2

Bows, and some Axes.

cpukilla

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14 Mar 2005 at 03:20 - 3

Why only some axes? What about swords?

Ensign

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14 Mar 2005 at 03:59 - 4

It is my understanding that, despite it being named to the contrary, the Piercing Axe does not deal piercing damage.

Basically, bows deal piercing damage.

Peace,
-CxE

drewd

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14 Mar 2005 at 07:33 - 5

that'd be a bow & arrow, sir

Blademaster

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14 Mar 2005 at 13:38 - 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ensign

It is my understanding that, despite it being named to the contrary, the Piercing Axe does not deal piercing damage.

Basically, bows deal piercing damage.

Peace,
-CxE

Hahahahahaha, I can picture this.
*Ranger runs up to warrior*
*Pulls out her bow*
*Warrior: What are you doing?*
*Ranger hits the warrior in the chest with her bow and pierces his armor*
LOL.

Dave III

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14 Mar 2005 at 13:55 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blademaster

Hahahahahaha, I can picture this.
*Ranger runs up to warrior*
*Pulls out her bow*
*Warrior: What are you doing?*
*Ranger hits the warrior in the chest with her bow and pierces his armor*
LOL.

*Snerk*

I've never thought of a bow as a close range, hand-to-hand weapon, but on the other hand, why not? At least it wouldn't be totally useless when the arrows run out...

Anyway, "Ranger" doesn't specify how much range, right?

Dave III

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14 Mar 2005 at 15:37 - 8

You also get piercing damage from spiked traps. But yes, Bows are where you will be getting about 90% of your piercing damage.

Dreamsmith

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14 Mar 2005 at 17:01 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave III

I've never thought of a bow as a close range, hand-to-hand weapon, but on the other hand, why not? At least it wouldn't be totally useless when the arrows run out...

Naw, when you're running low, you just start stabbing people with your arrows like Legolas. But of course, this really isn't an issue in Guild Wars. Only the Shining Blade archers need quivers -- Rangers just pull arrows out of thin air when they need them (Logus tendrils?) and pantomime pulling back their imaginary bowstrings to shoot. Now, anyone who's upgraded a bow knows you can equip your bow with a bowstring, but I'm guessing they just wrap it around the grip or something...

Blademaster

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14 Mar 2005 at 17:06 - 10

Thats something i never understood, in those movies, legolas would have like 4 arrows left, then it would show aragorn slicing, and then 5 seconds later show legolas again, and he would have like 25 arrows in his quiver...now how does he make them so fast?

Nash

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14 Mar 2005 at 17:46 - 11

I seem to recall seeing a Piercing Axe's damage listed as Piercing...

Dave III

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14 Mar 2005 at 21:17 - 12

Ok, I have a variant on the question on hand... As fas as GW is concerned, what is the difference between Peircing and traditional with-a-club-or-sword type damage? Why the distinction? Surely anything that reduces HP is onna kill the enemy, whether from an arrow or an ax, or a really nasty papercut, right?

Nash

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14 Mar 2005 at 21:19 - 13

You can have armor bonuses to different types of damage.

IceD'Bear

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14 Mar 2005 at 21:21 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nash

I seem to recall seeing a Piercing Axe's damage listed as Piercing...

The Nash seems to recall wrong.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave III

Ok, I have a variant on the question on hand... As fas as GW is concerned, what is the difference between Peircing and traditional with-a-club-or-sword type damage? Why the distinction? Surely anything that reduces HP is onna kill the enemy, whether from an arrow or an ax, or a really nasty papercut, right?

Different armors have different AL against different types of damage.
And look at the skill that started this discussion, Shields Up!, it gives +AL against piercing damage.

Nash

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14 Mar 2005 at 21:24 - 15

Maybe it's not anymore, but was it before?

Dave III

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14 Mar 2005 at 21:49 - 16

Quote:

Different armors have different AL against different types of damage.
And look at the skill that started this discussion, Shields Up!, it gives +AL against piercing damage.

Ah, of course, duh. Wicker armor might deflect arrows but do squat for axes an' swords, while chain mail does the reverse. I should'a seen that. ^_^

Dave III

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15 Mar 2005 at 01:33 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blademaster

Hahahahahaha, I can picture this.
*Ranger runs up to warrior*
*Pulls out her bow*
*Warrior: What are you doing?*
*Ranger hits the warrior in the chest with her bow and pierces his armor*
LOL.

Hmm.....apparently you haven't seen some of these bows. If someone were to swing at ME with one of these bows....I would be ducking and dodging!

Look at the spikes around the grip on the left-sided one.....definatly "piercing" to say the least.

Weezer_Blue

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15 Mar 2005 at 02:02 - 18

lol... no no no... you don't hit em with it. you strangle em with the string *hides bloody bowstring*