Bite Ability: Shouldn't it be Bleed instead of Pierce?

[Dhalin]

This doesn't make sense to me.

Why is the Bite's DoT classified as "pierce" damage instead of "bleed" damage?

I thought the whole premise of Bite was that you bite the enemy, opening wounds that bleed, causing damage-over-time?

It seems kind of silly to me (while I hunt Flame Beetles...) that I Bite a beetle.... it uses Hardened Shell, and suddenly the DoTs start doing 0-10 damage instead of their usual 20-30.

If you're already bleeding, why does increasing your armor decrease the damage taken?

That doesn't make much sense, does it?

[Dragonboy]

I have been wondering the same thing for many years...
However the answer that I got concerning the "bleed" damage when I asked in the past was that it does not exist and considering the bite pierces the "skin" when it hits the mob it is made into "Pierce" damage

The whole Hardened Shell thing is indeed really weird and should be changed...

[Raptress]

It's also kind of amusing that Bite's initial damage strike does slash damage, while the DoT does pierce. I certainly don't think of a bite as a "slash." The DoT off Bite does conflict with the actual DoT named "Bleed" though.

[Morphaz Bladewing]

I noticed this conflict myself a few days ago when I was testing the rending techkit... Which makes it pretty much useless.

Concerning the damage types you are forgetting one major aspect of Istaria: It's not meant to make sense. ;p

[AmonGwareth]

Agreed on the slash part. It should be pierce.

But there is no bleed damage-type. The fact that it was set to that for so long was a bug that nobody reported (and we weren't aware of).

Anyway, you are right that the DoT damage from the Bite should not be reduced by Hardened Shell or any other resistance.

[baileytheferret]

[QUOTE=Dhalin;242747]This doesn't make sense to me.

Why is the Bite's DoT classified as "pierce" damage instead of "bleed" damage?

I thought the whole premise of Bite was that you bite the enemy, opening wounds that bleed, causing damage-over-time?

It seems kind of silly to me (while I hunt Flame Beetles...) that I Bite a beetle.... it uses Hardened Shell, and suddenly the DoTs start doing 0-10 damage instead of their usual 20-30.

If you're already bleeding, why does increasing your armor decrease the damage taken?

That doesn't make much sense, does it?





I agree