Curious Artila quasius Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Subject line pretty says it. Some weapons say they have a "light slash" attack while others say "heavy slash." But my understanding is that there's only 2 types of damage (physical and magic), so is that just flavor or is there some difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Mechalibur Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 It's just a flavor thing. I think it categorizes the attacks by their audio/visual differences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Slarty determined in his damage analysis that light and heavy use different dice sizes for the random part of their damages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Quiconque Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Every weapon has a specific attack ability set, and the game uses that when you make a regular attack with that weapon. This does affect audio/visual differences but it also specifies the damage formula. (Note that the weapon bonus comes from the item itself and not the ability, which is why two weapons that both have Light Slash (or whatever) can have different damage ranges.) The differences in the formulas (and PC stats) ARE reflected in the damage range displayed onscreen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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