Guild Wars 2

From the patch notes:

•Bolt, Incinerator, Rodgort, and Frostfang now have a base elemental damage type. Note: This is a visual change only.

I don’t get it, could they have been any more vague?

I heard its just something visual when killing some certain mobs. with incinerator, your enemy sometimes burn to death etc.

Seems pretty clear to me.

Now the weapons actually mention the damage type they already did. Eg mobs with fire resistance will get less dmg from rodgort.

marnick.4305:

Seems pretty clear to me.

Now the weapons actually mention the damage type they already did. Eg mobs with fire resistance will get less dmg from rodgort.

Visual change only. ;P

Homonavn.6348:

I heard its just something visual when killing some certain mobs. with incinerator, your enemy sometimes burn to death etc.

Ahhh, I think you’re probably correct. Can anyone confirm this? Thanks.

marnick.4305:

Seems pretty clear to me.

Now the weapons actually mention the damage type they already did. Eg mobs with fire resistance will get less dmg from rodgort.

Doesn’t seem clear to me at all since it clearly says visual effect only. But thanks anyway.

Musty.3148:

Homonavn.6348:

I heard its just something visual when killing some certain mobs. with incinerator, your enemy sometimes burn to death etc.

Ahhh, I think you’re probably correct. Can anyone confirm this? Thanks.

I can confirm this statement. I have Frostfang, and have experienced enemies displaying ‘cold’ death animations. Similarly, some enemies have unique fire or lightning death animations, and I assume those now show for bolt/incinerator/rodgort.

The change is merely visual as stated, and only changes the death animation of enemies you kill.

jwaz.1908:

Musty.3148:

Homonavn.6348:

I heard its just something visual when killing some certain mobs. with incinerator, your enemy sometimes burn to death etc.

Ahhh, I think you’re probably correct. Can anyone confirm this? Thanks.

I can confirm this statement. I have Frostfang, and have experienced enemies displaying ‘cold’ death animations. Similarly, some enemies have unique fire or lightning death animations, and I assume those now show for bolt/incinerator/rodgort.

The change is merely visual as stated, and only changes the death animation of enemies you kill.

Thanks +1