Guild Wars 2

Can anyone else confirm that this trait (Desperate Power – III) from tactics trait line does not affect condition damage? I’ve tried testing this in the PvP test dummies with low health. I don’t know if it works in PvE since I haven’t tested it there. I also haven’t really seen this increase the damage done by conditions in real matches.

It would’ve been a good trait for couple of condition specs I’ve been thinking about but it does not help the situation if it not increasing damage done by conditions.

Is this a bug or is it intended?
I hate when the “tool tips” are so vague that they don’t tell exactly what they affect or how they affect…

It should only be direct damage. In general, things that increase “damage” only increase direct damage. Condition damage will only go up if you condition damage stat is raised, or there’s some sort of other external modifier.

This does still help condition damage skills since they’ll generally have a direct damage component, although obviously it’s more effective for skills with higher direct damage.