03-09-2003, 08:13 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-09-2003, 08:14 AM by nookiestar.)
The way extra damage to demons/undead works, has been changed with the last patches (I think 1.09). In v1.08 the overall damage was multiplied which made that mod very powerful against any type of demon/undead, even with a lot of hitpoints (Three-Hit-Kills on Mephi with an IK maul/LoH WW druid for example). It did not work at all with ranged weapon though (probably a bug).
With v1.09 Blizzard changed the way it works, probably because they had realised it might be too powerful. Extra damage to demons/undead now adds up to the extra weapon %ED, skill%, str/dex% and all that stuff, that modifies the overall weapon damage. Note that even if the mod is set on a weapon (like on GSA) it does not modify the base weapon damage itself like "normal" %ED would do.
Some people say that e.g. 350 % extra damage to demons on LoH effectively acts like 350 extra points in strength or dexterity, that only applies to weapon, that have str/dex factors of 100 though.
>>>Specifically, I'd like to know if the Demon Damage bonus "stacks" while using an IK Maul and a Laying of Hands.
Yes, it stacks.
>>>Also, does +%Damage to Demons have any effect on elemental damage dealt?
No effect on elemental damage.
An exception would be berserk which converts the total damage (inculding extra damage to demons/undead) to magical damage.
Edit: D'oh, a few minutes too late. :)
cu
With v1.09 Blizzard changed the way it works, probably because they had realised it might be too powerful. Extra damage to demons/undead now adds up to the extra weapon %ED, skill%, str/dex% and all that stuff, that modifies the overall weapon damage. Note that even if the mod is set on a weapon (like on GSA) it does not modify the base weapon damage itself like "normal" %ED would do.
Some people say that e.g. 350 % extra damage to demons on LoH effectively acts like 350 extra points in strength or dexterity, that only applies to weapon, that have str/dex factors of 100 though.
>>>Specifically, I'd like to know if the Demon Damage bonus "stacks" while using an IK Maul and a Laying of Hands.
Yes, it stacks.
>>>Also, does +%Damage to Demons have any effect on elemental damage dealt?
No effect on elemental damage.
An exception would be berserk which converts the total damage (inculding extra damage to demons/undead) to magical damage.
Edit: D'oh, a few minutes too late. :)
cu