01-18-2004, 07:46 AM
-% enemy resistance works exactly like cold mastery. That is, you're not affecting monsters' resistances at all. It's just that their effective resistance to your attacks is reduces.
Thus, if your merc has -% enemy resistance gear, that means monsters will be less resistant to your merc's attacks. However, it won't help you at all.
Monsters also aren't "tagged" by the property. As soon as you put on the gear, monsters will be less resistant to your attacks and spells. As soon as you take it off, they'll be back to normal (since, indeed, it wasn't the monsters that were changed).
Thus, if your merc has -% enemy resistance gear, that means monsters will be less resistant to your merc's attacks. However, it won't help you at all.
Monsters also aren't "tagged" by the property. As soon as you put on the gear, monsters will be less resistant to your attacks and spells. As soon as you take it off, they'll be back to normal (since, indeed, it wasn't the monsters that were changed).