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: Unique to [[Hamidon]].  These attacks can not be evaded and may only be resisted through use of [[Essence of the Earth]] inspirations.
 
: Unique to [[Hamidon]].  These attacks can not be evaded and may only be resisted through use of [[Essence of the Earth]] inspirations.
 
: '''Example(s):'''  [[Hamidon]], [[Devouring_Earth#Mitochondria|Mitochondria]]
 
: '''Example(s):'''  [[Hamidon]], [[Devouring_Earth#Mitochondria|Mitochondria]]
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: Damage effects that do not fit into any other category.  These damage types may not be defended against or resisted in any way.
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: Unique to the [[Crystal Titan]].  These attacks can only be resisted through the use of [[Ambrosia]] inspirations.
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; [[Quantum]]
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: Used by [[Void Hunters]] and Quantum class enemies.  These attacks dealt a great deal of un-resistible damage to Kheldians.  It was replaced with normal [[Negative]] damage in the [[Patch Notes/2008-02-12|February 12, 2008]] patch.
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; [[Unique2]]
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: This is the special Radiation damage dealt by the [[Terra Volta]] Reactor Core. It can only be resisted by the Radiation Shield buff.
  
 
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[[Category:Definition]]

Revision as of 02:14, 28 February 2009

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Term

Damage The occurrence of a change for the worse.

  1. A value, in Hit Points, that directly reduces the Hit Point total of a target.

Varieties of damage:

Smashing
Blunt force attacks. Typified by Brawl and other body-part attacks (kicks, punches, etc).
Example(s): Super Strength, War Mace
Lethal
Piercing or cutting attacks. Typified by many weapon based attacks.
Example(s): Broad Sword, Archery
Fire
An attack employing radical increase of temperature. Often associated with damage-over-time effects.
Example(s): Fire Blast, Fire Control
Cold
An attack employing radical decrease in temperature. Often associated with slowing of attack and/or movement rate.
Example(s): Ice Blast, Ice Control
Energy
An attack utilizing raw energy or an energy transfer. Often associated with either knockback/Knockdown, Endurance Drain or Sleep effects.
Example(s): Electric Melee, Energy Blast
Negative Energy
An attack of anti-energy, often drawn from the netherworld. Powersets that deliver Negative Energy are often termed 'Dark'. Often associated with reduced Accuracy.
Example(s): Dark Blast, Dark Melee
Psionic
An attack upon the mind. Characterized by the typical weakness of the attack, but the almost complete absence of defenses against it, as well as with slowing of attack.
Example(s): Psychic Blast, Mental Manipulation
Toxic
Poisonous attacks. The nature of toxins may be either biological or chemical. Toxic damage is unique in the respect that the game mechanics do not allow for any form of defense, so mitigation for toxic attacks is based on resistance to toxic damage or defense versus the melee/ranged/AoE nature of the attack. Often coupled with lethal damage.
Example(s): Spines, Thorny Assault
Electrolytic
Unique to Hamidon. These attacks can not be evaded and may only be resisted through use of Essence of the Earth inspirations.
Example(s): Hamidon, Mitochondria
Prismatic
Unique to the Crystal Titan. These attacks can only be resisted through the use of Ambrosia inspirations.
Quantum
Used by Void Hunters and Quantum class enemies. These attacks dealt a great deal of un-resistible damage to Kheldians. It was replaced with normal Negative damage in the February 12, 2008 patch.
Unique2
This is the special Radiation damage dealt by the Terra Volta Reactor Core. It can only be resisted by the Radiation Shield buff.