[Trigger] Damage Types

[Razorbrain]

when making a Damaging Trigger, what is the difference between all the Damage Types? is there even a difference?

 

[PurplePoot]

As far as I know, they're all subcategories of

Magic (DAMAGE_TYPE_MAGIC)
Universal (DAMAGE_TYPE_UNIVERSAL)
Normal (DAMAGE_TYPE_NORMAL)

Those 3 have certain properties --

Magic acts like spells. It's stopped by Magic Immune and ignores armor.

Normal acts like attacks. It's reduced by armor and stopped by ethereal

Universal ignores armor, any immunities, and such

 

[Razorbrain]

oh, thanks! + rep
if anyone finds out more, please tell, like what the difference between Lightning and Fire is and such

 

[PurplePoot]

I doubt there's any difference between any of those.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Only the type of damage delt (normal, piercing, chaos, spell) makes a difference. The other was something that I think was removed during beta WC3, so does nothing.

 

[Mechanical Man]

So that 'plant' damage type has no use?

 

[Razorbrain]

doesnt sound so according to Dr Super Good, but atleast Unknown and Magic makes a difference

i belive these damage types(the ones that doesnt make a difference) only have a big impact if you make all spells triggered, and make resistances(triggered) that only resists damage from a sertain Damage Type

 

[paskovich]

You cannot detect damage types. Lightning and Fire and Cold, etc are the same. That's it.

 

[Razorbrain]

you got me totaly wrong there didnt you?
i meant detecting damage types, in the reversed way, detecting resistances(which still makes the damage types useless) but anyway