viral damage and how it's applied

[A_Host_for_the_Parasite]

Both my Boltor Prime and Mutalist Cernos are doing viral damage. Boltor prime has 34% status, Mutalist has 49%. Why is it when I shoot an enemy w/Mutalist I can watch their health drop, while I cannot see that when shooting them w/Boltor (does it have something to do w/Mutalsit already having the toxin damage, or is it the status percentage difference). Thanks

[Basan™]

Definitely, I'd dare saying that its the Status %. If you have weapons around 50% or more they usually at least apply one Status effect.
Simply hover your eqquiped weapon's Status % area and it'll even tell you that over 100% Status it applies 2 effects (if memory's serving me right).

[Pakaku]

Viral isn't a DoT, it's a red-health multiplier (health takes more damage)

Mutalist Cernos procs guaranteed toxin AoEs on hit, that's why you're seeing a DoT

[Nibbie]

Originally posted by Pakaku:

Viral isn't a DoT, it's a red-health multiplier (health takes more damage)

Mutalist Cernos procs guaranteed toxin AoEs on hit, that's why you're seeing a DoT

This might be your confusion. Viral damage is just a damage type; its status effect just increases any further damage the target takes. If by "watch their health drop" you mean it continues doing damage after you shoot, that is not something viral is related to.

[KresTias]

viral status is applicable up to 10 times and up to 220% of damage, if im not mistaken. it has notdamage on time value. What you see is a gas damage which has damage on time value.

You also need to specify what level of enemies you are facing and what faction. The gas cloud goes through the regular shields and deals damage to the red health bar directly, yet it struggles against any type of armor (in most cases)

The math and damage table accessible on wf wiki, the info about damage and a lot of other thing available in the codex. That said wiki isnt always 100% accurate. Dont be shy n ask in the q\a chat of the game anything, people usually would give a decent answer in a matter of seconds

[This Cannot Continue]

Originally posted by KresTias:

viral status is applicable up to 10 times and up to 220% of damage, if im not mistaken. it has notdamage on time value. What you see is a gas damage which has damage on time value.

You also need to specify what level of enemies you are facing and what faction. The gas cloud goes through the regular shields and deals damage to the red health bar directly, yet it struggles against any type of armor (in most cases)

The math and damage table accessible on wf wiki, the info about damage and a lot of other thing available in the codex. That said wiki isnt always 100% accurate. Dont be shy n ask in the q\a chat of the game anything, people usually would give a decent answer in a matter of seconds

325%

[A_Host_for_the_Parasite]

Understood, thanks all