Warrior damage vs. specific weapon damage (swords, staffs etc.)

[Biebs 3D]

Is there any reason to choose weapons specific engravings over warrior damage engravings?

[Mujokan]

There is suspicion the weapon ones don't work. I tested this and I think it's right. Annoying.

[Zeypher]

The weapon specific damage do not stack. Meaning only one of them work. If you put 2 of +15 damage with swords on your setup only one is working while other is wasting a slot. The detailed stats might show them stacking but it does not really.

[Mujokan]

Originally posted by zeypherIN:

The weapon specific damage do not stack. Meaning only one of them work. If you put 2 of +15 damage with swords on your setup only one is working while other is wasting a slot. The detailed stats might show them stacking but it does not really.

Did some more testing and seems this is right.

[Biebs 3D]

I mean why even give us specific weapon engravings when warrior damage covers them altogether anyway? Same goes for other engravings in the game. It's just confusing to me.

[Mujokan]

It's worth having one specific weapon engraving on top of the warrior ones because it will up the max total damage achievable with optimum engravings.

I just had to redo my equipment twice :/ Still I think it is better now. (Thanks to Zeypher for mentioning this.)

[Zeypher]

The weapon specific ones come last in basic damage calculations. Meaning it will multiply over your warrior damage. I really hope they fix the stacking issue cause the underworld gear pack has 2 +15% damage with spear engravings on it.

Infact they should allow them to stack as it allows one to specialize into one style of weaponry and style at the cost of others and i think that is perfectly reasonable choice that should be available to melee/warrior players. Especially since on what one can put weapon engravings is limited to that specific weapon type and one piece of armor. So if one wants to suppose build for spears he will try to have the engraving on his spear or his other weapon also being a spear and on his boots. Meaning one would have to sacrifice quite a bit to get overall edge with spears and i would like this option to be available.

[Inardesco]

Crap...I'm wasting an engraving then if the weapon bonus doesnt stack -.-

Do other bonusses stack? Like health, armour, chance to ignore armour and such?

[Zeypher]

Rest of the non legendary options stack. Only the damage with weapon type engravings do not and this also applies to the engraving +10% damage with swords and daggers as this will actually overwrite your +15% damage with swords/daggers. So you would end up losing damage.