Viral Damage Bug?

[Psiloc1n]

ive been using viral damage a bit lately and noticed that when it procs, that the HP adjust doesnt register as damage that you have done. the adjust defenently happens but the damage doesnt register. i am 99% sure that this is correct. can someone tell me is this is the case

 

http://warframe.wikia.com/wiki/Damage_2.0/Viral_Damage

Edited July 2, 2014 by st1llborn

[(PSN)IIIDevoidIII]

It isn't damage being applied, so no, damage numbers do not show when it procs.

[Psycomet]

u mean the viral symbol doesn't show up but the hp readjusts anyway? Yes I've also been experiencing this with Venom but in my case sometimes the viral just doesn't proc.

[Psiloc1n]

It isn't damage being applied, so no, damage numbers do not show when it procs.

last time i checked in any game removing HP from an enemy is called damage

[(PSN)IIIDevoidIII]

last time i checked in any game removing HP from an enemy is called damage

You are halving max health, not dealing damage. When a viral proc hits, the max HP for an enemy is halved. So if an enemy had 800/1000 hp (as is the wiki link), a viral proc will reduce max health to 500. This forces 800 to 500. After 6 seconds, the proc ends and max health is increased back to 1000. However, the hp doesn't increase.

 

If an enemy had 400/1000 hp, a viral proc will reduce it to 400/500. As current hp is lower than the new max hp, no health is lost.

[_Kireek_]

what the hell are you talking about?
Where is the damage supposed to be 'registering'?

[Nachino]

You are halving max health, not dealing damage. When a viral proc hits, the max HP for an enemy is halved. So if an enemy had 800/1000 hp (as is the wiki link), a viral proc will reduce max health to 500. This forces 800 to 500. After 6 seconds, the proc ends and max health is increased back to 1000. However, the hp doesn't increase.

 

If an enemy had 400/1000 hp, a viral proc will reduce it to 400/500. As current hp is lower than the new max hp, no health is lost.

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