[EN] Toxin or Toxic Damage?

[TonnoTuna]

This can be a lore-related thing or just a typo. I opted for the latter, so here I am.

- Toxin: Generally it refers to poisonous substance created by organisms. According to the homonym Wikipedia page, the Title 18 of the United States Code prescinds the origin; but this is more a exception.

- Toxic: A substance that can damage an organism.

While some weapons such as Paracyst and Tysis surely can produce these substance, others, such as Karyst or every weapon equipped with a Toxin mod, aren't properly "living organisms"

Supposing that you say that "Toxin is okay" you will also say that Tenno (and potentially other factions, except Infested obviously) are able to exploit organisms to create this type of damage.

 

Related fact: the toxic wastes of the Grineer Shipyard tileset actually proc Toxin.