Talk:Damage 1.0/@comment-15661029-20130828160943

I have a question about damage affecting shields. Since shields take normal damage from all types, except freeze damage, what is the order that types of damage are applied to an enemy?

If I hit an enemy that has a shield, I would want my freeze damage to occur first, since it will have the greatest impact. Then all of my other damage types should occur to maximize damage output.

But, if base damage applies first, and that damage is enough to deplete the shield, THEN freeze damage occurs (which is then reduced by armor, because freeze does not bypass armor) then my damage is not being maximized, and freeze damage effecting shields is basically moot.

I have done absolutely no testing against this, and I am not proposing anything here. I am simply asking if anyone else has bothered to attempt to determine the damage... order of operations, per se.