#[Closed] Item astral spell 'Reinforce' not working as intended.

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round trail
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Greetings.

I have noticed what seems to be a weird bug with the item Astral spell called Reinforce (https://wiki.wizard101central.com/wiki/ItemCard:Reinforce for reference), obtained from the pet talent with the same name.

The card states that it spplies a +40% Outgoing Damage and -40% Resistance Aura for 4 Rounds; however, while the outgoing damage does indeed work as intended, the resistance does not.

Considering my wizard (Tanner IceBane, lv42 Death) I have tested it with various enemies in worlds I did unlock, from Lost Souls to Troubled Warriors and even Beghastion Crowcallers (including bosses like the War/Death/Plague/Jade Oni, Krokhotep, Krokopatra etc.) with the same result: whenever an enemy casts an offensive spell at me (be it Scarab, Ghoul, Humongofrog or any other spell that deals damage) a

PIERCED!

appears over my wizard's head.

nocturne river
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This seems like a visual quirk of the effect. If I had to guess, the -40% resistance probably just acts like 40% pierce on yourself

round trail
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You think the 40% resistance is still applied?

nocturne river
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It does not give 40% resistance it removes 40% resistance

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That is what it says

round trail
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Why make a spell that reduces resistance...?

nocturne river
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Because it gives a big damage increase

round trail
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It makes no sense whatsoever.

nocturne river
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Like Berserk or Frenzy

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It’s like Feint

round trail
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But those increase the damage you take, and your own resistances are still accounted for.

nocturne river
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Sure, they work a bit differently, but Reinforce is doing what it says

vast abyss
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The pierce text doesn’t make sense in this context since the defense is simply being reduced. Pierce text signifies that an attacker is piercing through some defense. This situation is different since defense isn’t being pierced, it’s just reduced. This visual bug is misleading especially if you’re fighting mobs that have no inherent pierce stats.

Not a big issue but still smells “buggy” to me

nocturne river
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In terms of functionality it is working

round trail
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But shields are described the same way (-80% MythSchool damage, reference from Myth Shield) so technically it should work like that, right (?)

nocturne river
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No, Reinforce explicitly uses the Resistance icon, whereas the others don’t

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It says “-40% Resistance”. You can look at the similar item card Bulwark to see that that was designed as the opposite

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Bulwark gives -40% outgoing damage but you take 40% less incoming damage

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round trail
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Bulwark isnt the opposite of Reinforce, it's the direct opposite of Berserk and Frenzy.

nocturne river
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The cards were introduced at the same time, so it’s likely they were designed at the same time

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Either way, Reinforce is functionally behaving as intended

round trail
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I understand...although it's an odd spell.

nocturne river
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It is yeah

jade plover
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Gonna be offtopic, but I was thrown through a loop when you said you have a wizard named Tanner IceBane

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My naming scheme for all my wizards is Tanner [school]Bane lol

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