Adds cold damage--to what?

I like it when games put all the info I need into the game proper. I'm sure I could search these forums and find out the answer to the question I'm about to ask, but don't you all agree it would be nicer if it was in game?

So I found gloves that "Add 5-9 cold damage". My question: to what? Melee attacks? Any weapon attacks? Any skills? There should be space enough in the tooltip to specify!

All added damage on gear are added to attacks (skill with attack time). I agree that they should be more clear on that one. It was exactly like that in D2 too

If you are using a lightning spell you get the 5-9 cold damage from the gloves, right? So is it possible for you to freeze/chill someone with only this 5-9 cold damage?

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ivkoto77777 wrote:

If you are using a lightning spell you get the 5-9 cold damage from the gloves, right? So is it possible for you to freeze/chill someone with only this 5-9 cold damage?

if you crit, it should be afaik. I burn shit with 1-3 fire dmg ^^

the "x damage" on equipements is applied only to attacks, not to spells(dunno why).
Only the one on support gems is applied on the spells they support.

I'd say integer damage bonuses on gear applying to attacks (i.e. unarmed, melee or something that shoots projectiles) and not spells is fairly standard behaviour in any aRPG. Granted, you can never be sure with this game, but adding "to attacks" after every mod of that kind is an ugly solution for something that should be intuitive.

Besides, it's easy enough to test something like this by taking off and putting on your gloves :)

If the item says..

Increases cold damage by 3% (or something like that) that works for spells also right..?

Yes. That might seem less obvious but like I said you can equip it to check. That's what I do.

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kadrek91 wrote:

the "x damage" on equipements is applied only to attacks, not to spells(dunno why).
Only the one on support gems is applied on the spells they support.

So then the question is: "Does this added cold damage support gem make up for the lack of cold spells in my fire witch's arsenal?". We all know how powerful the freeze/chill effects are. If I can add them effects to my fire spells, then I'd be almost as good as a cold witch.

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ivkoto77777 wrote:

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kadrek91 wrote:

the "x damage" on equipements is applied only to attacks, not to spells(dunno why).
Only the one on support gems is applied on the spells they support.

So then the question is: "Does this added cold damage support gem make up for the lack of cold spells in my fire witch's arsenal?". We all know how powerful the freeze/chill effects are. If I can add them effects to my fire spells, then I'd be almost as good as a cold witch.

Pretty much.

I added lightning damage to my freezing pulse, and every time I crit, I add a shock stack to my enemies. Shit is fun.