[Bug]Pale elf racial bug 1.03

[Buzda]

My pale elf gets increased  burn and freeze resistance by DR amount of any armor  I equip. So if i put on leather armour i get 16 burn and freeze. With mail armour its 19 both, brigandine 20 both, etc. If I take off armour it goes back to normal 10 burn and freeze resistance. Is this a bug?

[Buzda]

Can anyone confirm this?

[varangy]

I see the same but I am not sure if it is a bug. However, if it isnt a bug, then it ahould be visible on all the other character screens too.

[JNinness]

It's not a bug. The Pale Elf racial ability is an innate +10 Burn and Freeze DR, which stacks with whatever DR you gain from your armor.

[kmbogd]

The DR mentioned on the armor is a bit confusing: there is a general DR plus some specific DR's. The general DR applies to all types of damage apart from the ones that have a specific DR mentioned.

[Buzda]

If its not a bug why is it not explained anywhere how pale elf racial works? Also this mechanic seems very OP to me, its easy to stack alot of resistance this way then.

[Emptiness]

A) The way damage reduction works and how the pale elf racial ability interacts with damage reduction from armor are just two of many things in this game that could be explained more clearly.

 

B) It may be easy to stack a lot of burn or freeze resistance that way, but there are plenty of other damage types.  The pale elf racial ability won't make your character invulnerable, and there are other racial abilities that are arguably at least as good as it.